LAMMICO Honors Morehouse General Hospital with Patient Safety Award

September 22, 2026 by matray

LAMMICO named Morehouse General Hospital in Bastrop, La., the recipient of its 11th annual Patient Safety Award and Grant for efforts to reduce pressure injuries.

The 2025-26 award program focused on reducing skin and pressure injuries, which can cause pain and other complications for patients and expose healthcare facilities to potential litigation.

Participating organizations completed a skin and pressure injury course through the medical liability insurer’s learning management system. The course addressed risk factors, skin care and measures healthcare providers can take to prevent pressure injuries.

Morehouse General Hospital received the top award after demonstrating the greatest reduction in healthcare facility-acquired pressure injury rates through its prevention and treatment efforts and participation in LAMMICO’s risk management and patient safety education.

The hospital received a $10,000 grant for nursing professional development and a one-year risk manager membership in the American Society for Health Care Risk Management.

Morehouse General implemented a hospital-wide wound care improvement initiative that included standardized pressure injury prevention protocols, structured skin assessments and staff education across patient care areas. According to LAMMICO, the initiative significantly reduced wound care-related injuries and improved patient outcomes.

Winston Medical Center’s Turning Point geriatric and psychiatric unit in Louisville, Miss., was the second-place recipient. The hospital received a $5,000 nursing professional development grant and a one-year risk manager membership in the American Society for Health Care Risk Management.

Turning Point implemented a patient safety initiative focused on skin integrity and wound prevention. LAMMICO said staff engagement, education and ongoing quality improvement efforts contributed to a significant reduction in wound care-related injuries and improved patient outcomes.

AM Best Affirms MICA’s A (Excellent) Financial Strength Rating

September 22, 2026 by matray

AM Best has affirmed the A (Excellent) financial strength rating of Mutual Insurance Company of Arizona and MICA Risk Retention Group Inc., the medical professional liability insurer announced today.

The rating agency also affirmed the companies’ long-term issuer credit ratings of “a+” (Excellent). The outlook for both companies’ ratings is stable.

The affirmation comes as MICA marks its 50th anniversary.

“As MICA celebrates its 50th anniversary, AM Best’s continued recognition affirms the long-term perspective and commitment to our members that have defined MICA since 1976,” said Edward G. Marley, president and CEO of MICA. “For five decades, we have built our success around medical professional liability, earning the trust of physicians and medical practices through deep expertise, exceptional service, and the financial strength to deliver lasting value to our policyholders.”

According to MICA, AM Best’s rating rationale cited the insurer’s risk-adjusted capitalization, as measured by Best’s Capital Adequacy Ratio, as being at the strongest level. The rating agency also cited MICA’s operating performance and history of returning dividends to policyholders.

MICA has paid policyholder dividends for more than 20 consecutive years and has returned more than $760 million to policyholders since its founding in 1976.

AM Best also cited MICA’s market knowledge, customer retention and position in the medical professional liability insurance markets in Arizona and Utah. The rating assessment also considered the company’s efforts to identify new market opportunities and its approach to risk management.