Recipients were in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide based on their performance across 14 patient safety indicators from MedPAR data. Learn more about the methodology here.
Patients treated at award-winning hospitals had a lower risk of experiencing four safety events:
- In-hospital fall resulting in fracture: 54% less likely
- Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest: 54.8%
- Hospital-acquired pressure or bed sores: 69.4%
- Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital: 72%
If all hospitals performed similarly as the award winners, they could have avoided 100,891 patient safety events between 2021 and 2023.
To view the complete list of recipients, click here.