Healthgrades names Saline Memorial Hospital a 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient

BENTON, Ark. (Nov. 4, 2025) – Healthgrades has named Saline Memorial Hospital among the nation’s top-performing hospitals for patient safety, awarding it the 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award™.

The award recognizes hospitals that consistently protect patients from serious, potentially preventable complications during hospital stays.

“We’re proud to bring this level of care to our community,” said Char Boulch, CEO of Saline Memorial Hospital. “Earning this recognition from Healthgrades reinforces what our patients already know — that they can trust us to keep them safe and deliver excellent care close to home.”

The Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™ is given to hospitals that rank among the top 10% in the nation for patient safety. Healthgrades evaluates more than 4,500 short-term acute care hospitals based on publicly available clinical data, including rates of complications and preventable harm. Hospitals that receive this distinction demonstrate consistently low occurrences of serious, potentially avoidable medical events.

The annual study found that patients treated in hospitals that received the 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award have a significantly lower chance of experiencing one of the four leading safety indicators than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals:

• In-hospital falls resulting in fracture (54% less likely)
• Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest (approximately 55% less likely)
• Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (approximately 69% less likely)
• Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (72% less likely)

“As a 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient, Saline Memorial Hospital consistently puts the well-being of their patients and staff at the forefront, setting a high standard for patient safety nationwide,” said Dr. Debra Gradick, senior physician consultant at Healthgrades. “We commend Saline Memorial Hospital for providing consistently exceptional care while preventing serious injuries, giving patients their best chance of a seamless recovery.”

*Statistics are calculated from Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Award methodology which is based primarily on AHRQ technical specifications (Version 2024.0.1) to MedPAR data from approximately 4,500 hospitals for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. The complete 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Awards Methodology is available at Healthgrades.com/Quality/Ratings-Awards/Healthgrades-Patient-Safety-Metholodogy.

About Saline Memorial Hospital

Saline Health System, a part of Lifepoint Health, is made up of Saline Memorial Hospital, a 177-bed acute care facility, and Saline Clinics, a network of primary care and specialty clinics. Saline Memorial Hospital has been caring for Saline County and its surrounding communities for more than 70 years. Saline Memorial Hospital is proud to be recognized as a Leapfrog Grade “A” Hospital for its commitment to patient safety and with the Platinum Performance Achievement Award from the Chest Pain-MI Registry for delivering the highest quality care for cardiac patients. The hospital is accredited through The Joint Commission for meeting quality and safety standards, the American College of Cardiology as a Chest Pain Center with Primary PCI, the MBSAQIP as a bariatric surgery center, Optum in the Bariatric Centers of Excellence network, CARF as a rehabilitation center and the AASM as a sleep center.

More information about Saline Memorial Hospital is available at 501.776.6000 or online at SalineMemorial.org. More information about Lifepoint Health is available at LifepointHealth.net.

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