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.
How safe is your hospital? New grades released by Leapfrog Group wobm.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wobm.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Vaccine appointments on first-come, first-serve basis in Hoboken ×
The Hoboken Health Department now allows residents and employees of Hoboken businesses to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Residents can book an appointment at the time and day of their choosing to make getting a vaccine more convenient. Previously, the city would collect names on a preregistration list and then book appointments.
According to the city, 265 appointments are available through CarePoint on Wednesday, May 5, at Hoboken University Medical Center. The entrance is on Clinton Street between Third Street and Fourth Street.
To sign up for an appointment, visit www.hobokennj.gov/vaccinesignup.
Here’s the latest on how to get a COVID vaccine in N.J. (4/23/21)
Today 4:00 PM
Registered Nurse E. Renee Cantwell, left, and Registered Nurse Therese Zeitz, right, prepare vaccines at the Rowan Medicine COVID-19 Vaccination Center at Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine in Stratford.Lori M. Nichols | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
Facebook Share
Coronavirus vaccines are available across New Jersey even as the distribution of the single-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine remains paused throughout the United States.
This means that the two-shot Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are currently the only vaccines available to the public, and are replacing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in all appointments for the foreseeable future.
Hoboken residents seeking Pfizer vaccine may have last-minute opportunity this evening
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“The Hoboken Health Dpt has an extra 50 Pfizer vaccine appointments available to Hoboken residents on a first-come, first-serve basis until 6pm,” the City of Hoboken tweeted.
“Residents who are able to travel to Carepoint Hospital (entrance on Clinton St) must fill out this link: https://hobokennjvaccination.org/vaccine/.”
Earlier this week, Hoboken opened up pre-registration for Monday, when the entire general public is eligible to be vaccinated throughout New Jersey.
TAGS