HCA Healthcare/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center Receives an ‘A’ for

Patient Safety for the Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Swedish Medical Center was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2019 Leapfrog
Hospital Safety Grade.

Englewood, CO, May 21, 2019 --(PR.com)-- HCA Healthcare/HealthONE's Swedish Medical Center
was awarded an 'A' from The Leapfrog Group's Spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The
designation recognizes Swedish's efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.
The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization committed to improving health care quality and
safety for consumers and purchasers. The Safety Grade assigns an 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D' or 'F' grade to hospitals
across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections
and other harms to patients in their care.

“It is an honor to receive our fourth straight 'A' for patient safety,” said Richard Hammett, president and
CEO of Swedish Medical Center. “It takes consistent dedication to patients to achieve the highest
standards of patient safety. An 'A' Safety Grade recognizes Swedish Medical Center for this
accomplishment. We commend our physicians and staff for their hard work and dedication to our
patients.”

“To be recognized nationally as an 'A' hospital is an accomplishment the whole community should take
pride in,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Hospitals that earn an 'A' grade
are making it a priority to protect patients from preventable medical harm and error. We congratulate
hospital leaders, board members, staff, volunteers and clinicians who work so hard to earn this A.”

Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28
measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care
hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade's methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent,
and the results are free to the public.

Swedish Medical Center was awarded an 'A' grade today, when Leapfrog announced grades for the spring
2019 update. To see Swedish Medical Center'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 and
Facebook.

To learn more about Swedish Medical Center's award-wining care, visit www.SwedishHospital.com.

About The Leapfrog Group

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit
organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health
care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance,
empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information
they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main

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initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers
protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.

About Swedish Medical Center

Swedish Medical Center is located in the south metro Denver area where it has been a proud member of
the community for more than 110 years. An acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, annually Swedish
cares for more than 200,000 patients with a team of approximately 2,000 dedicated employees, 300
volunteers and 1,400 physicians.

With stroke door to treatment times averaging just 20 minutes, Swedish serves as the Rocky Mountain
Region's referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment, and was the state's first Joint Commission
certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Swedish also serves as the region's neurotrauma and orthopedic
trauma provider and is a level I trauma facility with a dedicated burn and reconstructive center. Over 150
facilities regularly transfer highly complex cases to Swedish.

Swedish Medical Center is proud to be a part of the HealthONE system of hospitals that earned the
ranking as the #7 corporate philanthropist in the metro area and was the only hospital system ranked in
the top 10. HealthONE contributed more than $1.5 million in 2018 and supports over 150 organizations
through cash and in-kind donations. Additional information is available at www.SwedishHospital.com.

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Contact Information:
Swedish Medical Center
Kara Hamersky
(303) 817-5708
Contact via Email
www.swedishhospital.com

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