(FORT CARSON, Colo.) — Fort Carson said Evans Army Community Hospital got the highest score among all military healthcare facilities in the Leapfrog Group’s fall 2024 assessment.

According to Fort Carson the Leapfrog Group is a national independent organization that focuses on healthcare quality, evaluating hospital safety measures such as errors, injuries, and infections.

Hospitals must meet certain criteria if they want to participate in the assessment, in the fall 2024 assessment, only 32% of participating hospitals got the highest grade, and of the military hospitals, 75% got an “A” grade with Evans Army Community Hospital being one of those hospitals.

“Achieving these grades is no small feat,” said Dr. Paul Cordts, Defense Health Agency’s Deputy Assistant Director for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer. “The commitment of our team to ensure the safety of every patient in our care shows that military treatment facilities are among the best in the country when it comes to protecting patients and ensuring high standards.”

Fort Carson said the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade program is updated twice a year. Leapfrog evaluates public and private hospitals. Its grades are based on national standards for hospital safety and highlight risks that patients may face in a healthcare setting. This includes preventable medical errors and infections. The ratings are publicly available, which helps patients easily find their local healthcare facilities’ safety standards.

“It takes a true team effort to achieve such distinction from Leapfrog and our whole team is proud to be recognized among the elite hospitals in patient safety,” said Col. Matthew Mapes, Evans Army Community Hospital commander. “This grade recognizes and validates the entire hospital team’s efforts and focus on protecting our patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. I couldn’t be more proud of the EACH Team.”