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All five Inova hospitals received “A” grades for hospital safety from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers.
The new grades reflect performance primarily during the height of the pandemic
“Excellence in healthcare is not a one-time achievement, but a habit of continuously striving to live our values of putting the patient at the center of everything we do,” said Dr. Chapy Venkatesan, Inova’s chief quality and safety officer.
Only 27 hospitals in Virginia were awarded “A” grades for the spring term of 2023, five of which are Inova hospitals:
- Inova Loudoun Hospital is one of only 20 hospitals nationwide to earn straight A’s since the program’s launch – 23 consecutive A grades.
- Inova Fair Oaks has earned 22 consecutive A grades.
- Inova Mount Vernon has earned 18 consecutive A grades
- Inova Fairfax and Inova Alexandria hospitals have earned 10 consecutive A grades.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
To see Inova’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org