McLaren Bay Region Named Recipient of Healthgrades 2017 Patient Safety Excellence Award

Bay City, Michigan – McLaren Bay Region announced today that it is a recipient of the Healthgrades 2017 Patient Safety Excellence Award^™, a designation that recognizes superior performance in hospitals that have prevented the occurrence of serious, potentially avoidable complications for patients during hospital stays. The distinction places McLaren Bay Region among the top 5% of all short-term acute care hospitals reporting patient safety data for its excellent performance as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals.

McLaren Bay Region is a recipient of the Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ for 4 Years in a Row (2014-2017), Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for Patient Safety in 2017 and Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Patient Safety for 4 Years in a Row (2014-2017)

McLaren is the only hospital in the Great Lakes Bay Region to be recognized in the Top 5% in the Nation for Healthgrades® 2017 Patient Safety Excellence Award.

During the 2013-2015 study period, Healthgrades found that patients treated in hospitals receiving the Patient Safety Excellence Award were, on average:

• 40.0% less likely to experience an accidental puncture or laceration during a procedure, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals.
• 44.6% less likely to experience a collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals.
• 54.4% less likely to experience catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired at the hospital, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals.
• 50.2% less likely to experience pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital, than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals.^[1]

On average, 134,568 patient safety events could have been avoided if all hospitals, as a group from 2013 to 2015, performed similarly to hospitals performing better than expected on each of 13 patient safety indicators evaluated by Healthgrades.

“McLaren Bay Region is committed to providing exceptional patient safety and this national recognition demonstrates our physician and clinical staff dedication to it,” said Clarence Sevillian, President and CEO, McLaren Bay Region.

“Hospitals who have been recognized as Healthgrades 2017 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipients have minimized patient safety events and surpassed expectations in preventing safety incidents,” said Brad Bowman, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Healthgrades. “We applaud these hospitals for their performance and for their organizational commitment to delivering high-quality care.”

During the study period (2013-2015), Healthgrades 2017 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient hospitals demonstrated excellent performance in safety provided for patients in the Medicare population, as measured by objective outcomes (risk-adjusted patient safety indicator rates) for 13 patient safety indicators defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). 

“Patient Safety continues to be the primary focus for McLaren Bay Region employees.  Our employees care about patient safety and are encouraged to report any process or close calls events” said Sandra Garzell RN, Director, Quality/Patient Care Services. “Patient Safety issues are reviewed daily with Leadership, front line staff and all departments. Our goal is to correct our potential weakness in our system before it effects patient outcomes.”

For more information about Healthgrades or to download a full copy of the report, or to receive information about hospital and physician quality, visit: www.Healthgrades.com/quality today.

About McLaren Health Care

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Flint, Michigan, is a fully integrated health network committed to quality evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, the state’s only proton therapy center, an employed primary care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 260,000 lives, home health and hospice providers, retail medical equipment showrooms, pharmacy services, and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, one of only 47 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive centers in the U.S. McLaren has 21,000 employees and more than 25,000 network providers. Its operations are housed in more than 300 facilities serving a 54-county market and 75 percent of Michigan’s population. Learn more at mclaren.org.