Miriam Hospital named Top Hospital by the Leapfrog Group

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE)- The Miriam Hospital has been named the Top Hospital by the Leapfrog Group for outstanding patient safety and quality. They have received the Top Hospital designation multiple times over the last few years.

The process started with over 2,200 hospitals considered, 149 of those were given awards. Miriam was among the 72 teaching hospitals selected.

“We are very proud to be included on this select list of the top hospitals in the nation, especially when the criteria relate directly to patient safety,” said President Maria Ducharme, DNP, RN, NEA-BC. “The Miriam has been repeatedly named a Leapfrog Top Hospital and that recognition reflects the outstanding commitment and compassion of our staff and our culture of prioritizing, and continuously advancing, our patient safety practices. Even this past year, amid the pandemic, we have launched an ambitious program of leadership rounding and inspections to identify and resolve safety issues and to recognize our colleagues’ efforts.”

“We are pleased to recognize The Miriam Hospital as a Top Hospital this year,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Even with the continued strain of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Miriam has demonstrated an extraordinary dedication to excellent health care. We congratulate the board, leadership, staff and clinicians who put their patients first.”

The Leapfrog Group is a national organization focused on health care safety and quality, they focus and watch over many areas of hospital performance including infection rates, surgery, and hospital capacity to prevent medical errors, all which are factored when awarding hospitals.

The winners will be announced Wednesday December 7, virtually.