The Leapfrog Group and Money.com recently named Mississippi Baptist Medical Center as one of the top 101 hospitals for bariatric surgery in the nation. MBMC is the only facility in Mississippi to receive this designation.
This is the first year for the award, and Leapfrog and Money reviewed more than 2,200 hospitals for the honor. To make the list, hospitals had to meet Leapfrog’s bariatric surgery and safe surgery checklist standards. Hospitals also had to have a Leapfrog safety grade of B or higher and a standardized infection ratio of less than 1 for central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections to be considered for the recognition.
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“Mississippi Baptist Medical Center is honored to be named one of the top hospitals for bariatric surgery by Leapfrog Group and Money,” said Bobbie Ware, CEO and administrator of MBMC. “This recognition highlights the expertise of our team and demonstrates their commitment to providing quality care for bariatric patients.”
The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit organization that aims to help consumers make informed decisions about their health and access to safe, high-valued care. For more than two decades, Leapfrog has collected and published data on patient safety and quality of care from voluntary surveys and other sources.
