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Kaiser Permanente in Walnut Creek and Antioch Receive Top Safety Scores

Twenty Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California, including the medical centers in Antioch and Walnut Creek, received the top score of “A” by the Leapfrog Group in its annual safety report, which examined and graded more than 2,500 hospitals throughout the United States.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits, released its Hospital Safety Scores after examining publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors and infections at U.S.  hospitals, which were then assigned A, B, C, D, or F grades for their safety records.

Kaiser Permanente’s hospitals account for 31 percent of all of the “A” grades in California.

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“The dedication and compassionate care that our excellent physicians and staff provide daily are reflected in these top scores,” said Colleen Mckeown, senior vice president and area manager for Kaiser Permanente’s Diablo Area. “This recognition is an honor and speaks to our commitment to do what is best for our patients.”

Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California with “A” scores are: Antioch, Fremont, Fresno, Hayward, Manteca, Modesto, Oakland, Redwood City, Richmond, Sacramento, San Jose, San Rafael, Santa Clara, Santa Rosa, San Francisco, South Sacramento, South San Francisco, Vallejo, Vacaville and Walnut Creek.

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“Our integrated approach to patient care allows us to focus on the needs of the patient,” Dr. David Niver, physician-in-chief for Kaiser Permanente’s Diablo Area. “Our expert physicians and caring staff work hard every day to see that we provide the best care possible to every patient.”

 “Such recognition validates that our Antioch and Walnut Creek Medical Centers are among the best,” added Dr. Judy Lively, physician-in-chief for Kaiser Permanente’s Diablo Area. “We are pleased to provide such service to our patients.”

The Leapfrog Group is a coalition of public and private purchasers of employee health coverage founded in 2000 to work for improvements in health care safety, quality and affordability.  It is an independent advocacy group working with a broad range of partners, including hospitals and insurers. Since 2006, the organization has published an annual list of Top Hospitals in the U.S. using national measures of health-care quality, safety and efficiency. The Hospital Safety Scores uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single score representing a hospital’s overall capacity to keep patients safe from infections, injuries, and medical and medication errors.

To see all hospital scores as they compare nationally and locally, visit www.hospitalsafetyscore.org.





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