Children's Hospital and Detroit Receiving Earn Top Awards

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DETROIT — The Leapfrog Group has named the Detroit Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Michigan and DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital to its annual list of Top Hospitals, a gold standard in measuring hospital performance with quality and safety.

“Every year our hospitals are recognized as leaders in the industry, we are thankful for our DMC staff and physicians who maintain our focus on quality and safety for our patients,” said DMC CEO Joe Mullany. “Both Children’s Hospital of Michigan and DMC Detroit Receiving are well regarded for their pediatric, and adult specialty and trauma care, and patients travel from throughout the region and state for the specialized services offered at both of these remarkable hospitals.”

“The field of hospitals’ considered for this year’s elite Leapfrog Top Hospital distinction was more competitive than ever.  By achieving the Top Hospital accolade, DMC has demonstrated exemplary performance across all areas of quality and patient safety that are analyzed on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey. If my family or friends needed care, I’d be comfortable sending them to DMC,” said Leah Binder, President & CEO of The Leapfrog Group.

DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan and DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital were selected as Top Hospitals out of a record number of 1,324 hospitals participating in The Leapfrog Group’s annual survey.