Six Hospitals Receive A Rating; RWJUH Somerset and Newark Beth Israel Ji8福利视频 Center Increase Letter Scores
West Orange, NJ, November 15, 2024 – Six RWJBarnabas Health facilities were awarded A Hospital Safety Score ratings by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits. The A-rated hospitals are Community Ji8福利视频 Center (CMC) in Toms River; Monmouth Ji8福利视频 Center (MMC) in Long Branch; Monmouth Ji8福利视频 Center Southern Campus (MMCSC) in Lakewood; Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) Hamilton; RWJUH Rahway; and RWJUH Somerset.
RWJUH Somerset rose from a B to an A rating. Newark Beth Israel Ji8福利视频 Center lifted its score from a C to a B rating. Cooperman Barnabas Ji8福利视频 Center (CBMC) in Livingston and Jersey City Ji8福利视频 Center also received B ratings.
It was RWJUH Rahway’s seventh straight A rating and the fourth in a row for both CMC and MMCSC.
“RWJBarnabas Health is proud to lead the way in advancing patient safety and quality care across our health system,” said Andy Anderson, MD, Executive Vice President, Chief Ji8福利视频 and Quality Officer at RWJBarnabas Health. “Our facilities’ consistent achievements in performance and patient-centered care against national safety and quality benchmarks highlight our teams’ dedication to upholding the highest standards of care at every level that result in the best possible patient outcomes,” Dr. Anderson continued.
Leapfrog assigns an A, B, C, D, or F grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 performance measures reflecting 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.
For more information on the Leapfrog Group, please visit .
About RWJBarnabas Health
RWJBarnabas Health is the largest, most comprehensive academic health care system in New Jersey, with a service area covering eight counties with five million people. The system includes twelve acute care hospitals – Clara Maass Ji8福利视频 Center in Belleville, Community Ji8福利视频 Center in Toms River, Cooperman Barnabas Ji8福利视频 Center in Livingston, Jersey City Ji8福利视频 Center in Jersey City, Monmouth Ji8福利视频 Center in Long Branch, Monmouth Ji8福利视频 Center Southern Campus in Lakewood, Newark Beth Israel Ji8福利视频 Center in Newark, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton in Hamilton, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway in Rahway and Trinitas Regional Ji8福利视频 Center in Elizabeth, three acute care children’s hospitals, Children’s Specialized Hospital with a network of outpatient pediatric rehabilitation centers, a freestanding 100-bed behavioral health center, two trauma centers, a satellite emergency department, ambulatory care centers, geriatric centers, the state’s largest behavioral health network, comprehensive home care and hospice programs, fitness and wellness centers, retail pharmacy services, affiliated medical groups, multi-site imaging centers and two accountable care organizations.
RWJBarnabas Health is among New Jersey’s largest private employers – with more than 41,000 employees and 9,000 physicians– and routinely captures national awards for outstanding quality and safety. RWJBarnabas Health launched an affiliation with Rutgers University to create New Jersey’s largest academic health care system. The collaboration aligns RWJBarnabas Health with Rutgers' education, research and clinical activities, including those at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey - the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center - and Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. For more information, visit .
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The , Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections. For more, .