HCA Florida Trinity Hospital earns Patient Safety Excellence Award
This is the 7th Consecutive Patient Safety Recognition for the hospital.
Among top 5% in nation again in 2024 for patient safety
Trinity, FL – HCA Florida Trinity Hospital announced today that it has been recognized as a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipient by Healthgrades for a seventh consecutive time. This achievement along with earning the 2024 America’s 250 Best Hospital Award™ and America’s 50 Best Hospital awards for Vascular Surgery and Surgical Care reflect Trinity Hospital’s commitment to delivering safe, high quality care.
“The HCA Florida Trinity Hospital team continues to hit milestones for patient safety and clinical quality accolades earned as they continue to focus on excellence always,” explained CEO Mike Irvin. “We are very proud of these achievements.”
Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted complication and mortality rates for approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine this year’s top-performing hospitals for patient safety. During the 2020-2022 study period, nearly 170,000 potentially preventable safety events occurred among Medicare patients in U.S. hospitals, with four patient safety indicators accounting for close to 75% of these incidents.* Healthgrades’ analysis revealed that patients treated in hospitals receiving the 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award have a significantly lower chance of experiencing one of the four leading safety indicators than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals:
- In-hospital fall resulting in fracture (approximately 52% less likely)
- Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest (approximately 56% less likely)
- Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (approximately 67% less likely)
- Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (approximately 71% less likely)
“HCA Florida Trinity Hospital has cultivated an outstanding safety culture that prioritizes the well-being of both patients and staff, setting a high standard for patient safety nationwide,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize HCA Florida Trinity Hospital for providing top-quality care while preventing serious injuries to patients during their hospital stay.”
To learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality, visit Healthgrades.com.
*Statistics are calculated from Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Award methodology which is based primarily on AHRQ technical specifications (Version 2023.0.1) to MedPAR data from approximately 4,500 hospitals for years 2020 through 2022 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.