Most Central Florida hospitals receive an A in safety from Leapfrog Group

Orlando Regional Medical Center and Florida Hospital Orlando are among several Central Florida Hospitals to receive an A grade from The Leapfrog Group’s fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade.

Florida Hospital campuses across Central Florida received an A, while Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital maintained its B score and Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital maintained its C score.

“Over the past five years, quality metrics at all Orlando Health hospitals have trended in a positive direction,” said Dr. Thomas Kelley, vice president of quality and clinical transformation at Orlando Health, in a news release. “So while we are mindful of the stable performance of these two hospitals, we are confident in our advancements in quality and the high level of care we provide to all patients.”

Two HCA North Florida Division hospitals — Osceola Regional Medical Center and Central Florida Regional Hospital — also received an A.

The report found that reducing medical errors is an ongoing challenge for all hospitals. Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.

The survey uses publicly-available data and performance measures to produce a single safety grade. The grade includes 28 measures, currently used by national measurement and reporting programs. The grades are assigned to more than 2,600 hospitals across the nation twice a year.

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