UCSF Hospitals Receive Top Hospital Award for Quality, Safety
Leapfrog honors UCSF medical centers at Parnassus Heights, Mission Bay and Mount Zion as among the nation’s best teaching hospitals.
UCSF Health’s hospitals at Parnassus Heights, Mission Bay and Mount Zion received the 2024 Top Hospital award from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that sets standards for health care safety and quality.
Leapfrog recognized the UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights’ Moffitt and Long hospitals, UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay, and the UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion for their exceptional patient safety and quality of care as teaching hospitals. This is the second consecutive year that UCSF Health medical centers at Parnassus Heights and Mount Zion have received this honor.
“This recognition is a testament to the dedication of our entire team and their unwavering commitment to providing safe, compassionate, and high-quality care to every patient who needs us,” said UCSF Health President and Chief Executive Officer Suresh Gunasekaran. “At UCSF Health, we remain focused on setting the highest standards in health care, fostering an environment of trust, excellence, and innovation.”
Nearly 2,400 hospitals were considered for the award in four categories: pediatric, general, rural and teaching. Fewer than 5% of hospitals were selected for this “Top Hospital” recognition.
At UCSF, quality and patient safety form the foundation for exceptional patient care.”
To qualify for the distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance against the highest standards for quality and patient safety, and achieve top performance in their category.
Leapfrog also announced its annual hospital Safety Grades last month, which assess hospitals twice a year based on more than 30 national performance measures. UCSF Health medical centers at Parnassus Heights, Mission Bay and Mount Zion, as well as UCSF Health St. Mary’s Hospital earned an “A” safety grade from Leapfrog. UCSF Health Medical Center at Mission Bay has received an “A” grade for seven rating cycles in a row.
“At UCSF, quality and patient safety form the foundation for exceptional patient care,” said UCSF Chief Quality Officer and Vice President Amy Lu. “Being recognized as a Top Teaching Hospital and earning consecutive “A” grades reflect the remarkable teamwork, commitment, and expertise of our teams.”
UCSF Health consistently ranks among the nation’s leaders across health care’s most highly regarded rating systems. For three years in a row, Vizient has recognized UCSF Health as a top performer in its annual patient-care study. UCSF Medical Center has received a 5-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for quality of care and is consistently named among the nation’s top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. UCSF Medical Center has also achieved the gold standard “Magnet recognition” for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for more than a decade.
About UCSF Health: UCSF Health is recognized worldwide for its innovative patient care, reflecting the latest medical knowledge, advanced technologies and pioneering research. It includes the flagship UCSF Medical Center, which is a top-ranked hospital, as well as UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals, with campuses in San Francisco and Oakland; two community hospitals, UCSF Health St. Mary’s and UCSF Health Saint Francis; Langley Porter Psychiatric Hospital; UCSF Benioff Children’s Physicians; and the UCSF Faculty Practice. These hospitals serve as the academic medical center of the University of California, San Francisco, which is world-renowned for its graduate-level health sciences education and biomedical research. UCSF Health has affiliations with hospitals and health organizations throughout the Bay Area. Visit ucsfhealth.org. Follow UCSF Health on Facebook or on Twitter.
About The Leapfrog Group: Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections. For more, follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and sign up for our newsletter.