Media release
Cushing, Oklahoma (Sept. 1, 2022) – Hillcrest Hospital Cushing has been named to Money – Leapfrog Group, The Best Hospital in America (Rural) for 2022, because of its quality, safe care, reputation for excellent patient experiences and an ethical approach to treatment. HHC was one of only 148 hospitals around the country and one of only two in Oklahoma to make the cut.
The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit organization that aims to help consumers make informed decisions about their health and access safe, high-value care. To compile its new list of the top hospitals in the country in partnership with Money, the Leapfrog Group used data from the 39 performance measures in the seven different categories in its 2021 hospital survey, including: inpatient care management, adult and pediatric complex surgeries, pediatric care, medication safety, maternity care, outpatient procedures and infections.
To qualify for the list, eligible hospitals were required to carry an A letter grade on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for fall 2021.
“At Hillcrest Hospital Cushing, our culture is focused on the care of the patient and everyone working together,” said Hillcrest Hospital Cushing CEO Dee Renshaw. “It an honor that our staff, physicians and leaders are being recognized for the quality care they provide to our patients. This national recognition gives us validation of our extensive, quality care, even as a smaller community hospital.”
Leapfrog applied additional criteria related to safe medication ordering practices (to prevent medication errors), intensive care unit staffing, the response to “never events” (medical errors that are so serious they should never happen to patients, like operating on the wrong body part or a transfusion of the wrong type of blood), and performance related to certain high-risk surgeries including heart surgeries, bariatric surgery, hip replacements and lung cancer surgeries.
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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 forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital 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.
About Hillcrest Hospital Cushing
Hillcrest Hospital Cushing, a part of Hillcrest HealthCare System, is a community-owned facility offering a variety of services for patients of all ages in the Cushing, Oklahoma area. The hospital offers 24-hour emergency services, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging and more. Hillcrest Cushing has been named to Modern Healthcare’s list of the “Best Places to Work in Healthcare” three times. For more information, visit hillcrestcushing.com.
