Leapfrog Gives Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Award

Excellence in Patient Safety and Health Care Quality Award

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles was one of 22 California hospitals recognized for its outstanding commitment to health care quality and patient safety by receiving the "Excellence in Patient Safety and Health Care Quality Award" from four of the state’s leading health plans " Aetna, Blue Shield of California, CIGNA HealthCare of California and UnitedHealthcare. 

The award is based on results from the The Leapfrog Group's Hospital Quality and Safety Survey.  The Leapfrog Group is an initiative driven by organizations that buy health care and who are working to initiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of health care for Americans. It is a member-supported program aimed at mobilizing employer purchasing power to alert America’s health industry that big leaps in health care safety, quality and customer value will be recognized and rewarded. The Leapfrog Group was founded by a small group of large employers, initially supported by the Business Roundtable (BRT) and launched in November 2000. Leapfrog is now supported by the BRT, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Leapfrog members and others.

View the most recent Patient Safety Leapfrog Results for Childrens Hospital Los Angeles on The Leapfrog Group's site.