What You Need To Know
Jersey Shore University Medical Center was nationally recognized for its achievements in patient safety and quality. Jersey Shore University Medical Center was named a Top Teaching Hospital by The Leapfrog Group, a national watchdog organization of employers and other purchasers known as the toughest standard-setters for health care safety and quality.
The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive.
More than 2,100 hospitals were considered for the award. Among those, Jersey Shore University Medical Center received a Top Teaching distinction. A total of 132 Top Hospitals were selected, including:
- 8 Top Children’s
- 34 Top General
- 15 Top Rural
- 75 Top Teaching
The quality of patient care across many areas of hospital performance is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including infection rates, mortality rates,, and the hospital’s initiatives to support patient safety, including practices for safer surgery preventing falls and medication errors. The rigorous standards are defined in each year’s Top Hospital Methodology.
To qualify for the distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest standards for quality and patient safety and achieve top performance in their category. To see the full list of institutions honored as 2023 Top Hospitals, visit www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.