WEST POINT, N.Y. –
The Full Transparency Badge is awarded to hospitals that complete, affirm, and submit all sections of the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, one of the nation's leading voluntary reporting programs focused on patient safety, quality, and transparency.
“I am proud of the Keller team for their efforts to earn the Leapfrog Group Full Transparency Badge,” said Col. Sally P. DelVecchio, Commander, Keller Army Community Hospital. “Earning this badge is a direct reflection of Keller's unwavering commitment to quality, patient safety, and transparency in everything we do. Our service members, their families, and our community deserve the highest standard of care, and we remain dedicated to openly measuring and improving our practices to ensure we deliver on that promise every single day.”
"We applaud Keller Army Community Hospital for its commitment to transparency," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "Transparency is one of the most powerful drivers of improvement in health care. By fully participating in the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, Keller is helping patients and families access meaningful information about the safety and quality of their care."
The Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge appears on Leapfrog's
public ratings website and identifies hospitals that have committed to openly sharing information about their performance.
For more information about Keller Army Community Hospital, visit
https://keller.tricare.mil/.
About Keller Army Community Hospital
Keller Army Community Hospital provides health service support, force health protection, and a ready, responsive medical force that enables readiness and health for the West Point community. We are committed to providing the U.S. Military Academy cadets and staff, active duty, veterans, retirees, and their dependents with the highest quality service. We have earned a solid reputation both among our patients and in the medical community as a caring, accessible, and state-of-the-art medical facility. It is our duty and our commitment to preserve it by being responsive to your needs and by maintaining the highest standards of medical care.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers,
The Leapfrog Group is an independent national nonprofit organization driving a movement for patient safety and transparency. Leapfrog collects, analyzes, and publicly reports data on hospital and ambulatory surgery center performance to help patients, purchasers, and other stakeholders make informed health care decisions. Leapfrog’s flagship initiatives include the
Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a biannual letter grade focused exclusively on hospital safety, and the
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