(Anderson, S.C. – November 15, 2024) – AnMed has earned another “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization.
The distinction serves as independent certification of the comprehensive health system’s efforts to minimize risk and maximize safety, and it comes on the heels of the system’s nine Certified Zero Harm Awards from the South Carolina Hospital Association.
“Exceptional care starts with safety,” said AnMed CEO William Kenley. “The wellbeing of our patients is at the center of everything that we do, so it’s gratifying to know that The Leapfrog Group validates our team’s efforts to guard and enhance our patients’ welfare. It takes accountability throughout our team to maintain these high standards.”
Leapfrog assigns “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grades to general hospitals across the nation based on more than 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
AnMed earned an “A” grade in the spring, too.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
About AnMed
Founded in 1908, AnMed is an independent, not-for-profit health system serving Upstate South Carolina and northeast Georgia. It is licensed for 648 beds and anchored by AnMed Medical Center, a 495-bed acute-care hospital that has earned the prestigious Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. The system also includes the Oglesby Specialty Inpatient Center, AnMed North Campus and AnMed Rehabilitation Hospital in Anderson, AnMed Cannon in Pickens and more than 60 physician practices. AnMed locations are spread from Easley to Hartwell, Georgia. More than 30 specialties are represented on staff. Named one of the nation’s 153 “Great Community Hospitals” by Becker’s Hospital Review, AnMed has more than 370 physicians and 3,600 employees, and it is Anderson County’s largest employer. Learn more at AnMed.org.
For more information, contact Michael Burns at michael.burns@anmed.org or 864-512-3765.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
