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MEADOWBROOK, PA – May 1, 2025 — Holy Redeemer Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for the twelfth consecutive scoring season. The hospital was notified that it is one of only 10 hospitals in Pennsylvania to score an “A” every scoring season since fall 2019. Fewer than 5% of hospitals nationwide have scored an “A” every season since fall 2019.

“Being a leader in patient safety is always a hospital’s goal,” said Peter J. Adamo, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Holy Redeemer Hospital. “But achieving an A-grade in patient safety a dozen times in a row represents our team’s ongoing expectation to deliver safe care. Maintaining high scores in categories like preventing harmful events, safe medication administration, and effective leadership in preventing errors over a long period of time reflects the culture of safety that we insist on here.”

According to The Leapfrog Group, out of nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country, only 12% are designated “Straight A” status, like Holy Redeemer Hospital. Only one in eight hospitals sustained an A-grade for more than two years.

“Our continued success in patient safety is celebrated at Holy Redeemer Hospital,” said Patient Safety Officer Krzysztof Stypulkowski, DNP, MBA, RN. “This level of high performance is evidence of the focus and responsiveness we see from everyone, every day.” Stypulkowski explained that Holy Redeemer Hospital also earned high scores in preventing MRSA infections, urinary tract infections and sepsis after surgery, as well as staff working together to prevent errors, and of course handwashing. 

Stypulkowski accepted Holy Redeemer Hospitals recognition as a top Leapfrog performer from the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health (GPBCH) this week. GPBCH recognizes Leapfrog leaders in southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware.

The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization that assigns safety grades to hospitals across the country based on more than 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually. 

“Patient safety is a relentless, never-ending quest to put patients first,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO, The Leapfrog Group. “That’s why Leapfrog is highlighting the hospitals across the U.S. that have earned Straight A’s for over two years. Sustaining an A over multiple years reflects a deep-rooted commitment to patient safety.” 

To see Holy Redeemer Hospital’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit Leapfrog’s Hospital Safety Grade and read the Leapfrog newsletter on social media. 

Pictured above: Accepting recognition from the Greater Philadelphia Business Coalition on Health for Holy Redeemer Hospital’s 12th patient safety A-grade in a row was Health Care Delivery Patient Safety Officer Krzysztof Stypulkowski, and AVP of Quality Susan Radick.