NORWALK, Calif., March 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Los Angeles Community Hospital in norwalk has been recognized by health grades as a recipient of the 2023 Award for Excellence in Patient Safety™. This distinction places Los Angeles Community Hospital in and norwalk Among the top 5% of all acute care hospitals as assessed by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting patients and providers. Los Angeles Community Hospital in norwalk has received the Patient Safety Excellence Award™ for the second consecutive year (2022-2023).
“This award is an affirmation of the consistent focus of leadership, medical staff, clinical and non-clinical employees at our norwalk campuses have been committed to quality of care and patient safety over the past five years, including during the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Hector Hernandez, the general manager of the hospital. “This commitment to improving our quality and patient safety metrics has also resulted in Los Angeles Community Hospital in norwalk earning four stars in CMS’ overall hospital quality star rating system for two years in a row, placing us among the highest-rated hospitals in our community.”
During the study period 2019-2021, 164,592 potentially preventable patient safety events occurred among Medicare patients in US hospitals..* Healthgrades found that just four patient safety indicators accounted for 74% of all patient safety events: hip fracture due to a fall in the hospital, collapsed lung as a result of a procedure/surgery, pressure or hospital-acquired pressure sores, and hospital-acquired catheter-related bloodstream infections. The Healthgrades analysis also revealed that patients treated at hospitals who received Healthgrades’ 2023 Excellence in Patient Safety Award were, on average:
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61.4% less likely to experience an in-hospital fall resulting in a hip fracture than patients treated at non-receiving hospitals*
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52.7% less likely to experience a collapsed lung as a result of a procedure or surgery in or around the chest than patients treated at non-receiving hospitals*
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66.1% less likely to experience hospital-acquired pressure ulcers or pressure ulcers than patients treated at non-receiving hospitals*
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67.3% less likely to experience hospital-acquired catheter-related bloodstream infections than patients treated at non-receiving hospitals*
When it comes to choosing healthcare, quality saves lives, which is why Healthgrades is committed to providing the the most scientifically accurate and complete information about doctors and hospitals — with data insights that are not available anywhere else. To that end, it’s important for consumers to know that if all hospitals, as a group, performed similarly to the 2023 Patient Safety Award winners, on average, 95,880 patient safety events could have been avoided.*
“Through our 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Awards, we seek to recognize hospitals that excel in providing high-quality care to their patients while preventing serious injuries during hospital stays,” he said. brad bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science, Healthgrades. “We are proud to name Los Angeles Community Hospital in norwalk as a recipient of the 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award and we look forward to your continued efforts to make patient safety a top priority.”
Consumers can visit degreeshealth.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access the full methodology here.
*Statistics are calculated from the Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Award methodology, which is primarily based on AHRQ Technical Specifications (version 2022.0.1) for MedPAR data from the years 2019 to 2021 and represent estimates of three years for Medicare patients only.
About Los Angeles Community Hospital in norwalk
Norwalk Community Hospital is a 50-bed acute care hospital offering a full range of medical services, including an emergency department staffed by paramedics. Service norwalk Residents for generations, the hospital is listed in the top 5% in the country for Excellence in Patient Safety (2023) and Excellence in Pulmonary Care (2022) by Healthgrades. Los Angeles Community Hospitals include two acute care hospitals in norwalk and East LA, and a behavioral health center in Bell. Learn more at LACH-Norwalk.com or call (562) 863-4763.
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