Leapfrog Recognition
The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections. WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital has earned the highest designation of an 'A' grade.
In addition, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital has been named a Top General Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. Over 2,200 hospitals were considered for the award, with 115 nationwide being selected as Top Hospitals in the categories of children's hospitals, general hospitals, rural hospitals, and teaching hospitals. Hospitals surveyed by Leapfrog annually are considered Top Hospitals if they are deemed to have better systems in place to prevent medication errors and lower infection rates. Hospitals must also have received an A in the most recent Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades in order to be eligible for the Top Hospital designation.
CMS 4 Star Overall Hospital Quality Rating
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has ranked WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital as 4 Stars for Overall Hospital Quality. The overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings apply across the country based on each hospitals performance across five quality categories including: mortality, safety or care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care.
Healthgrades
In 2022, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital received the following Healthgrades Specialty Excellence Awards:
- America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award (2021-2023)
- Stroke Care Excellence Award (2020-2023)
- Critical Care Excellence Award (2018-2023)
- Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award
In addition, WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital was ranked among the top five in Pennsylvania for Stroke Care, according to Healthgrades.
Press Ganey Patient Experience Recognition
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital has been recognized by Press Ganey, a leading health analytics firm, for outstanding performance in patient experience.
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital has been named a 2022 Human Experience (HX) Guardian of Excellence Award® winner, recognizing them as being in the top 5 percent of healthcare providers in delivering patient experience in the last year.
Pathway to Excellence Hospital
The American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) has awarded WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Pathway to Excellence status. Similar to ANCC's Magnet Program, Pathway to Excellence is designed for smaller hospitals and focuses on the importance of a positive professional environment for nurses and its impact on the quality of care provided to patients.
Get with the Guidelines
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital has achieved the following from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get with the Guidelines (GWTG) awards:
- Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and recognized on the Target: Heart Failure and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll
- Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award and recognized on the Target: Stroke Elite Honor Roll
The GWTG awards recognize the hospital meeting specific quality achievement measures for the diagnosis and treatment of stroke and heart-care-related patients.
Gold Level Safe Sleep Facility
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital is recognized as a Gold Level Safe Sleep facility for its commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep. As a nationally certified Safe Sleep Hospital, the hospital is recognized by Cribs for Kids for following the safe sleep guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and for providing training programs for healthcare team members and family caregivers.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Distinction Center
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital has been recognized for delivering high-quality, effective and cost-efficient specialty care by Blue Cross Blue Shield. Meeting specific quality standards has provided the hospital with the opportunity to become a Blue Distinction Center for the following service lines:
- Maternity Care
- Knee and Hip Replacement
Det Norske Veritas – Germanischer Lloyd Accreditation
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital has been accredited by DNV-GL since 2018. In addition, the hospital is certified by DNV for primary stroke.
Nationally Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
The Adams Cancer Center at WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital is accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) by the American College of Surgeons. During the accreditation process the Adams Cancer Center demonstrated compliance with standards which focus on center leadership, clinical management, research, community outreach, professional education and quality improvement.
Keystone 10 Facility
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital is designated as a Keystone 10 facility, for implementing evidence-based maternity care practices to help improve breastfeeding care and rates, as well as improving the health of new mothers and babies. Keystone 10, administered by the Pa. Department of Health and the Pa. Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, is a quality improvement breastfeeding initiative that began in 2014. It is aimed at improving the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding for all Pennsylvania infants, mothers and families.
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