Keck Hospital of USC has received the 2022 Patient Safety Honor Roll Award from the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) and Cal Hospital Compare, according to Stephanie L. Hall, MD, MHA, chief medical officer of Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Cancer Hospital. This is the second year Cal Hospital Compare has issued the honor roll, and Keck Hospital has received recognition both times.

This year the Patient Safety Honor Roll recognized 86 out of the state’s 323 acute care hospitals as having high safety profiles. The ranking process uses objective, publicly available patient safety measures to evaluate hospitals across a variety of domains, including hospital-acquired infections, adverse patient safety events, sepsis management, patient experience and Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade.

For more information on the 2022 Patient Safety Honor Roll program click here: https://calhospitalcompare.org/programs/patient-safety-honor-roll/