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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SOMERVILLE – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset and Walgreens recently partnered to vaccinate local teachers and school support staff.
Special COVID-19 vaccine clinics were held earlier this month at the Walgreens in Somerville, where about 400 teachers and support staff were vaccinated, the hospital announced in a news release. With schools throughout our region beginning to fully reopen, it was urgent that we work together to help ensure that as many teachers and staff as possible get vaccinated so they can safely return to the classroom, Tony Cava, president and CEO of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, said in a statement.
RWJBarnabas Health facilities recognized with Get With The Guidelines awards for treatment.
RWJBarnabas Health facilities recognized with Get With The Guidelines awards for treatment of stroke and heart failure patients
RWJBarnabas Health announced several of its facilities have been recognized by The American Heart Association (AHA)/American Stroke Association for cardiac and stroke care earning a spot on the 2020 Get With The Guidelines awards list in the stroke, heart failure and resuscitation categories.
The awards recognize each hospitals’ commitment to ensuring stroke and heart failure patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.