HOLYOKE - The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that focuses on quality and safety in healthcare, has named Holyoke Medical Center a Top General Hospital for the third time.
The recognition is given in four categories to hospitals that are the highest performing on Leapfrog’s annual survey of hospitals that is based on a number of performance factors, and eligible hospitals must have received an “A” in Leapfrog’s most recent scoring of hospitals based on safety.
Five hospitals in the commonwealth achieved 2020 Top Hospital recognition.
“Holyoke Medical Center is proud to once again accept the Top General Hospital award from the Leapfrog Group,” said Spiros Hatiras, president and chief executive officer of Holyoke Medical and Valley Health Systems, Inc.
“With only 29 hospitals receiving this distinction nationally, it speaks volumes about our amazing team members. It is through their dedicated work and devotion to providing the best care and the safest environment for our patients that we receive this recognition.”
HMC also received the award in 2014 and 2016.
Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Valley, a Steward Family Hospital, was named a Top Hospital in the general category in the state for 2020 along with HMC that is a 198-bed independent community hospital with more than 1,300 employees, including at least 375 physicians and consulting staff.
Massachusetts hospitals recognized in the Top Hospital category for teaching hospitals include Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Brigham and Women’s in Boston and Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital.
Some 2,200 hospitals were said to be considered for Leapfrog’s 2020 Top Hospital awards with 105 selected. Besides the 29 Top General Hospitals, these included 9 Top Children’s Hospitals, 9 Top Rural Hospitals and 48 Top Teaching Hospitals.
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