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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UpdatedTue, Dec 22, 2020 at 8:16 am ET
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Mayor Christopher Vergano shared an update on case numbers and the vaccine while offering thoughts on holiday gatherings. (Shutterstock)
WAYNE, NJ Just over halfway through the month of December and Wayne has already seen more positive coronavirus cases than in November, Mayor Christopher Vergano announced during a weekend news conference.
According to Vergano, the township is reporting 649 new positive cases as of Dec. 19, which averages out to 38 new cases per day, a rate which is extremely high from where we were going the last few months, Vergano said.
Vergano also reported three new coronavirus deaths in December, but added that these Wayne residents actually passed away in November, despite appearing on the December report.