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In the News
- Virginia Mason Medical Center achieves 21 consecutive “A” grades since the launch of Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grades
Becker’s Healthcare, May 2022 - Virginia Mason Medical Center ranked #1 in Washington in 2022 Community Checkup report
Washington Health Alliance, March 2022 - Virginia Mason Medical Center ranks as one of Newsweek’s 2022 World’s Best Hospitals
Newsweek, March 2022 - Leapfrog Announces 2021 Top Hospitals in the United States
PR Newswire, December 2021 - Becker’s Healthcare Podcast: Gary Kaplan, CEO at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health & Senior Vice President at CommonSpirit Health
Becker’s Hospital Review, October 2021 - Surgeon in focus – Murali Bhat, consultant in hand and upper limb surgery
Orthopaedic Product News, September 2021 - Virginia Mason Ranks Among Best Hospitals In U.S. News & World Report Annual Survey
Virginia Mason News, July 2021 - ‘Not just another merger’: Dr. Gary Kaplan and Ketul J. Patel on the creation of Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Advisory Board, June 2021 - Virginia Mason Medical Center Joins National Effort to Build Trust in Health Care
Virginia Mason News, May 2021 - UM St. Joseph Medical Center Wins 2021 Minogue Award for Patient Safety Innovation
University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, February 2021 - Virginia Mason Institute Announces New Executive Director
Virginia Mason News, February 2021 - NHS quality improvement could be driven by less formal regulation
Research Outreach, November 2020 - Ideas, energy and optimism: improving our services together
SASH+ improvement work coinciding with World Mental Health Day
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, October 2020 - 307 hospitals, ASCs designated as Blue Distinction Centers+ for Spine Surgery, by state
Becker’s Spine Review, September 2020 - How One Health System Combines Telemedicine and Hands-on Care
Harvard Business Review, July 2020 - Lean management used improperly by many health systems
Modern Healthcare, May 2020 - Virginia Mason Nurses Develop COVID Visitation Procedure
425 Magazine, April 2020 - Lessons from CEOs: Health Care Leaders Nationwide Respond to the Covid-19 Crisis
New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst, April 2020 - Why healthcare leadership should embrace quality improvement
The BMJ, March 2020 - Healthcare has dithered on safety for too long
Modern Healthcare, March 2020 - Shropshire hospitals team one of best for delivering value
Shropshire Star, September 2019 - Case Study: Virginia Mason Kirkland Medical Center
National Academy of Medicine, July 2019 - Hospitals turn to Sarah Patterson, the health care sensei, and here’s why
Puget Sound Business Journal, March 2019 - Hospital leaders share how they’re thriving amid healthcare’s transition
Becker’s Hospital Review, March 2019 - Effective Value-Based Initiatives for Complex Spine Surgery
Spine Universe, March 2019 - Healthgrades Names America’s Best Hospitals for 2019
HealthLeaders Media, February 2019 - The 8 top health systems for innovation, according to 300+ health care leaders
Advisory Board, February 2019 - New tools help in fight against sepsis at Shropshire’s hospitals
Shropshire Star, February 2019 - Hospitals are learning from industry how to cut medical errors
The Economist, June 2018 - The underappreciated role of habit in highly reliable healthcare
BMJ Quality & Safety, September 2015