Wythe County Community Hospital CEO Talks Why the Leapfrog Grade 'A' is Important to the Community

March 9, 2025

Wythe County Community Hospital Chief Executive Officer Vicki Parks

Wythe County Community Hospital received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group. This national distinction celebrates WCCH’s achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors.

The hospital received national recognition with a special award from the Leapfrog organization, an independent watchdog group with a long history of assigning letter grades to hospitals across the United States. Based on a hospital’s proficiency in minimizing harm to patients and reducing medical errors, the Wytheville hospital received an “A” for the fall of 2024.

“We are very pleased with this high mark, which places Wythe County Community Hospital among the top tier of hospitals across the country when it comes to patient safety,” said Vicki Parks, WCCH CEO. “I would like to extend my personal gratitude to every member of our team from our nurses, clinical and ancillary staff to our physicians and board members for their ongoing commitment to quality care and patient safety." Leapfrog’s grading system is peer-reviewed, highly transparent, and free to the public for online review. Leapfrog bases its scores on over thirty criteria, which are updated every fall and spring.

“It’s not an easy thing to achieve,” said Parks. “We are very proud to accomplish this.”

This accreditation, Parks added, instills confidence that patients will receive quality care when they enter Wythe County Community Hospital “If patients took the time to look at the scores of surrounding facilities, they would notice that many aren’t even a ‘C,’” she explained. “To achieve an ‘A’ in Southwest Virginia is a significant accomplishment.”

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization with a 10-year history of assigning letter grades to general hospitals throughout the United States, based on a hospital’s ability to prevent medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public. Hospital Safety Grade results are based on more than 30 national performance measures and are updated each fall and spring.

To read Parks' full interview with Southwest Virginia Sun's Zach Cooley, follow this link: https://swvasun.com/wythe-county-community-hospital-receives-high-marks-p11098-10.htm

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