Phoenixville Hospital Gets 'C' Grade For Patient Safety

PHOENXIVILLE, PA — Phoenixville Hospital has received the below average grade of "C" for patient safety in the latest edition of the Leapfrog Groups hospital grades.

Another local Tower Health-owned hospital, Pottstown Hospital, also received a "C" grade.

Phoenixville ranked poorly in safety categories including c. diff infection, infection in the urinary tract, kidney injury after surgery, and a category called "effective leadership to prevent errors."

"Errors are much more common if hospital leaders don’t make patient safety a priority," Leapfrog notes. "Leaders must make sure that all hospital staff knows what they need to work on and that they are held accountable for improvements. The hospital should also budget money towards improving safety."

Patch has reached out to Tower Health for comment on the rankings.

Phoenixville and Pottstown were among 35 "C" hospitals in the state. There were 51 A hospitals, 34 B hospitals, and one D facility Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital.

Pennsylvania as a whole fell from 8th to 13th in the nation since the last rankings came out in the fall.

The full hospital safety grades can be reviewed at Leapfrog here.