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Leapfrog Group Awards NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan Highest Grade of Any Hospital in Manhattan for Patient Safety

Independent Nonprofit Focuses on Quality of Care Nationwide

Nov 02, 2016

We at NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan take very seriously the quality of the care we provide our patients, said Metropolitan CEO Alina Moran. This recognition will help our patients know how intently we focus on patient safety. We scored the highest in Manhattan last year as well and will continue to strive for excellence.
The Leapfrog Group is the only independent ratings program that focuses solely on how effectively hospitals keep their patients safe.
Protecting patients from harm is the most important task for any hospital, said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.
In New York City, only five hospitals received grades of A or B. All five hospitals are part of NYC Health + Hospitals. The public health system includes the highest-scoring hospitals in Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, as well as Manhattan.
Developed under the guidance of an expert panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 30 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign A, B, C, D, and F grades to more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals twice per year. These grades are calculated by top patient safety experts, peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public.
To see NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan’s full grade, and to access consumer-friendly patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit www.hospitalsafetygrade.org.

Contact: Noel Alicea, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan, 212-423-8162

About The Leapfrog Group

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. Hospital Safety Score, 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.

About NYC Health + Hospitals

NYC Health + Hospitals is the largest public health care system in the nation. We are a network of 11 hospitals, trauma centers, neighborhood health centers, nursing homes, and post-acute care centers. We are a home care agency and a health plan, MetroPlusHealth. Our health system provides essential services to more than one million New Yorkers every year in more than 70 locations across the city’s five boroughs. Our diverse workforce of more than 42,000 employees is uniquely focused on empowering New Yorkers, without exception, to live the healthiest life possible. Visit us at nychealthandhospitals.org and stay connected on Facebook at facebook.com/NYCHealthSystem or Twitter at @NYCHealthSystem.