Loyola University Medical Center and Gottlieb Memorial Hospital Named to Leapfrog's National 2019 Top Hospitals List
December 18, 2019MAYWOOD, IL – Loyola University Medical Center and Gottlieb Memorial Hospital were named Top Teaching Hospitals nationally by The Leapfrog Group. The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive honors American hospitals can receive.
Only eight Illinois hospitals were named among the national 120 Top Hospitals for 2019. About 2,100 hospitals were considered for the award. Less than six percent of all eligible facilities earn the designation. Both Loyola University Medical Center and Gottlieb Memorial Hospital received a Leapfrog grade "A" for safety in fall 2019.
"We are proud to have two Loyola Medicine hospitals featured on the Top Hospitals list," said Shawn P. Vincent, president and CEO of Loyola Medicine. "This achievement wouldn't be possible without the unwavering commitment of our colleagues to provide exceptional patient care."
Leapfrog spotlights the hospitals across the nation that have truly gone above and beyond in their pursuit of excellence. The prestigious Top Hospitals award recognizes hospitals for ensuring their facilities prioritize safety and quality in patient care.
To qualify for the Top Hospitals distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers in the 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest known standards for quality and patient safety, and achieve top performance in its category. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2019 Top Hospitals, visit www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.
About Loyola Medicine
Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center (LUMC), Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, MacNeal Hospital, as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from nearly 2,000 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. LUMC is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, Illinois's largest burn center, the Nancy W. Knowles Orthopaedic Institute, a certified comprehensive stroke center, transplant center and a children’s hospital. Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine and Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing.
For more information, visit loyolamedicine.org. You can also follow Loyola Medicine on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram or X (formerly known as Twitter).
About Trinity Health
Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, faith-based health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 127,000 colleagues and more than 38,300 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 26 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 93 hospitals, 107 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 142 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. In fiscal year 2024, the Livonia, Michigan-based health system invested $1.3 billion in its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs. For more information, visit us at www.trinity-health.org, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, and X (formerly known as Twitter).