Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center earns 2024 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for outstanding quality, safety

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center has been named a Top General Hospital by the Leapfrog Group, just one of three hospitals in Pennsylvania to earn that designation and the only “Top Hospital” in Lancaster County. The award from Leapfrog, a national nonprofit organization focused on advancing patient safety, recognizes the quality of patient care, including infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care and Lancaster Medical Center’s capacity to prevent medication errors.

“Providing exceptional, safe emergency care, specialty services and surgeries supported by the latest technology is at the heart of our mission at Lancaster Medical Center,” said Joseph Frank, president of Penn State Health’s Lancaster and St. Joseph medical centers. “This prestigious distinction from Leapfrog reflects the dedicated efforts of our entire team to keeping patient safety the top priority in everything we do.”

To qualify for the Top Hospital distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest standards for quality and patient safety. They must then achieve top performance in their category—Children’s, General, Rural or Teaching Hospital.

Of the nearly 2,400 hospitals nationwide considered for Leapfrog’s Top Hospital Awards this year, 134 were selected nationwide, including 36 for Top General Hospital.

Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center is a 142-bed community hospital in East Hempfield Township, Lancaster County, that opened its doors to patients in 2022. The hospital gives residents in this growing community expanded access to Penn State Health’s acute and specialty care services, including the advanced care and clinical trials at the health system’s academic hub, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Lancaster Medical Center features an emergency department, specialty medical and surgical services, labor and delivery, an imaging lab and an attached medical office building for physician practices and outpatient services.

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