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EDINBURG, Texas – DHR Health is delighted to announce its “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. This grade for the spring 2025 is a testament to DHR Health’s commitment to patient safety and quality care. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
“This Leapfrog ‘A’ reflects our team’s daily commitment to safety and excellence. It’s an honor that reinforces the trust our community places in DHR Health,” said Dr. Manish Singh, DHR Health Chief Executive Officer who also mentioned the importance of employees in working together to achieve this goal.
Adding to that, Marissa Castaneda, DHR Health senior executive vice president thanked every member of the DHR Health family for helping the organization achieve this goal. “This outstanding accomplishment belongs to every member of our DHR Health family.”
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 United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
To explore full grade details and to find valuable tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org. Connect with The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and stay informed through The Leapfrog Group newsletter.
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About DHR Health
DHR Health was founded in 1997 by a group of local physicians and business leaders who sought to address the healthcare access challenges faced by more than 1.5 million residents in a region that lacked public and county hospitals.
Today, DHR Health is a modern, full-service healthcare system with over 520 patient beds. It serves more than 600,000 patients annually, employs over 6,000 individuals, and provides a full continuum of care across more than 70 medical specialties and subspecialties. It is a nationally recognized hospital system and one of the largest physician-owned hospitals in the United States.
Headquartered in Edinburg, Texas, DHR Health serves the entire Rio Grande Valley region, including Starr, Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties. Its growing footprint includes a new sister hospital in Brownsville, and over 75 medical clinics found throughout the upper, mid and lower Rio Grande Valley, and a robust clinical research division.
DHR Health is also proud to serve residents of the Rio Grande Valley with the only comprehensive kidney transplant program in the region and offers advanced technologies such as ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), an advanced life support system, and the ION robotic-assisted bronchoscopy system. DHR Health is also home to the region’s only free-standing certified women’s hospital, providing the highest level of maternal care in South Texas. To find out more about DHR Health, visit us at www.dhrhealth.com.
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.
