NYU Langone Health retained its “A” grade for patient safety in a national hospital ranking for the 11th consecutive year across sites in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Long Island.
The Leapfrog Group is a widely cited nonprofit that awards biannual safety grades to nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals. NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, Brooklyn Langone Hospital and Long Island Langone Hospital all earned the “A” rating, and NYU Langone Hospital in Suffolk advanced from a “C” to a “B.” NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital and the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital did not participate in the safety ratings program.
“NYU Langone’s reputation in the communities we serve is built on a foundation of safe, top quality care, thanks to our teams who put their patients first every day,” NYU Langone dean and CEO Alec Kimmelman said in a press release. “We are proud of these ratings. This includes NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk, where the pace of improvements has been extraordinary, because of the incredible work of our teams there.”…