Patient safety has always been and always will be a top priority at Firelands Regional Medical Center. We strive to implement processes that promote a culture of safety and quality care.

Firelands Regional Medical Center was identified as a recipient of the 2010 HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award™, indicating that its patient safety ratings are in the top 5% of U.S. hospitals. Firelands is one of only 238 hospitals in the country to receive this designation, one of only 17 hospitals in Ohio and the only hospital in the regional area (including the counties of Erie, Huron, Ottawa, Sandusky and Seneca). The rankings are based on three years of Medicare data that every hospital is required to submit.

Patients at hospitals receiving the HealthGrades Patient Safety Excellence Award were, on average, 43% less likely to experience an adverse patient safety event.

From our physicians and nurses who interact one-on-one with patients, to the dozens of committees and small working groups that come together to examine policies and procedures, everyone who works or volunteers at Firelands Regional Medical Center plays a part in the safety of our patients.