Lake Pointe Medical Center scores an ‘A’ in Patient Safety for fifth time

(ROWLETT, TX – May 19, 2015) Lake Pointe Medical Center received the top grade in The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2015 Safety Score, representing the hospital’s continued commitment to delivering safe, high-quality healthcare services to Rowlett, Texas and the surrounding community.

The Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Score is a rating system that judges hospitals based on their ability to prevent errors, injuries, accidents and infections and is designed to give consumers information they can use to make healthcare decisions for themselves or a loved one.

“At Lake Pointe Medical Center, we encourage all of our colleagues to practice rigorous safety measures in every aspect of their job,” said hospital CEO Brett Lee. “We are proud to have received the top score from The Leapfrog Group, for the fifth time, and believe it reaffirms Lake Pointe’s capabilities as a strong and reliable healthcare facility.”

Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Score assigns A, B, C, D and F grades to more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals based on their ability to prevent errors, accidents, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is calculated by top patient safety experts, peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.

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