By RWJ/BARNABAS HEALTH
June 1, 2021 at 12:18 PM
Barry H. Ostrowsky, president and CEO, RWJBarnabas Health and Trina Parks, senior vice president and Corporate Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, RWJBarnabas Health.
Barry H. Ostrowsky, president and CEO, RWJBarnabas Health and Trina Parks, senior vice president .
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June 1, 2021 at 12:18 PM
WEST ORANGE, NJ – RWJBarnabas Health has joined the growing coalition pledging to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
One of nearly 2,000 CEOs who have come together for CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion™, Barry H. Ostrowsky, president and CEO is committing himself and RWJBarnabas Health to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
No hospital in New Jersey received a failing grade in the latest round of safety scoring released by The Leapfrog Group. But more than a dozen facilities fell short of an A or B grade.
In the spring 2021 report released Thursday, 26 of New Jersey s 68 acute-care hospitals (38%) received an A for their ability to protect patients from avoidable infections, injuries and errors. Another 38% received a B from Leapfrog, a nonprofit watchdog organization representing health care consumers and purchasers.
Ten hospitals improved upon their grade from fall 2020, and four hospitals moved down a grade.
Based on the percentage of A grade hospitals, New Jersey moved from 17th to 14th in the nation. Saint Barnabas Medical Center, located in Livingston, is one of just 27 hospitals in the country to have achieved straight A grades since Leapfrog began grading in 2012.
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Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston maintained its straight-A streak since the Leapfrog Safety report card began in 2012. It is one of only 27 in the country to earn an “A” in each of the 19 report cards.
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New Jersey hospitals ranked 14th safest in the country based on how well they prevented infections, accidents and errors and communicated with their patients, the latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety report card released on Thursday found.
The scores for 68 acute care hospitals 26 A’s, 26 B’s, 15 C’s and one D helped New Jersey improve its standing from last fall, when it was 17th best, according to the report. Ten hospitals improved a grade and four hospitals slipped a grade. No hospital flunked. East Orange General Hospital scored the lowest with a D, the report said.
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