What You Need To Know
Hackensack Meridian Health is proud to announce that seven of its hospitals earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Hackensack University Medical Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and Ocean University Medical Center are among an elite group nationwide to be designated as a “Straight A” hospital. “Straight A” hospitals have earned an “A” in at least five consecutive cycles of the Hospital Safety Grade.
Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals receiving an “A” rating for safety from Leapfrog include:
- Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center: A
- Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center: A [elite “Straight A” designation]
- Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center: A [elite “Straight A” designation]
- Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center: A [elite “Straight A” designation]
- Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center: A
- Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center: A
- Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center: A
Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
To see Hackensack Meridian Health’s full grade details visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.