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Patient Safety Awards

  • The Leapfrog Group
    In the 2010 Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital received a rating of Fully Meet Standards for:
    • Appropriate ICU Staffing: Patients should choose a hospital with an intensive care unit (ICU) that is staffed by doctors and other caregivers who have special training in critical care medicine.
    • Steps to Avoid Harm: Patients should choose a hospital that has a high Leapfrog Safe Practices Score. This means the hospital has put in place procedures to reduce 13 common preventable medical mistakes.
    • Managing Serious Events: Patients should choose a hospital that has implemented Leapfrog's policy on managing serious events.