< PreviousSt. Clair Hospital News St. Clair Hospital receives 17th consecutive ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization, has released new Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades for Fall 2020, awarding St. Clair Hospital an “A” for its commitment to keeping patients safe and meeting the highest safety standards in the U.S. St. Clair Hospital’s A grade is the Hospital’s 17th consecutive A, placing St. Clair amongst the top hospitals in the country and the leader in the region for patient safety. St. Clair is one of only 41 hospitals across the country with 17 consecutive As and the only hospital in Pennsylvania with that achievement. The Safety Grade assigns letter grades of A, B, C, D and F to hospitals nationwide based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms. Developed under the guidance of a Blue Ribbon National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign A, B, C, D and F grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. It is calculated by top patient safety experts, peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. St. Clair Hospital receives HAP’s Excellence in Patient Safety recognition St. Clair Hospital has been honored as part of the inaugural class of The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania’s Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program. HAP launched the Excellence in Patient Safety program in 2018 to recognize Pennsylvania’s top- performing hospitals that have demonstrated low rates of health care- associated infections. The program utilizes data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network. The program identifies and recognizes those member hospitals that perform better than the mean standardized infection ratio in three key measures: central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter- associated urinary tract infections, and clostridium difficile (C. diff) infections. This year, 21 hospitals were recognized for this achievement. The recognition is open to all Pennsylvania hospitals. A full list of winners can be found at haponline.org. St. Clair was also ranked as a 100 Top Hospital by IBM Watson Health in its 28th annual empirical evaluation of America’s hospitals. IBM Watson Health evaluates all acute care hospitals in the U.S., assessing their patient safety, patient satisfaction, quality of care and efficiency of operations. Urologists with Center for Urologic Care join St. Clair Medical Services Two of the region’s top urologic practices will come together when the four urologists with Center for Urologic Care join St. Clair Medical Services on Jan. 1. This union offers patients more advanced urologic services and greater access to board-certified urologists. St. Clair Medical Services is the employed physician organization of St. Clair Health Corporation and serves the primary specialty, and hospital- based needs of patients throughout the communities served by St. Clair Hospital. The new relationship between the urologists from Center for Urologic Care and St. Clair Medical Services offers a more integrated model of care that directly benefits patients with sophisticated information technology, plus enhanced coordination of care between the urologists, St. Clair’s outpatient centers, and the hospital. Moreover, patients will have access to an interdisciplinary team of clinicians - five exceptionally well-qualified and experienced urologic surgeons. In addition to the four urologists of Center for Urologic Care - Jay A. Lutins, M.D.; Arthur D. Thomas, M.D.; David O. Hepps, M.D.; and Shailen S. Sehgal, M.D. - patients will also have access to board-certified urologist Kevin P. Bordeau, M.D., of St. Clair Medical Services. Patients may call 412.572.6194 for appointments or with questions. 30 • Allegheny West Magazine • January/February 2021SAFER KINDER FASTER DON’T DELAY EMERGENCY CARE Emergencies happen even in uncertain times. Don’t risk your health by putting off needed medical care, especially when you have access to the region’s only hospital to be awarded an ‘A’ grade for patient safety for more than 8 consecutive years. Our emergency room utilizes the latest protocols to get you well — and keep you safe — so that the healing starts the second you arrive, all at a hospital that’s a national leader in patient satisfaction. So don’t wait. Get the care you need now. Safer, kinder, faster. 1000 BOWER HILL ROAD • MT. LEBANON, PA 15243 • 412.942.4000 • STCLAIR.ORGPRSRT STD U.S. Postage PAID PITTSBURGH PA PERMIT NO. 5605 Hughey Publications, LLC P.O. Box 220 McDonald, PA 15057 Now in Our 21 st Year Proudly Serving the Airport Area Allegheny West MagazineNext >