Fauquier Health Earns 2024 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety

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Fauquier Health Earns 2024 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award for Outstanding Quality and Safety

Warrenton, VA, December 18, 2024 – Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Fauquier Health was named a Top General Hospital by The Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. The Top Hospital designation is bestowed by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers known as the toughest standard-setters for health care safety and quality. 

“We appreciate receiving this recognition of the hard work done every day by our nurses, physicians and staff,” said Rebecca Segal, FACHE, CEO, Fauquier Health. “Being part of a community like ours is an honor; we feel a great responsibility because our patients are our neighbors, our friends, and our families; Quality is at the heart of everything we do.”

Nearly 2,400 hospitals were considered for the award. Among those, Fauquier Health received a Top General Hospital distinction. Fauquier Health is one of only 36 General Hospitals in the nation, and the only General Hospital in Virginia. A total of 134 Top Hospitals were selected nationally, including:
• 8 Top Children’s Hospitals
• 36 Top General Hospitals
• 15 Top Rural Hospitals
• 75 Top Teaching Hospitals
The quality of patient care across many areas of hospital performance is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care and the hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors. The rigorous standards are defined in each year’s Top Hospital Methodology.

"Protecting patients from preventable harm is central to The Leapfrog Group’s mission," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "Fauquier Health has set the standard for patient safety, earning the prestigious distinction of a Top Hospital. This elite honor reflects the exceptional efforts of the entire team and places Fauquier Health among the nation's elite in health care. Congratulations to all who made this remarkable achievement possible."

To qualify for the distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest standards for quality and patient safety and achieve top performance in their category. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2024 Top Hospitals, visit www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.

About Fauquier Health
Fauquier Health is a community health system dedicated to high-quality, patient-centered care. Nationally recognized as a Top Hospital by the Leapfrog Group and accredited by the Joint Commission, Fauquier Health has achieved recognition as a Certified Primary Stroke Center, as a Center of Excellence for Joint Replacement and as an accredited Chest Pain Center. Fauquier Health includes a fully accredited, 97-bed acute care hospital; The Villa at Suffield Meadows, an assisted living facility; and multiple physician’s offices, including primary care, gastroenterology, general surgery, OB/GYN and specialty practices. More information on Fauquier Health is available online at www.FauquierHealth.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 flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and new Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. 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 us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and sign up for our newsletter.