The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that collects and reports hospital performance data each year, released its Fall 2020 score, giving Nash UNC Health Care an A for the reporting period.

“I am proud to report that Nash UNC Health Care’s score for the reporting period is an A,” said Dr. L. Lee Isley, president & CEO of Nash UNC Health Care.

“Thanks to the strong vision from our board of commissioners regarding renewed focus on quality and commitment to our community, our staff and medical staff have worked hard to improve our scores significantly in such a short period of time."

“Our Leapfrog score includes data from 12 Process Measures and 15 Outcome Measures. Out of those measures, we performed better than the national mean for all 12 Process Measures and 10 of the 15 Outcome Measures,” said Isley.

“A few examples of where we scored above the national mean in the 12 Process Measures are in the categories of nursing workforce, culture of safety, hand hygiene measures, and patient experience scores. As for the Outcome Measures, Nash performed better than the national mean in areas of post-operative respiratory failure, surgical site infection, MRSA, C-diff infections and others,” said Isley. “We continue to work to eliminate patient falls and hospital acquired conditions while maintaining our high standards and expectations to keep our patients safe while in the hospital.

The Leapfrog Group works with national experts to establish standards to which all participating hospitals are measured against.

Nash UNC Health Care is your high-quality health care provider for Rocky Mount, North Caroline and surrounding communities. They'll give you compassionate, friendly care and access to specialized services so you can stay close to home and get the care you need.

As a community-focused health system, Nash UNC’s mission is to provide superior-quality health care services and to help improve the health of the community in a caring, efficient, and financially sound manner.

Nash UNC is a nonprofit hospital affiliate of UNC Health Care, a leading national health care system. Their partnership with UNC offers expertise, innovation, resources, and research to the patients they serve in eastern North Carolina.

Learn more on the Nash UNC Health Care website.

Nash UNC Health Care received multiple awards and recognitions from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association, maintaining its accreditations with these organizations for excellence in heart and stroke care.

The awards include the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline for both Gold STEMI Receiving and Gold NSTEMI, as well as “Get With the Guidelines” — Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, which includes two additional recognitions, Target: Stroke Honor Roll and Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll.