At a time when healthcare organizations are more vital than ever, we are especially honored to be recognized for our ongoing commitment to safety, Jefferson Health – New Jersey President Brian Sweeney said. It is especially gratifying that all three of our acute care hospitals have again reached this level of achievement. We are proud of our physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff who have deployed best practice systems and processes to achieve stellar clinical outcomes for our patients.
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It s worth noting the hospitals were graded during a time of extraordinary pressure on the health care system due to the coronavirus pandemic.
UpdatedFri, Apr 30, 2021 at 8:18 am ET
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The Leapfrog Group recently released its spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades, assessing more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals on how well a facility prevents medical errors and other harm to patients. (Shutterstock)
NEW JERSEY Several New Jersey hospitals received top safety marks while others didn t quite measure up in The Leapfrog Group s annual spring safety grades released Thursday
(see list below).
The nonprofit health care watchdog group grades hospitals twice a year, assigning letter grades from A to F based on each hospital s ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections.
More than 2,700 general, acute-care U.S. hospitals were assessed for Leapfrog s Spring Safety Grades. Among those hospitals, 27 have achieved 19 consecutive A grades in every biannual grading cycle since Leapfrog launched the safety grades in spring 2012.
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WASHINGTON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers focused on health care safety and quality, today released the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, which assign an A, B, C, D, or F letter grade to more than 2,700 general acute-care hospitals in the U.S. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only rating solely focused on a hospital s ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries, and infections.
Notably, 27 hospitals across the U.S. have achieved 19 consecutive A grades, which represents an A in every biannual grading cycle since the launch of the Safety Grade in spring 2012.
Massachusetts Hospital Safety Grades 2021: The Best And The Worst - Across Massachusetts, MA - Safety grades by the health care watchdog group Leapfrog show how hospitals in Massachusetts responded to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Cartersville Medical Center was one of 24 Georgia hospitals that scored an A for safety in ratings released Thursday by a nonprofit health-care watchdog group. (Jim Massara / Patch)
CARTERSVILLE, GA Cartersville Medical Center was ranked among the safest hospitals in Georgia again by a nonprofit health-care watchdog group that released its findings Thursday.
The Cartersville hospital received an A grade in the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing how well it protected patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infections. The past year has been extraordinarily difficult for hospitals, but Cartersville Medical Center shows us it is possible to keep a laser focus on patients and their safety, no matter what it takes, said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.