Kaiser Hospital In Fremont Earns 'A' Grade In New Survey

Fremont CA

10 May, 2022

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FREMONT, CA — Several hospitals in California received top marks, but others didn't quite measure up in the Spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grades report released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit health care watchdog group. Earning an "A" grade in Fremont was Kaiser Foundation Hospital, with Washington Hospital earning a "C." The latest ratings reflect care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Leapfrog Group said its and other groups' research showed the pandemic reversed years of progress in patient safety. The pandemic has had a negative effect on "health care delivery at every level and setting, from staffing shortages to increased infections to the very care patients receive," according to the Patient Experience During the Pandemic: Adult Inpatient Care report, also released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group. "The health care workforce has faced unprecedented levels of pressure during the pandemic, and as a result, patients' experience with their care appears to have suffered," Leapfrog Group president and CEO Leah Binder said in a news release. "We commend the workforce for their heroic efforts these past few years and now strongly urge hospital leadership to recommit to improved care — from communication to responsiveness — and get back on track with patient safety outcomes." In California, 91 hospitals received an "A" grade, 58 hospitals received a "B" grade, 107 hospitals received a "C" grade and 19 hospitals received a "D" grade. Five hospitals received an "F" grade. Here are the rankings of regional medical centers, according to Leapfrog: "A" HOSPITALS Adventist Health Bakersfield - BakersfieldAdventist Health Glendale - GlendaleAdventist Health Hanford - HanfordAdventist Health Reedley - ReedleyAdventist Health Selma - SelmaAdventist Health St. Helena - St. HelenaAdventist Health Ukiah Valley - UkiahAlhambra Hospital Medical Center - AlhambraArroyo Grande Community Hospital - Arroyo GrandeBarton Memorial Hospital - South Lake TahoeCentinela Hospital Medical Center - InglewoodChino Valley Medical Center - ChinoCommunity Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula - MontereyDesert Valley Hospital - VictorvilleEisenhower Medical Center - Rancho MirageEl Camino Hospital - Mountain ViewEncino Hospital Medical Center - EncinoEnloe Medical Center - ChicoFrench Hospital Medical Center - San Luis ObispoGarden Grove Hospital and Medical Center - Garden GroveGarfield Medical Center - Monterey ParkGoleta Valley Cottage Hospital - GoletaHoag Hospital Irvine - IrvineHoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian - Newport BeachJohn Muir Medical Center Walnut Creek Campus - Walnut CreekKaiser Foundation Hospital Antioch - AntiochKaiser Foundation Hospital Fremont - FremontKaiser Foundation Hospital Fresno - FresnoKaiser Foundation Hospital Manteca - MantecaKaiser Foundation Hospital Modesto - ModestoKaiser Foundation Hospital Redwood City - Redwood CityKaiser Foundation Hospital Roseville - RosevilleKaiser Foundation Hospital San Francisco - San FranciscoKaiser Foundation Hospital San Jose - San JoseKaiser Foundation Hospital San Rafael - San RafaelKaiser Foundation Hospital Santa Clara - Santa ClaraKaiser Foundation Hospital Santa Rosa - Santa RosaKaiser Foundation Hospital South San Francisco - South San FranciscoKaiser Foundation Hospital Vacaville - VacavilleKaiser Foundation Hospital Vallejo - VallejoKaiser Foundation Hospital Walnut Creek - Walnut CreekKaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center - FontanaKaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center - Los AngelesKaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center - Moreno ValleyKaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center - OntarioKaiser Permanente Orange County Anaheim Medical Center - AnaheimKaiser Permanente San Diego Medical Center - San DiegoKaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center - San DiegoKaweah Health - VisaliaKeck Hospital of USC - Los AngelesLa Palma Intercommunity Hospital - La PalmaLoma Linda University Medical Center - Loma LindaLoma Linda University Medical Center East Campus - Loma LindaLos Robles Regional Medical Center - Thousand OaksMarian Regional Medical Center - Santa MariaMarshall Medical Center - PlacervilleMemorialCare Saddleback Medical Center - Laguna HillsMercy General Hospital - SacramentoPalmdale Regional Medical Center - PalmdalePalomar Medical Center Poway - PowayParadise Valley Hospital - National CityPetaluma Valley Hospital - PetalumaSalinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System - SalinasSan Dimas Community Hospital - San DimasSanta Barbara Cottage Hospital - Santa BarbaraScripps Green Hospital - La JollaScripps Memorial Hospital of Encinitas - EncinitasScripps Memorial Hospital of La Jolla - La JollaScripps Mercy Hospital of San Diego - San DiegoSharp Chula Vista Medical Center - Chula VistaSharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center - CoronadoSharp Grossmont Hospital - La MesaSharp Memorial Hospital - San DiegoShasta Regional Medical Center - ReddingSherman Oaks Hospital - Sherman OaksSierra Vista Regional Medical Center - San Luis ObispoSt. Elizabeth Community Hospital - Red BluffSt. John's Hospital Camarillo - CamarilloSt. Joseph Hospital of Orange - OrangeSt. Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton - StocktonSt. Jude Medical Center - FullertonStanford Health Care - StanfordSutter Auburn Faith Hospital - AuburnSutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital - Santa RosaTwin Cities Community Hospital - TempletonUC San Diego Health Hillcrest/Hillcrest Medical Center - San DiegoUC San Diego Health La Jolla/Jacobs Medical Center and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center - La JollaUCLA Medical Center of Santa Monica - Santa MonicaUCSF Health Mission Bay - San FranciscoUCSF Medical Center Moffitt-Long Hospital - San FranciscoUniversity of California Irvine Health - Orange "B" HOSPITALS Adventist Health Lodi Memorial - LodiAdventist Health Simi Valley - Simi ValleyAlameda Hospital - AlamedaArrowhead Regional Medical Center - ColtonBakersfield Memorial Hospital - BakersfieldCalifornia Pacific Medical Center/Mission Bernal Campus - San FranciscoContra Costa Regional Medical Center - MartinezDoctors Medical Center of Modesto - ModestoEden Medical Center - Castro ValleyEl Camino Hospital Los Gatos - Los GatosHuntington Hospital - PasadenaJohn Muir Medical Center Concord Campus - ConcordKaiser Foundation Hospital/Baldwin Park Medical Center - Baldwin ParkKaiser Foundation Hospital Oakland - OaklandKaiser Foundation Hospital Richmond - RichmondKaiser Foundation Hospital Sacramento - SacramentoKaiser Foundation Hospital San Leandro - San LeandroKaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center - DowneyKaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center - Panorama CityKaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center - RiversideLoma Linda University Medical Center Murrieta - MurrietaLos Angeles County Olive View UCLA Medical Center - SylmarMartin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital - Los AngelesMemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center - Fountain ValleyMercy San Juan Medical Center - CarmichaelMethodist Hospital of Sacramento - SacramentoMills-Peninsula Medical Center - BurlingameMission Hospital Laguna Beach Beach - Laguna BeachNatividad Medical Center - SalinasNorthBay Medical Center - FairfieldNorthBay VacaValley Hospital - VacavilleNorthridge Hospital Medical Center Roscoe Boulevard Campus - NorthridgeNovato Community Hospital - NovatoPalomar Medical Center - EscondidoParkview Community Hospital Medical Center - RiversidePIH Health Hospital Downey - DowneyPIH Health Hospital Whittier - WhittierProvidence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance - TorranceProvidence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo - Mission ViejoQueen of the Valley Medical Center - NapaRedlands Community Hospital - RedlandsSan Antonio Regional Hospital - UplandSan Leandro Hospital - San LeandroScripps Mercy Hospital of Chula Vista - Chula VistaSequoia Hospital - Redwood CitySt. John's Regional Medical Center of Oxnard - OxnardSt. Mary's Medical Center - San FranciscoStanford Health Care ValleyCare - PleasantonSutter Amador Hospital - JacksonSutter Medical Center Sacramento - SacramentoSutter Roseville Medical Center - RosevilleSutter Tracy Community Hospital - TracyTorrance Memorial Medical Center - TorranceUniversity of California Davis Medical Center - SacramentoUniversity of California Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center - Los AngelesUSC Verdugo Hills Hospital - GlendaleWhittier Hospital Medical Center - WhittierWoodland Memorial Hospital - Woodland "C" HOSPITALS Adventist Health and Rideout - MarysvilleAdventist Health Sonora - SonoraAdventist Health White Memorial - Los AngelesAHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center - AnaheimAHMC Seton Medical Center - Daly CityAlta Bates Summit Medical Center - OaklandAlvarado Hospital Medical Center - San DiegoAnaheim Global Medical Center - AnaheimAntelope Valley Hospital - LancasterBakersfield Heart Hospital - BakersfieldCalifornia Hospital Medical Center - Los AngelesCalifornia Pacific Medical Center/Davies Campus - San FranciscoCedars-Sinai Marina Del Rey Hospital - Marina Del ReyCedars-Sinai Medical Center - Los AngelesChinese Hospital - San FranciscoClovis Community Medical Center - ClovisCommunity Hospital of San Bernardino - San BernardinoCommunity Memorial Hospital - VenturaCorona Regional Medical Center - CoronaDameron Hospital - StocktonDelano Regional Medical Center - DelanoDesert Regional Medical Center - Palm SpringsDignity Health St. Bernardine Medical Center - San BernardinoDominican Hospital - Santa CruzEast Los Angeles Doctors Hospital - Los AngelesEl Centro Regional Medical Center - El CentroEmanate Health Foothill Presbyterian Hospital - GlendoraEmanate Health Inter-Community Hospital - CovinaEmanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital - West CovinaEmanuel Medical Center - TurlockFountain Valley Regional Hospital and Medical Center - Fountain ValleyGlendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center - GlendaleGood Samaritan Hospital - BakersfieldGood Samaritan Hospital of San Jose - San JoseGreater El Monte Community Hospital - South El MonteHi-Desert Medical Center - Joshua TreeHighland Hospital - OaklandHollywood Presbyterian Medical Center - Los AngelesHuntington Beach Hospital - Huntington BeachInland Valley Medical Center - WildomarJFK Memorial Hospital - IndioKaiser Foundation Hospital South Sacramento - SacramentoKern Medical Center - BakersfieldLakewood Regional Medical Center - LakewoodLompoc Valley Medical Center - LompocLong Beach Memorial Medical Center - Long BeachLos Alamitos Medical Center - Los AlamitosLos Angeles County Harbor UCLA Medical Center - TorranceLos Angeles County USC Medical Center - Los AngelesMad River Community Hospital - ArcataMadera Community Hospital - MaderaMarinHealth Medical Center - GreenbraeMemorial Hospital Los Banos - Los BanosMemorial Hospital of Gardena - GardenaMemorial Medical Center - ModestoMenifee Global Medical Center - Sun CityMercy Hospital Downtown - BakersfieldMercy Hospital Southwest - BakersfieldMercy Hospital of Folsom - FolsomMercy Medical Center - MercedMethodist Hospital of Southern California - ArcadiaMission Community Hospital - Panorama CityMontclair Hospital Medical Center - MontclairMonterey Park Hospital - Monterey ParkO'Connor Hospital - San JoseOroville Hospital - OrovillePIH Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Los AngelesPlacentia-Linda Hospital - PlacentiaPomona Valley Hospital Medical Center - PomonaProvidence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center - TarzanaProvidence Holy Cross Medical Center - Mission HillsProvidence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro - San PedroProvidence Saint John's Health Center - Santa MonicaProvidence Saint Joseph Medical Medical Center - BurbankRancho Springs Medical Center - MurrietaRegional Medical Center of San Jose - San JoseRiverside Community Hospital - RiversideRiverside University Health System Medical Center - Moreno ValleySaint Agnes Medical Center - FresnoSaint Francis Memorial Hospital - San FranciscoSan Gabriel Valley Medical Center - San GabrielSan Gorgonio Memorial Hospital - BanningSan Ramon Regional Medical Center - San RamonSanta Rosa Memorial Hospital - Santa RosaSierra Nevada Memorial Hospital - Grass ValleySierra View Medical Center - PortervilleSouth Bay Medical Center - Harbor CitySouth Coast Global Medical Center - Santa AnaSt. Francis Medical Center - LynwoodSt. Joseph Hospital of Eureka - EurekaSt. Louise Regional HospitalSt. Mary Medical Center of Long Beach - Long BeachSt. Rose Hospital - HaywardSutter Davis Hospital - DavisAlta Bates Summit Medical Center - BerkeleySutter Solano Medical Center - VallejoTemecula Valley Hospital - TemeculaTri-City Medical Center - OceansideValley Presbyterian Hospital - Van NuysVictor Valley Global Medical Center - VictorvilleWashington Hospital Healthcare System - FremontWatsonville Community Hospital - WatsonvilleWest Anaheim Medical Center - AnaheimWest Hills Hospital and Medical Center - West HillsWest Los Angeles Medical Center - Los AngelesWoodland Hills Medical Center - Woodland HillsZuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center - San Francisco "D" HOSPITALS Beverly Hospital - MontebelloChapman Global Medical Center - OrangeCoast Plaza Hospital - NorwalkCommunity Hospital of Huntington Park - Huntington ParkCommunity Regional Medical Center - FresnoDoctors Hospital of Manteca - MantecaHemet Global Medical Center - HemetLos Angeles Community Hospital - Los AngelesMercy Medical Center of Redding - ReddingOrange County Global Medical Center - Santa AnaSan Mateo Medical Center - San MateoSanta Clara Valley Medical Center - San JoseSanta Paula Hospital - Santa PaulaSouthern California Hospital at Culver City - Culver CitySouthern California Hospital at Hollywood - Los AngelesSt. Mary Medical Center - Apple ValleySutter Coast Hospital - Crescent CitySutter Delta Medical Center - AntiochVentura County Medical Center - Ventura "F" HOSPITALS Barstow Community Hospital - BarstowHenry Mayo Newhall Hospital - ValenciaPacifica Hospital of the Valley - Sun ValleyPioneer Memorial Hospital - BrawleySan Joaquin General Hospital - French Camp The letter grades assigned to nearly 3,000 U.S general hospitals were based on more than 30 measures of patient safety. Leapfrog says its hospital rating system is the only one in the country focusing solely on a hospital's ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections. Included in the 30 are five that research has shown to directly affect patient outcomes, but can be improved with greater communication between caregivers and patients — the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, infections from colon surgery, MRSA (Staphylococcus) blood laboratory-identified events, and facility-wide inpatient diarrhea events. When there's communication about medications, for example, that can lead to fewer hospitalizations for conditions such as sepsis and blood clots, fewer complications, and decreases in the incidence of respiratory failure, Leapfrog said. Among the findings: Thirty-three percent of hospitals received an "A," 24 percent received a "B," 36 percent received a "C," 7 percent received a "D." and fewer than 1 percent received an "F". The states with the highest percentages of "A" hospitals are North Carolina, Virginia, Utah, Colorado and Michigan. There were no "A" hospitals in Wyoming, West Virginia, North Dakota or the District of Columbia. To determine each hospital's grade, a panel of medical experts selected 30 evidence-based measures of patient safety such as postoperative sepsis, blood leakage and kidney injury. They then determined the weight of each measure based on evidence, opportunity for improvement and patient impact. Data on each measure was collected through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Information from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, available to all hospitals to complete, also affects grades. Currently, Leapfrog does not assign grades to military or Veterans Administration hospitals, critical access hospitals, specialty hospitals, children's hospitals or outpatient surgery centers. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade methodology has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Patient Safety. The full methodology for the 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is available online.