Westerly Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

Westerly, RI (Nov. 15, 2024) ꟷ Westerly Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.  

“The safety of our patients is our most important priority and the focus of every interaction, every decision and every patient-care plan,” said Rich Lisitano, president of Westerly Hospital. “I’m extremely proud of our team at Westerly Hospital for their exceptional performance and collaboration in keeping our patients safe in our care.”
“This is an outstanding achievement for Westerly Hospital,” said Oliver Mayorga, MDS, chief medical officer for Westerly Hospital. “As a high reliability organization we strive to consistently perform safely, efficiently and with high quality.”

“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for Westerly Hospital,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It reflects enormous dedication to your patients and their families, and your whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to Westerly Hospital, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade rates the safety of general hospitals in the United States. The grade is based on over 30 measures, including the number of errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the hospital's systems to prevent them. The program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring. 

Over the past year, Westerly Hospital has improved its Leapfrog safety grade from a B in the spring and fall of 2023. The hospitals scored an A grade in the fall of 2022. Westerly achieved its latest top rating in several categories, including its nursing and bedside care for patients, effective leadership to prevent errors, hand hygiene, safe medication ordering and administration. The full report can be read online at HospitalSafetyGrade.org.

Westerly Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health, is a 125-bed hospital that has been providing residents of southern Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut with a full range of inpatient and outpatient services in a community hospital setting for more than 90 years. Westerly Hospital patients receive the finest quality treatment in the following areas of care: emergency, medical, surgical, radiology, laboratory and rehabilitative services. The hospital also offers heart and vascular care, interventional pain management, wound care, pulmonary rehabilitation services, inpatient geriatric psychiatric care and comprehensive cancer care provided through the Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center. All inpatient rooms are private. westerlyhospital.org