12/6/2022
PITTSBURGH — Highlighting its nationally recognized achievements in patient safety and quality, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh was named one of The Leapfrog Group’s prestigious “Top Children’s Hospitals.” UPMC Children’s is one of only 12 pediatric hospitals in the nation named to this elite class.
“The Leapfrog Group’s national recognition highlights our remarkable team of devoted physicians, nurses and staff who have worked tirelessly throughout the pandemic and the ongoing surge of respiratory illnesses to ensure every patient and family has the safest experience and receives the highest-quality compassionate care they deserve,” said Diane Hupp, president of UPMC Children’s.
UPMC Children’s was selected as a Top Hospital out of a record 2,200 hospitals participating in the annual survey, which measures performance across many areas of hospital care, including infection rates, practices for safe surgery and the hospital’s capacity to prevent medication errors.
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