Far South Side hospital disputes F grade for safety
Egan
Roseland Community President and CEO Tim Egan  argued some of the information used in Leapfrogâs assessment of hospitals was dated and not representative of current conditions at his hospital. The hospital didnât finish filling out the survey sent by Leapfrog because of a lack of resources  and was instead focused on gaining re-accreditation from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program  which it achieved in recent weeks  he said.
 Egan  also pointed to rising patient satisfaction levels. Patient satisfaction rose significantly across a dozen different measures between 2016 and 2017  according to surveys performed for the hospital. âYou have to judge (based) on what the patients are saying about the hospital â  Egan  said.
About 60 percent of Roselandâs patients are on Medicaid  a state and federally funded health insurance program for the poor   Egan  said. About 24 000 patients visit the hospitalâs emergency department each year  including victims of violence and gunshots.
Shortly before  Egan  took over in 2013  the hospital accepted money from the state to avoid closure.  Egan  was tasked with helping to turn around Roseland. The hospital was $30 million in debt when  Egan  took over  and is now about $6 million in debt   he  said.
[TGT] argued some of the information used in Leapfrogâs assessment of hospitals was dated and not representative of current conditions at  [TGT]  hospital. The hospital didnât finish filling out the survey sent by Leapfrog because of a lack of resources  and was instead focused on gaining re-accreditation from the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program  which it achieved in recent weeks   [TGT]  said.
  [TGT] also pointed to rising patient satisfaction levels. Patient satisfaction rose significantly across a dozen different measures between 2016 and 2017  according to surveys performed for the hospital. âYou have to judge (based) on what the patients are saying about the hospital â   [TGT] said.
About 60 percent of Roselandâs patients are on Medicaid  a state and federally funded health insurance program for the poor    [TGT] said. About 24 000 patients visit the hospitalâs emergency department each year  including victims of violence and gunshots.
Shortly before   [TGT] took over in 2013  the hospital accepted money from the state to avoid closure.   [TGT] was tasked with helping to turn around Roseland. The hospital was $30 million in debt when   [TGT] took over  and is now about $6 million in debt    [TGT]   said.