Here Are The Safest Hospitals In Tampa Bay • St. Pete Catalyst

The non-profit Leapfrog Group analyzes thousands of hospitals in the United States and ranks them based on patient safety measures. It has published its latest round of evaluations.

the Jumping frog Group also announced top hospitals across the country for patient safety, and awards went to St. Petersburg-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital and AdventHealth.

AdventHealth, based in Altamonte Springs, has multiple locations across Tampa Bay. The Carrollwood, Dade City, and Zephyrhills locations received the Top General Hospital award. The AdventHealth Tampa and AdventHealth Wesley Chapel campuses received the Top Teaching Hospital award.

AdventHealth has received multiple awards from Leapfrog for its best results in patient safety in the past and consistently received an A.

This is the first year Johns Hopkins All Children’s is on the list, and it is the only children’s hospital from the Tampa Bay area to be on the list.

“Even with the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, our great team remained focused on our mission and commitment to provide quality, safe care to children in our community and beyond,” said Angela Green, vice president of the hospital and lead patient safety – and quality officer, it says in a statement.

The testimony

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital rating that focuses solely on hospital safety. It prints out the letters A, B, C, D, or F to show how safe hospitals are.

Grades are determined based on several measures ranging from items left in patients to preventable staph infections and death.

The only Florida hospital to receive an F rating was the Halifax Health Medical Center in Port Orange.

The full list of grades for Florida hospitals can be found here.

Here’s a highlight of the performance of some Tampa Bay hospitals, according to Leapfrog Group:

Tampa General Hospital

Grade: B for autumn 2021; previously rated B in spring 2021

Factors: Overall, the hospital performed above average in the prevention of infections such as blood infections, but below average in the prevention of staph and sepsis infections after operations. TGH underperformed when it came to leaving items on patients; however, it has performed well in preventing deaths from serious treatable complications. The hospital underperformed in preventing blood clots, but did well in preventing air or gas bubbles in the blood. The hospital received a perfect score for effective leadership.

Mease Countryside Hospital

Grade: A for autumn 2021; previously rated A in spring 2021

Factors: The hospital prevented staph infection, which can be controlled by thorough hand washing by doctors and nurses, as well as cleaning hospital rooms and medical equipment. The hospital underperformed when an object was accidentally left in a patient’s body during surgery. It also performed below average for deaths from serious treatable complications. The hospital performed above average in preventing dangerous blood clots. It received top marks for the avoidance of air and gas bubbles in the blood, for the effective guidance in avoiding errors, for the care of intensive care patients by sufficiently qualified nursing staff and specially trained doctors.

Mease Dunedin Hospital

Grade: A for autumn 2021; previously rated A in spring 2021

Factors: The hospital did above average for preventing surgical problems, including measures such as leaving objects with the patient, accidental cuts and tears, and causing severe breathing problems. The hospital received an average score in the Patient Safety category, which lists potential complications and harmful events that can occur after a procedure or surgery. The hospital scored above average in the category of practices for error prevention, including ordering medication, washing hands and communicating with patients. It received top marks for effective management to avoid errors, sufficient qualified nursing staff and the care of the intensive care unit by specially trained doctors.

St. Antonius Hospital

Grade: A for autumn 2021; previously rated A in spring 2021

Factors: It received a near-perfect score in the prevention of infection, except for preventing dangerous infections in the blood. The hospital got a perfect score for avoiding leaving objects with patients, avoiding serious breathing problems, and accidental cuts and tears. The hospital underperformed in preventing death from treatable complications, postoperative kidney damage, blood loss, and other interventions. The hospital had a mix of scoring in the Safety Issues category, listing issues such as dangerous blood clots, air or gas bubbles in the blood, and falls. It received almost the best possible score for mistake prevention practices such as hand washing and communication between employees.

Bayfront Health St. Petersburg

Note: C for autumn 2021; previously received a D in spring 2021

Factors: The hospital performed well in preventing postoperative sepsis infections and blood infections; however, it performed below average in preventing staph and surgical site infections after colon surgery. The hospital got a perfect score for not leaving items with patients. It performed below average for deaths from treatable serious complications. In the safety concern category, the hospital underperforms in preventing dangerous blood clots, patient falls, and other measures. It has performed above average in preventing air or gas bubbles in the blood. Overall, the hospital scores above average in the category of practices for error prevention, which includes measures such as hand washing and ordering medication.

Largo Medical Center

Grade: B for autumn 2021; previously rated A in spring 2021

Factors: The hospital achieved above-average performance in infection prevention, with the exception of prevention of blood infections and postoperative sepsis infections. The hospital received mixed ratings for surgery issues, safety issues, error prevention practices, and communication and leadership among staff. The hospital got a perfect score for not leaving objects with patients and a perfect score for not leaving any air bubbles or gases in the blood.

St. Petersburg General Hospital

Note: C for autumn 2021; previously rated B in spring 2021

Factors: In the infection prevention category, the hospital scores below average overall. Avoidable infections include staph infections, infections in the blood, sepsis infections after surgery, and others. In terms of communication between employees and effective management, the hospital performed below average overall. The hospital performed well in avoiding other safety issues such as avoiding patient falls, dangerous bedsores, and collapsed lungs.

Northside Hospital

Grade: B for autumn 2021; previously rated A in spring 2021

Factors: The hospital underperformed in preventing staph and sepsis infections after surgery; however, it has performed above average in preventing blood infections and other possible infections. The hospital got a perfect score for not leaving items with patients. It has also performed above average in preventing accidental cuts and tears and blood leakage. However, it received a below-average score for kidney damage after surgery and patients with severe breathing problems that may occur after surgery.

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