Doctors Hospital of Manteca was again honored with an “A” grade in the Fall 2015 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The Leapfrog Group (Leapfrog), an independent industry watchdog. The first and only hospital safety rating to be peer-reviewed in the Journal of Patient Safety, the Score is free to the public and designed to give consumers information they can use to protect themselves and their families when facing a hospital stay.
“We’re honored to once again be awarded an “A” Hospital Safety Score by the Leapfrog Group.  At Doctors Hospital of Manteca we are committed to delivering the highest quality healthcare services to our patients”, said Ikenna Mmeje, Chief Executive Officer at Doctors Hospital of Manteca.  “Receiving an “A” rating demonstrates this commitment and reflects the outstanding work our physicians and staff have done to introduce best practices throughout our facility.  These professionals continuously work to refine and improve upon existing processes and performance.   As such, we will continue to work to provide the Central Valley with a hospital that delivers compassionate, skilled, and high quality healthcare.” 
“Patient safety needs to be a 24-7 priority for hospitals, as errors and infections are all too common and often deadly,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, which administers the Hospital Safety Score. “We commend the ‘A’ hospitals, including Doctors Hospital of Manteca, for helping us to raise the standards of health care nationwide, and demonstrating that they’ve made the well-being of patients a top priority.” 
Developed under the guidance of Leapfrog’s Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from preventable harm. More than 2,500 U.S. general hospitals were assigned scores in fall 2014, with about 31-percent receiving an “A” grade. The Hospital Safety Score is fully transparent, with a full analysis of the data and methodology used in determining grades available online.
To see how Doctors Hospital of Manteca’s score compares locally and nationally, and to access consumer-friendly tips for patients and their loved ones, visit the newly updated Hospital Safety Score website at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org. Consumers can also go to www.hospitalsafetyscore.org for a free download of the Hospital Safety Score mobile app.