Evanston, Illinois – May 3, 2023 – Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital (Glenview) and Highland Park Hospital each received an A in the Spring 2023 Hospital Safety Grades from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers. This national distinction celebrates the hospitals’ achievements in prioritizing patient safety by protecting patients from preventable harm and errors. The new grades reflect performance primarily during the height of the pandemic.

“We’re proud of the A grades, but more importantly, it’s an opportunity to recognize the commitment of our team members to the safety of our patients,” says Lakshmi Halasyamani, MD, Chief Clinical Officer, NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst. “Even during the challenges of the pandemic, we were able to meet our vision of safe, seamless and personal care.”

The A grades for Evanston, Glenbrook and Highland Park Hospitals are the most recent examples of honors, awards and rankings for NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore), which also includes Skokie Hospital, Illinois’ only specialty hospital dedicated to orthopaedic and spine care.

• In 2022, Merative named NorthShore among the nation’s 15 Top Major Teaching Hospitals and a 100 Top Hospital for a record 23rd time, more than any other hospital or health system in the United States during the award’s 29-year history.
• NorthShore earned five stars in the 2022 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.

The Leapfrog Group assigns an A, B, C, D or F grade to 3,000 general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm.

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

To see full grade details for Evanston, Glenbrook and Highland Park Hospitals, which are part of NorthShore – Edward-Elmhurst Health, visit www.HospitalSafetyGrade.org. To learn more about patient safety and quality of care at Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park and Skokie Hospitals, visit www.northshore.org/about-us/patient-safety.