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FMH earns top quality award
Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, Franklin Memorial Hospital was recently named a Top Rural Hospital by The Leapfrog Group for the first time. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive honors American hospitals can receive. Performance across many areas of hospital care is […]
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Central Maine Medical Center safety grade drops to B
LEWISTON — With 11 out of 16 hospitals earning an A rating, Maine once again ranks among the best in the country for hospital safety. However, one local hospital — Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston — saw its safety scores fall in the past six months, dropping its grade from an A to a […]
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CMMC rates ‘A’ for patient safety
LEWISTON — Central Maine Medical Center received an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from errors, injuries and infections. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s leading experts on patient safety and is administered by The Leapfrog Group, an independent […]
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Franklin Memorial Hospital awarded ‘A’ grade
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital was honored with an “A” grade in the spring 2014 update to the Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections. It is the second consecutive “A” grade for FMH. The Hospital Safety Score is compiled under the guidance of the nation’s […]