Here Are The Grades Burlington County Hospitals Received In New Report

BURLINGTON COUNTY, NJ - Several hospitals in Burlington County and South Jersey received top grades and others received average grades in the Spring 2022 Hospital Safety Grades report released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit health care watchdog group.

The latest grades of “A” through “F” reflect care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Leapfrog Group said its and other groups' research showed the pandemic reversed years of progress in patient safety.

The letter grades were based on more than 30 measures of patient safety. Leapfrog says its hospital rating system is the only one in the country focusing solely on a hospital's ability to protect patients from preventable errors, accidents, injuries and infections.

Data on each measure was collected through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Information from the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, available to all hospitals to complete, also affects grades. More details on how the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Guide comes up with its rankings is described in the Patch story found at this link.

Find Leapfrog’s grades for South Jersey’s hospitals below:

A

• Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
• Inspira Medical Center Vineland
• Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital
• Jefferson Stratford Hospital
• Jefferson Washington Township Hospital, Turnersville
• The Valley Hospital Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Voorhees

B

• Inspira Medical Center Elmer
• Virtua Marlton Hospital

C

• Cooper University Hospital, Camden
• Salem Medical Center
• Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
• Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Camden
• Virtua Willingboro Hospital

No South Jersey hospital received a “D” or “F” grade, according to Leapfrog. Patch’s coverage of all New Jersey hospital rankings can be found at this link.

The fact that Jefferson Health’s three South Jersey locations received “A” grades is especially satisfying, according to Brian Sweeney, president and chief operating officer of Jefferson Health – New Jersey.

“At a time when health care organizations are more vital than ever to the communities we serve, it is gratifying to be recognized for our ongoing commitment to safety,” Sweeney said in a press release. “We are honored to have all three of our New Jersey acute care hospitals reach this level of achievement. And we are especially proud of the doctors, nurses, and other valued team members, who have put in place best-practice systems and processes to achieve excellent clinical outcomes for our patients.”

Representatives from other South Jersey hospitals did not return Patch’s request for comment prior to this story’s posting.

This story also contains reporting by Josh Bakan.

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