Moanalua Medical Center receives top mark for patient safety

HONOLULU — The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit health care transparency advocate, has awarded Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center an “A” grade in the spring 2024 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center is one of 626 hospitals nationwide — and the only hospital in Hawaii — to have received this designation.

The Hospital Safety Grade, administered in the spring and fall every year, measures the overall performance of nearly 3,000 hospitals nationwide in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. Moanalua Medical Center is also honored with the Straight “A” distinction for receiving five or more consecutive “A” grades.

The Hospital Safety Score utilizes hospital performance data collected by national health care organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Scores are calculated using more than 30 national safety measures. The information is publicly available in hospital data related to patient care, medication errors and infection prevention and released as a free resource to help patients and their families make informed health care decisions. Less than one-third of hospitals in the U.S. have received an “A” grade in the spring 2024 report.

“Ensuring the safety of our patients during their time in our care is of utmost importance to our dedicated physicians, providers and staff at Kaiser Permanente,” said Sam Balukoff, vice president and hospital administrator for Kaiser Permanente in Hawaii. “Leveraging our integrated electronic medical record system and connected care approach, we concentrate on safeguarding our patients to enhance care outcomes, ensuring that each patient’s journey toward health is supported every step of the way.”