Kaiser Permanente Roseville Hospital receives top patient safety rating

The Leapfrog Group's biannual safety report

Roseville, Calif. – The Leapfrog Group recognized Kaiser Permanente Roseville hospital with a top score of "A" in its biannual Hospital Safety Grades report. After reviewing hospital clinical performance, The Leapfrog Group assigned letter grades to nearly 3,000 hospitals throughout the United States.

Hospitals received grades based on approximately two dozen measures that analyze patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

Northern California

This spring, 17 Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California received "A" scores including: Antioch, Fremont, Fresno, Manteca, Modesto, Oakland, Richmond, Roseville, San Francisco, San Leandro, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, South San Francisco, Vacaville, Vallejo, and Walnut Creek. Additionally, Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Redwood City, Sacramento, and San Jose received "B" scores.

More than 80% of Kaiser Permanente Northern California (17 of 21) hospitals received an "A" grade. In California overall, only 34% of the state's hospitals earned the top grade.

"The growth of the Roseville area has been extraordinary, and we are gratified to see patients choosing Kaiser Permanente. We are so proud to get this 'A' grade which shows we are providing the safest care possible as people continue to trust us with their health care."

The Leapfrog Group

Kim Menzel, senior vice president and area manager, Kaiser Permanente Roseville.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits, released its Hospital Safety Grades after examining publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors and infections at U.S. hospitals. The report includes data collected by national health care organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Scores are calculated based on more than two dozen publicly available measures, and hospitals are then assigned A, B, C, D or F grades for their safety records. The grades are released as a free resource to help patients and their families make informed health care decisions.

"Because nothing is more important than a person's health, we make it our priority to provide the safest care to help ensure the best health outcomes," said Richard Florio, MD, physician in chief, Kaiser Permanente Roseville "I am proud of our team of physicians, nurses and staff who are dedicated to providing safe, effective, and coordinated care at every level."

Kaiser Permanente is one of America's leading integrated health care providers and serves more than 12.6 million members. Nationally, 29 of 39 Kaiser Permanente hospitals, nearly 75% percent, received a Leapfrog Safety "A" grade. In contrast, less than 30% of the nation's hospitals received an "A" rating.

For more information and a complete list of the hospital safety grades, visit Leapfrog.