Athens, Ga. (May 2, 2024) – Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog. Leapfrog assigns an "A," "B," "C," "D" or "F" grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.  

This is the eighth consecutive A that has been awarded to Piedmont Athens Regional.

“Our grades are a reflection of the tremendous amount of diligence and effort the leadership, staff and physicians at our hospital have put into making Piedmont Athens a hospital of choice in Northeast Georgia,” said Michael Burnett, CEO of Piedmont Athens Regional. “We have a dedicated team that is focused on the safety of the patients and we are creating real change in the safety of care being provided to our patients.”

“Everyone who works at Piedmont Athens Regional should be proud of the ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It takes complete dedication at every level, and an ironclad commitment to putting patients first. I thank Piedmont Athens, its leadership, clinicians, staff, and volunteers for caring so deeply for its patients and their safety.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day nationally. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring. 

To see Piedmont Athens Regional’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram and via The Leapfrog Group newsletter.