<div>For the second straight year Sierra View Medical Center has received a B grade for patient safety by an organization that grades hospitals all across the country on patient safety and provides data on patient safety.The Leapfrog Group issued the back-to-back B grades to Sierra View after the organization had issued several C or D grades to the hospital for patient safety. Leapfrog gave Sierra View a B grade in its report it released last spring and gave the hospital another B grade after another report it did in the fall.“Our Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade reflects our continued focus on keeping patients safe and strengthening the care we provide," Sierra View CEO Donna Henfer said. "For our community, it reinforces that patient safety remains a priority at Sierra View Medical Center."Leapfrog will conduct its 2026 Spring Patient Safety review in May."I am truly grateful for the compassion and commitment our teams bring to our patients," Heffner said. "As we look ahead to the Spring 2026 Safety Grade this May, we remain focused on providing safe, reliable care for those we serve.”In its latest review in which it again received a B Sierra View continued to "achieve the standard" in numerous areas which is the highest rating a hospital can receive.Leapfrog stated Sierra View achieved the standard when it came to health care equity, informed consent and responding to Never Events in which there are nine actions that should occur following a never event, Leapfrog stated.A never event is considered to be a serious, preventable medical error that should never occur,Other areas in which Sierra View has achieved the standard are critical care and pediatric care. For the most part the hospital has achieved the standard when it comes to maternity care as well.When it comes to medication safety for the most part the hospital was considered to have made "considerable achievement." One area it needs to improve is medication documentation for elective outpatient surgery patients in which Leapfrog stated Sierra View made limited achievement. The organization stated hospitals should document 90 percent or more of home medications.Sierra View continued to rank favorably among the Valley's hospitals with Adventist Hospitals continuing to receive the best grades. Kaweah Health received a B while most Fresno area hospitals received a C although Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center received an A.All of the Valley's Adventist hospitals received an A. Adventist Health Hanford was also named among the top 10 percent hospitals nationwide for patient safety by another organization, Healthgrades. The hospital was among 56 hospitals in the state to earn the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award.</div>

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For the second straight year Sierra View Medical Center has received a B grade for patient safety by an organization that grades hospitals all across the country on patient safety and provides data on patient safety. The Leapfrog Group issued the back-to-back B grades to Sierra View after the organization...

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