LGMC is Nationally Recognized with 'A' rating on safety.

Lake Granbury Medical Center is Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ for the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

GRANBURY, TX, May 10, 2022 – Lake Granbury Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ for the spring of 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Lake Granbury Medical Center’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade assigns an ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ grade to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months. It is based on a hospital’s performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care.

“It is a great honor to receive the “A” Safety Grade from Leapfrog,” states Curt M. Junkins, CEO of Lake Granbury Medical Center. “Our staff and their dedication to the safety of our patients is a testament to our commitment to the communities we serve.” 

Developed under the guidance of a National Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.

Lake Granbury Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ grade today when Leapfrog updated grades for spring of 2022. To see Lake Granbury Medical Center’s full grade details and access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit http://hospitalsafetygrade.org

About The Leapfrog Group 

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information, they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.

Lake Granbury Medical Center is also recognized as being accredited in Chest Pain, Bariatric Care, Perinatal Care, and Advanced Hip and Knee Joint Replacement, in addition to being a Level IV Trauma Center. 

For more information about Lake Granbury Medical Center, please visit LakeGranburyMedicalCenter.com or call (817) 573-2273