Mount Pleasant, TX, May 1, 2024 – Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries, and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.

Chief Nursing Officer, Kathy Griffis states, “Our nursing, quality and patient care teams continually focus on hardwiring evidenced based and standardized best practices that increase safety and optimize the care of our patients. We diligently track and publish data transparently in our quest to achieve high reliability and zero harm. We are extremely proud of the hard work of our Titus team in the achievement of the coveted Leapfrog A Safety Grade.”

“Everyone who works at Titus Regional should be proud of this ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It takes complete dedication of everyone at every level, and an ironclad commitment to putting patients first. I thank TRMC, its leadership, clinicians, staff, and volunteers for caring so deeply for its patients and their safety.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day nationally. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

“I’m excited for the announcement of this national recognition,” shared Chief Executive Officer Terry Scoggin.  “Thank you to each member of the TRMC Team, Nursing Leadership, Medical Staff, Board of Managers, and our Community Partners for their roles in this achievement.   The outstanding work completed is a testament of the passion poured into this community every day to ensure each patient has the highest standard of quality care.  TRMC is raising the bar for overall health and wellness in OUR communities and living our vision of being a catalyst in rural America.”

To see TRMC’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram and via The Leapfrog Group newsletter.

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Titus County Hospital District d/b/a Titus Regional Medical Center is a 174-bed Joint Commission accredited hospital located in Mount Pleasant, Texas.  Our mission is to lead the transformation for healthier tomorrows in OUR communities as we strive to be the catalyst in rural America, transcending barriers to health through a culture of excellence and compassion.

TRMC, which is owned by the people of Titus County, is governed by an elected Board of Managers who live in the community we serve.  As the last independent health system in Northeast Texas, Titus Regional is a mid-sized vital rural health system offering the highest quality of health care to a diverse population including critical services not offered in many communities of comparable size throughout the United States.

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Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, 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. For more, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and sign up for our newsletter.