Lake Pointe Medical Center Receives “A” in Patient Safety from The Leapfrog Group

ROWLETT, Texas - Nov. 19, 2014 - PRLog -- Lake Pointe Medical Center (LPMC) received the top grade in The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2014 Safety Score, representing the hospital’s continued commitment to delivering safe, high-quality healthcare services to the Rowlett community. The Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Score is a rating system designed to give consumers information they can use to make healthcare decisions for themselves or a loved one.

“Every day, our colleagues are focused on improving outcomes and enhancing the safety of the care we deliver,” said hospital CEO Brett Lee. “We are proud to receive an ‘A’ grade in safety from The Leapfrog Group, as we believe it reflects the hard work of our team to position our hospital as a leading, trusted provider of care for the patients we are privileged to serve.”

ABOUT LAKE POINTE MEDICAL CENTER

Lake Pointe Medical Center is a 112-bed acute care hospital located at 6800 Scenic Drive in Rowlett.  Lake Pointe Medical Center has been serving the region’s healthcare needs since 1987.  The hospital provides a wide spectrum of medical services, including an emergency department with Fast Track services, a 14-bed intensive care unit, women's services, a Level II and Level III NICU, interventional cardiology, diagnostic imaging and eight operating rooms.  With a medical staff of more than 450 physicians, Lake Pointe Medical Center provides most specialty services.  The hospital holds CIGNA Center of Excellence Designations for laparoscopic gall bladder removal, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), general cardiac medical, heart attack, heart failure, irregular heartbeat, stroke and vaginal delivery.  The hospital is designated as a Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission and a Level IV Trauma Center by the Texas Department of State Health Services. In 2011, 2012 and 2013 LPMC was named one of the nation’s top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency, licensed by the state of Texas and certified for participation in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.  To learn more about Lake Pointe Medical Center, visit www.lakepointemedical.com. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.

About The Leapfrog Group

The Hospital Safety Score (www.hospitalsafetyscore.org) is an initiative of The Leapfrog Group (www.leapfroggroup.org), a national nonprofit organization using the collective leverage of large purchasers of health care to initiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of health care for Americans. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey allows purchasers to structure their contracts and purchasing to reward the highest performing hospitals. The Leapfrog Group was founded in November 2000 with support from the Business Roundtable and national funders and is now independently operated with support from its purchaser and other members.