NYC Hospitals Receive Mixed Safety Ratings in Latest Leapfrog Report
A recent report by the Leapfrog Group has evaluated over two dozen hospitals in the New York City area, assigning safety grades based on their ability to protect patients from preventable medical errors, accidents, injuries, and healthcare-associated infections. Notably, hospitals under Catholic Health, Mount Sinai, NewYork-Presbyterian, Northwell Health, and NYU Langone Health received 'A' grades. NYU Langone Health, in particular, highlighted its achievement of 12 consecutive 'A' grades, a distinction shared by only 1% of hospitals nationwide. However, the report also noted that 450 facilities were not assigned a safety grade due to a federal ruling deeming Leapfrog's methodology as 'deceptive and unfair,' a decision Leapfrog is currently appealing. Some hospitals, such as Brookdale Hospital Medical Center and Interfaith Medical Center, received 'D' grades, indicating areas for improvement. 
