UNC Lenoir press release: Leapfrog “A” for Fall 2021
UNC Lenoir Health Care has once again been awarded an “A” for our Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction which recognizes that the UNC Lenoir Health Care excels at keeping patients safe from preventable harm. The Hospital Safety Grade is a letter grade assigned to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months, assessing how well the hospital prevents medical errors and other harm to patients.
“As a trusted member of this community UNC Lenoir Health Care strives for greater excellence each day in patient safety and our team works diligently to maintain our “A” rating,” said Robert Enders, President and CEO at UNC Lenoir.
Developed under the guidance of an Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign A, B, C, D and F grades to approximately 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.
About UNC Lenoir Health Care
UNC Lenoir, licensed for 150 beds, is a nonprofit organization serving the Lenoir County area with acute, outpatient, and community health services. The hospital has a 114 year history of providing excellent care to the community. In addition to general medical, surgical, and obstetrical and gynecological care, UNC Lenoir offers specialized services including cardiology, pulmonology, oncology, radiology and urology. Surgical specialties include general, vascular, orthopedic and bariatric with a staff trained to take special care during recovery. UNC Lenoir affiliated with the UNC Health Care System in 2017. UNC Health is an integrated health care system based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and is comprised of UNC Hospitals and its provider network, UNC Faculty Physicians and UNC Physicians Network.
