Rush Named Top Hospital by Leapfrog Group
 For Fourth Consecutive Year

For the fourth time, Rush University Medical Center has been recognized out of nearly 1,200 hospitals in the country for quality, safety and efficiency by the Leapfrog Group, a national organization that promotes health care safety and quality improvement. Rush was named as a “Top Hospital” at Leapfrog’s annual meeting in Baltimore.

“Nurses, physicians and all Rush employees continually demonstrated that quality is a top priority for our patients and this award recognizes that,” said Rush CEO Larry Goodman, MD. “The opening of the new hospital building, designed to improve outcomes and quality, is another example of our staff’s commitment to being among the best through their hard work and dedication.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Recognition Program measures and evaluates hospital performance to cite achievements and encourage improvements in the efficiency of hospital care. The selection is based on the results of the Leapfrog Group’s annual hospital survey, which measures hospitals’ performance on patient safety and quality, focusing on three critical areas of hospital care: how patients fare, resource use and management structures in place to prevent errors. The survey is the only national, public comparison of hospitals on key issues, including mortality rates for certain common procedures, infection rates, safety practices and measures of efficiency. 

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