ALLIANCE, Ohio (Nov. 15, 2024) — Aultman Alliance Community Hospital (AACH) earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.

“Patient safety, as well as the safety of our visitors and staff, is our highest priority at all Aultman facilities,” said Ryan Jones, president, Aultman Alliance. “Receiving an ‘A’ grade from a prestigious organization such as The Leapfrog Group is proof of our ongoing commitment to and success in bringing the highest standard of safety to our patients.”

“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade is a significant accomplishment for Aultman Alliance,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It reflects enormous dedication to your patients and their families, and your whole community should be proud. I extend my congratulations to Aultman Alliance, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for their tireless efforts to put patients first.”

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

To explore Aultman Alliance’s full grade details and to find valuable tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.

About Aultman Alliance Community Hospital
Aultman Alliance Community Hospital is a nonprofit hospital serving Alliance and its surrounding communities. A subsidiary of the Aultman Health System, Aultman Alliance Community Hospital provides a full range of inpatient and outpatient services and is proud to be a Planetree-affiliated facility. Aultman Alliance Community Hospital is one of the city’s largest employers with more than 1,000 colleagues. For more information, please visit www.aultmanalliance.org.

About The Leapfrog Group
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 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 The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and sign up for the newsletter.