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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. This pandemic emphasized how much we rely on America s health care workforce, Leapfrog Group President and CEO Leah Binder said in a news release. Our straight A hospitals remind us how preparedness protected their patients as well as their workforce and created a high level of organizational resilience.
Across all states, highlights of findings from the spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade include:
Thirty-three percent of hospitals received an A, 24 percent received a B, 35 percent received a C, 7 percent received a D, and less than 1 percent received an F.
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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.