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Shasta Regional Medical Center has once again earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group—our fourth consecutive “A” and the only hospital in Redding to achieve this top honor!
This national recognition reflects our unwavering commitment to patient safety, quality care, and clinical excellence. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is one of the most respected measures of hospital performance in the country, evaluating how well hospitals protect patients from preventable harm and errors.
Earning this distinction four times in a row is no small feat—it’s a testament to the dedication, teamwork, and compassion our physicians, nurses, and staff demonstrate every single day. Their commitment ensures that every patient who walks through our doors receives safe, exceptional, and compassionate care.
We’re incredibly proud of this achievement and grateful to our entire team for making Shasta Regional a trusted place for healthcare in our community.
Your Heart, Your Health: What to Know This American Heart Month
Fall 2025 Safety Grade is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety. Shasta Regional Medical Center earned another “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit…
Why Strong Emergency Medical Services Matter During Winter Months
Fall 2025 Safety Grade is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety. Shasta Regional Medical Center earned another “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit…
Shasta Regional Medical Center Earns 4th consecutive ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
Fall 2025 Safety Grade is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety. Shasta Regional Medical Center earned another “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit…
Shasta Regional Medical Center Welcomes New Wound Care Specialist
Shasta Regional Medical Center welcomes Dr. Helene Cook to the Wound Care Center at Shasta Medical Center. Dr. Cook is a fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeon with specialized expertise in wound management, limb salvage, trauma, and reconstructive surgery…
Welcoming Dr. Helene Cook to the Wound Care Center at Shasta Medical Center
Dr. Cook is a fellowship-trained foot and ankle surgeon with specialized expertise in wound management, limb salvage, trauma, and reconstructive surgery. Her approach is grounded in providing comprehensive, patient-centered care that aims…
Minimally Invasive Heart Procedure Team Performs Remarkable 500th Procedure
In November 2020, Shasta Regional Medical Center proudly announced the opening of its Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Clinic. This week, the TAVR team achieved a significant milestone by completing their 500th minimally…
Shasta Reginal Medical Center is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality cardiovascular care
Shasta Regional Medical Center has received two American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines ® achievement awards for demonstrating /commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of heart disease and stroke, ultimately leading…
Shasta Regional earns “A” Grade for Social Responsibility
Shasta Regional Medical Center is among best in the nation at serving its patients and community, according to healthcare think tank. Shasta Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare has been recognized by the Lown Institute…
Shasta Regional Medical Center Earns 3rd in a row ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
New Grade for spring 2025 is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety. Shasta Regional Medical Center a member of Prime Healthcare earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D”…
Celebrating Nurses Week and Nurses Day: Honoring the Heart of Healthcare
As part of National Nurses Week, Shasta Regional Medical Center is proud to celebrate and honor the dedicated nurses who serve as the backbone of our healthcare system. Nurses Week, which runs from May 6 to May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing…
Shasta County supervisors to honor Redding nurse for life-saving actions
Tonight, the Shasta County Board of Supervisors will recognize Kandace Davy, a registered nurse at Shasta Regional Medical Center, for her heroic life-saving actions while off duty. The recognition will take place during the board’s meeting, which starts at 5:30 p.m….
Shasta Regional Medical Center Earns another ‘A’ for Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
Shasta Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, earned its fourth “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a patient safety ratings organization. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country…
Shasta Regional Medical Center Heart Procedure Team Performs Remarkable 100th Procedure
Shasta Regional Medical Center will perform the 100th implant of the latest-generation WATCHMAN FLX™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device on a patient with atrial fibrillation (AF). Shasta Regional Medical Center is the only hospital in the region providing this important, life-changing procedure…
Announcing Sam Itani, FACHE, as new CEO of Shasta Regional Medical Center
Please join me in welcoming Sam Itani as the new Chief Executive Officer of Shasta Regional Medical Center, effective today, Monday, September 16.
Sam joins Prime Healthcare with more than 30 years of healthcare management experience. For the past three years, Sam served as the CEO of…
Shasta Regional Medical Center Earns ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
Shasta Regional Medical Center a member of Prime Healthcare, earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a patient safety ratings organization. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries
Shasta Regional Medical Center, Shasta Regional Medical Group affirm commitment to community and Partnership HealthPlan news
Shasta Regional Medical Center and Shasta Regional Medical Group, proud members of Prime Healthcare, today reiterates its unwavering dedication to providing quality healthcare services to the community of Redding and its surrounding areas. In light of …
Healthgrades Names Shasta Regional Medical Center a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ Recipient
Shasta Regional Medical Center among top 5% in nation for patient safety. Shasta Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, announced today that it has been recognized as a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipient by Healthgrades
Streamlining Your Emergency Room Experience: Introducing FastTrackCare
At Shasta Regional Medical Center, we offer FastTrackCare, a simple online tool that lets you reserve your spot in the ER for non-life-threatening issues ahead of time. Here’s how it works and how it can help you. Please remember, in a...
Understanding Medicare Annual Wellness Visits: Your Guide to Cognitive Screening and Alzheimer’s Assessment
As we approach Alzheimer's Awareness Month in November, it's an opportunity to shine a light on the importance of early detection and awareness of Alzheimer's disease. Medicare annual wellness visits are a vital component of preventive healthcare,...
Shasta Regional Medical Center earns American College of Cardiology Chest Pain Center Accreditation
Shasta Regional Medical Center has been recognized nationally by The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation for demonstrated expertise and commitment in treating patients with chest pain.
Shasta Regional Medical Center earns American Heart Association recognition for life saving response to STEMI
Shasta Regional Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Mission: Lifeline ® STEMI Receiving Center Bronze recognition for its commitment to offering rapid, research-based care to people experiencing a specific type of heart attack known as an ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), known to be more severe and dangerous than other types of heart attacks.
Healthgrades Names Shasta Regional Medical Center a 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ Recipient
Redding, CA – March 31, 2023 – Shasta Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, today announced that it has been recognized by Healthgrades as a 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipient.
Shasta Regional Medical Center now accepting Anthem Blue Cross
Shasta Regional Medical Center now accepting Anthem Blue Cross Redding, CA, December 26, 2022 – Shasta Regional Medical Center is proud to be back in the network as a coverage clinician, Anthem Blue Cross Commercial, Exchange and of course Medicare...
The first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitoring device now available exclusively at Shasta Regional Medical Center
Shasta Reginald Medical Center announces The CardioMEMS™ System is now available for patients in Redding. The first and only FDAapproved heart failure monitoring device proven to significantly reduce hospital admissions and improve quality of life....
Shasta Regional Medical Center Offering Free Community Seminar for Hands Only CPR
Shasta Regional Medical Center is hosting a free community seminar teaching updated techniques that can be administered in emergency situation outside of a hospital setting, including Hands Only CPR.With 70 percent of all...
Healthgrades names Shasta Regional Medical Center A 2022 Patient Safety Award Recipient
Redding, CA – March 15, 2022 – Shasta Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, today announced that it has been recognized by Healthgrades as a 2022 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipient. This distinction places Shasta Regional...
Shasta Regional Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Redding, CA November 10, 2021 – Shasta Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, received an “A” grade in the Fall 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Shasta Regional Medical Center’s...
Shasta Regional Medical Center participates in first “beating heart” transplant on the West Coast
Redding, California, September 22, 2020 - Shasta Regional Medical Center partnered with UC San Diego Health, to be the first hospitals on the West Coast to participate in a heart transplant surgery from a donor after circulatory death, or DCD,...
Shasta Regional Recognized for Quality by Heart Association
Redding, California - Shasta Regional Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring heart failure...
Shasta Regional Medical Center receives high rankings from Hospital Compare data research
Shasta Regional Medical Center is among the highest rated hospitals by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in their recent 2019 report for quality ratings on hospital comparisons nationwide.Shasta Regional Medical...
Shasta Regional Medical Center named One of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals 2020 by IBM Watson Health
2020 Study Finds Top Performing Hospitals Provide Improved Patient Care Than PeersShasta Regional Medical Center was today, named one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals by IBM Watson HealthTM. The study spotlights the...
Nursing Graduates Luncheon Mixer
Complimentary Luncheon Mixer for Nursing StudentsPlease join us for lunch and the opportunity to speakone on one with our clinical directors.SRMC Luncheon MixerMonday, May 6th 12:00pm – 1:30pmShasta Regional Medical Center, Liberty Room...
Shasta Regional Medical Center receives high rankings from Hospital Compare data research
Shasta Regional Medical Center is among the highest rated hospitals by The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in their recent 2019 report for quality ratings on hospital comparisons nationwide.Shasta Regional Medical...
National Study: Shasta Regional Medical Center is Five-Star Recipient for Patient Safety and eight other categories of service.
Shasta Regional Medical Center is 5-star rated for Patient Safety outcomes according to a study released by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. Shasta Regional Medical...
Prime Healthcare Hospitals Recognized Nationally by Healthgrades – Hospitals receive nearly 200 awards for various specialties
(Ontario, CA - October 18, 2017) – Prime Healthcare’s community hospitals across the United States have once again received top awards and accolades for clinical excellence in various procedures and conditions by Healthgrades, the...
Shasta Regional Medical Center Receives the 2017 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Stroke Centers
Redding, CA – March 1, 2017 – Shasta Regional Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Stroke Centers by the Women’s Choice Award®, America’s trusted referral source for the best in healthcare. The award signifies that Shasta Regional...