Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth awarded an ‘A’ for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group

Plymouth, Mass. – For the twelfth time in a row, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth (BID Plymouth) has earned an “A” grade for its continued commitment to patient safety in the Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. The ratings signify how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm, including medical errors, injuries and infections within the hospital.

“We are proud to receive this national recognition for the twelfth time in a row,” said Kevin Coughlin, President of BID Plymouth. “This award reflects our relentless pursuit of quality in everything we do, and our hardworking clinicians and staff who are dedicated to providing the best care in the safest environment possible.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades are determined with the guidance of an expert panel using 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data. Grades of A, B, C, D and F are assigned to more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.

“An ‘A’ safety grade is an elite designation that your community should be proud of,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “The past year has been extraordinarily difficult for hospitals, but BID Plymouth shows us it is possible to keep a laser focus on patients and their safety, no matter what it takes.”

To see BID Plymouth’s full grade details and access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit hospitalsafetygrade.org.

About Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth (BID Plymouth) is a non-profit healthcare and hospice provider, serving 250,000 residents of 12 towns in Plymouth and Barnstable Counties. BID Plymouth is a full-service, 170-bed acute care community hospital accredited by The Joint Commission, the College of American Pathologists, the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, and the American College of Radiology.

BID Plymouth is a part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,600 physicians and 36,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education. For more information on Beth Israel Lahey Health, please visit www.bilh.org.

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