Saint Peter’s UH Earns ‘A’ in safety from Leapfrog Group

Saint Peter’s University Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog. 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.

“When making healthcare decisions, it’s important that patients have as much information as possible to ensure that the clinical providers they choose are highly trained, but it is equally important that the facilities where those providers practice are highly focused on patient safety as a key driver to impacting positive clinical outcomes,” said Leslie D. Hirsch, FACHE, president and CEO of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System. “It’s a credit to the entire Saint Peter’s team that we’ve received the highest safety grade from The Leapfrog Group and a testament to our ongoing commitment to meet and exceed the highest safety standards across all areas of our organization.”

“Everyone who works at Saint Peter’s should be proud of this ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “It takes complete dedication of at every level, and an ironclad commitment to putting patients first. I thank Saint Peter’s leadership, clinicians, staff, and volunteers for caring so deeply for its patients and their safety.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day nationally. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

To see Saint Peter’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram and via The Leapfrog Group newsletter.