{"id":13086,"date":"2018-12-17T16:44:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T16:44:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tmc.edu\/news\/texas-childrens-hospital-west-campus-named-a-top-childrens-hospital-in-the-nation-by-the-leapfrog-group\/"},"modified":"2019-08-16T15:04:43","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T15:04:43","slug":"texas-childrens-hospital-west-campus-named-a-top-childrens-hospital-in-the-nation-by-the-leapfrog-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tmc.edu\/news\/2018\/12\/texas-childrens-hospital-west-campus-named-a-top-childrens-hospital-in-the-nation-by-the-leapfrog-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Children\u2019s Hospital West Campus named a top children\u2019s hospital in the nation by The Leapfrog Group"},"content":{"rendered":"
Texas Children\u2019s Hospital West Campus is proud to receive the prestigious Leapfrog 2018 Top Children\u2019s Hospital award by The Leapfrog Group. This distinction recognizes outstanding accomplishments in areas such as safety, patient care and commitment to serving the community. This is the fifth time Texas Children\u2019s Hospital West Campus earned this elite award.<\/p>\n
Being designated as a Leapfrog Top Hospital is one of the most competitive and exclusive honors an American hospital can receive. Texas Children\u2019s Hospital West Campus was recognized for meeting and exceeding the toughest standards for patient safety and quality.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are honored to receive the Leapfrog 2018 Top Children\u2019s Hospital award again this year,\u201d said Ivett Shah, vice president of Texas Children\u2019s Hospital West Campus. \u201cThis award recognizes our team of physicians, nurses and employees who work tirelessly to provide the highest-quality of care, in the safest environment, for our patients. We are proud to have our work recognized by the Leapfrog Group and we will continue to provide exemplary care for our community.”<\/p>\n
The Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital watchdog organization, provides the only national, public comparison of hospitals across safety, quality and efficiency dimensions. Performance across many areas of hospital care is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates and the hospital\u2019s capacity to prevent medication errors.<\/p>\n
Texas Children\u2019s Hospital West Campus was recognized as a Top Children\u2019s Hospital, one of 13 children\u2019s hospitals honored, and received the award alongside 100 other nationwide hospitals in four categories, including general, rural, teaching and children\u2019s.<\/p>\n
To see the full list of institutions honored as 2018 top hospitals, visit https:\/\/www.leapfroggroup.org\/ratings-reports\/top-hospitals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Texas Children\u2019s Hospital West Campus is proud to receive the prestigious Leapfrog 2018 Top Children\u2019s Hospital award by The Leapfrog Group. This distinction recognizes outstanding accomplishments in areas such as safety, patient care and commitment to serving the community. This is the fifth time Texas Children\u2019s Hospital West Campus earned this elite award. Being designated […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":12315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n