RWJ University Hospital Somerset Gets 'A' Grade On New Ranking

SOMERVILLE, NJ — Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset has received the highest ranking letter for safety, according to The Leapfrog Group. The nonprofit organization, which each year ranks hospital safety using a letter grade from A through F, has given RWJ Somerset a Grade A rating.

The grades are based on several factors, including medical errors, the quality of staffing, surgical complications and infections. You can see specific details about RWJ Somerset's grade by clicking here.

RWJ Somerset is the only Somerset County hospital, however there are a few nearby frequented by Somerset County locals.

Morristown Medical Center, 100 Madison Avenue, Morristown (View the full Score); Saint Peter's University Hospital, 254 Easton Avenue, New Brunswick (View the full Score) and Saint Barnabas Medical Center, 94 Old Short Hills Road, Livingston (View the full Score) also received Grade A ratings.

Hunterdon Medical Center, 2100 Wescott Drive, Flemington (View the full Score); Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick (View the full Score) and Overlook Medical Center, 99 Beauvoir Avenue, Summit (View the full Score) each received a Grade B rating.

And Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway, 865 Stone Street, Rahway (View the full Score) and Trinitas Regional Medical Center, 225 Williamson Street, Elizabeth (View the full Score) both received Grade C ratings.

The goal of the grades is to determine what a patient's risk of further injury or infection is if they visit a certain hospital.

According to the organization, more than 1,000 Americans die each day from preventable hospital errors. Hospitals given a B rating by Leapfrog had a 9 percent higher risk of avoidable death than A hospitals. That number jumps to 35 percent in C hospitals and 50 percent higher in D and F hospitals.

At the state level, New Jersey was ranked 15th in the nation. Maine was ranked No. 1. Hawaii, Oregon, Wisconsin and Idaho rounded out the top five.

The Leapfrong Group, founded by employers and healthcare providers, has been grading hospitals for more than a decade.

For a full list of New Jersey hospitals and how they ranked CLICK HERE.

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