TMH Announces “B” Grade from Industry Group

TMH Announces “B” Grade from Industry Group

Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare recently announced that the hospital received a “B” grade in the fall Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade ratings.

TR reported on the spring ratings in May which revealed that Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare (TMH) and HCA Florida Capital Hospital both received a “B” grade.

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is rating system focused on 22 evidence-based measures of hospital safety, including infection prevention, error reduction, medication safety, patient experience and staffing.

“TMH has implemented system-wide initiatives to strengthen our culture of safety,” said Chief Executive Officer Mark O’Bryant. “This score shows our community the hard work that happens day in and day out to keep our patients safe. We’re incredibly proud of our colleagues for achieving these high safety standards.”

“Our achievement reflects years of work behind the scenes to align our teams around best practices – standardizing our processes, monitoring metrics and relentlessly pursuing high-reliability performance,” said Jana Iezzi-Tumblin, Vice President and Chief Improvement & Analytics Officer for TMH. “We are extremely proud of these collective efforts and our unwavering commitment to improvement.

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