Methodist Health In Henderson Raises Safety Rating Reference

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HENDERSON, Ky. – After Methodist Health scored an F on last spring’s national Leapfrog hospital safety ratings, the Henderson facility has raised that grade to a C in the fall 2019 report.

Linda E. White, the new CEO of Methodist Health, said in a statement to The Gleaner that the new ranking is progress.

“This improved rating comes after implementing many safety and quality improvements at Methodist and complements our outstanding October 2019 survey results from The Joint Commission. We will continue striving to achieve high scores in everything we do. We are here to provide the very best care for our patients as we collaborate with Deaconess on quality and clinical standards.”

Methodist Hospital, as it was formerly known, entered into an affiliation with Deaconess Health System of Evansville in late September of 2018.

White, former CEO and president of Deaconess took over as Methodist CEO in early October of this year after serving on the hospital’s board for a year.

At the time she became CEO at Methodist, in an interview with The Gleaner, White promised positive changes would come in the area of safety.

The last Leapfrog report “unfortunately was at a time when the electronic medical records had not been fully implemented at Methodist. And a lot of the quality scores related directly to the implementation and use of a comprehensive electronic medical record system. That is now behind us. That happened in June of 2019. So many, many improvements have been made as it relates to that quality score. And more data will be released later in the fall and into the winter of 2019. So stay tuned for that,” she said at the time.

What Did The New Leapfrog Report Say?

The Leapfrog Group provides a “consumer-friendly letter grade system evaluating more than 2,600 hospitals on how well they keep patients safe from harm.”

You can learn much more detailed and explanatory information about each ranked section by visiting www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/. Meanwhile, some of the “below average” and “above average” findings from the fall 2019 report concerning Methodist Health were:

 

MRSA INFECTION: Methodist’s score was 1.957, while the best hospital’s score was 0.000. The average hospital’s score was 0.840 and the worst hospital’s score was 3.265.

C. DIFF INFECTION: Methodist’s score was 0.829, while the best hospital’s score was 0.000. The average hospital’s score was 0.691 and the worst hospital’s score was 1.953.

INFECTION IN THE BLOOD: Methodist’s score was 1.833, while the best hospital’s score was 0.000. The average hospital’s score was 0.726 and the worst hospital’s score was 2.952.

SERIOUS BREAKING PROBLEM: Methodist’s score was 10.41, while the best hospital’s score was 1.83. The average hospital’s score was 7.65 and the worst hospital’s score was 16.32.

DANGEROUS BED SORES: Methodist’s score was 0.88, while the best hospital’s score was 0.03. The average hospital’s score was 0.49 and the worst hospital’s score was 2.35.

PATIENT FALLS AND INJURIES: Methodist’s score was 0.781, while the best hospital’s score was 0.000. The average hospital’s score was 0.436 and the worst hospital’s score was 1.625.

RESPONSIVENESS OF HOSPITAL STAFF: Methodist’s score was 81, while the best hospital’s score was 95. The average hospital’s score was 84.34 and the worst hospital’s score was 64.

Above Average

ENOUGH QUALIFIED NURSES: Methodist’s score was 120.00, while the best hospital’s score was 120.00. The average hospital’s score was 117.20 and the worst hospital’s score was 0.00.

INFECTION IN THE URINARY TRACT: Methodist’s score was 0.000, while the best hospital’s score was 0.000. The average hospital’s score was 0.791 and the worst hospital’s score was 2.849.

DANGEROUS OBJECT LEFT IN PATIENT’S BODY: Methodist’s score was 0.000, while the best hospital’s score was 0.000. The average hospital’s score was 0.018 and the worst hospital’s score was 0.360.

COLLAPSED LUNG: Methodist’s score was 0.25, while the best hospital’s score was 0.12. The average hospital’s score was 0.27 and the worst hospital’s score was 0.47.

DANGEROUS BLOOD CLOT: Methodist’s score was 3.71, while the best hospital’s score was 1.54. The average hospital’s score was 3.83 and the worst hospital’s score was 7.24.

ACCIDENTAL CUTS AND TEARS: Methodist’s score was 1.18, while the best hospital’s score was 0.36. The average hospital’s score was 1.29 and the worst hospital’s score was 2.40.

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP TO PREVENT ERRORS: Methodist’s score was 120.00, while the best hospital’s score was 120.00. The average hospital’s score was 117.20 and the worst hospital’s score was 0.00.

TRACK AND REDUCE RISK TO PATIENTS: Methodist’s score was 100.00, while the best hospital’s score was 100.00. The average hospital’s score was 97.05 and the worst hospital’s score was 0.00.

Other Regional Hospital Scores

  • St. Vincent (formerly St. Mary’s) in Evansville: B
  • Deaconess Midtown in Evansville: A
  • Deaconess Gateway in Newburgh: B
  • Owensboro Health: B
  • Baptist Health Madisonville: C
  • Jewish Hospital in Louisville: F
  • Sts. Mary & Elizabeth Hospital in Louisville: D
  • Norton Women’s & Children Hospital in Louisville: A
  • Baptist Health Louisville: C
  • Norton Audubon Hospital in Louisville: A
  • University of Louisville Hospital: D
  • Medical Center at Bowling Green: C
  • Greenview Regional in Bowling Green: B
  • Baptist Health Lexington: A
  • University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital: D
  • UK Good Samaritan Hospital: D
  • Baptist Health Paducah: B
  • Mercy Health Lourdes in Paducah: B

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