CRMC receives patient safety excellence award

Coshocton Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, received the 2024 Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award for the fourth time since 2020. This distinction places Coshocton Regional Medical Center among the top 10% of all short-term acute care hospitals as evaluated by Healthgrades.

“Earning the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award for the fourth time shows our commitment of quality care to Coshocton,” said Lisa Jackson, chief nursing officer at Coshocton Regional Medical Center. “Patient experience and patient safety is our priority, and our caregivers live by this motto each and every day.”

Healthgrades’ analysis shows that patients treated at hospitals receiving a five-star rating have a lower risk of mortality and a lower risk of experiencing one or more complications during a hospital stay than if they were treated at hospitals receiving a one-star rating in that procedure or condition. From 2018 through 2020, if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to hospitals receiving five-stars as a group, on average, 218,141 lives could potentially have been saved, and complications in 156,050 patients could potentially have been avoided.

“Coshocton Regional Medical Center 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 Coshocton Regional Medical Center for providing top-quality care while preventing serious injuries to patients during their hospital stay.”

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)