3 Newark Hospitals Graded In Latest Leapfrog Ratings: See The Scores

NEWARK, NJ — Three hospitals in Newark were among a slew of medical centers in New Jersey that received a rating from a watchdog agency as part of its twice-yearly “safety grades.”

On Wednesday, The Leapfrog Group, an independent health care nonprofit, released ratings for Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and University Hospital (see the grades below).

The Leapfrog Group uses an academic grading scale with five letter grades to score nearly 3,000 hospitals nationwide 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. Learn more about their methodology here, or watch the video below.

Saint Michael's Medical Center received an “A” grade for Spring 2023 (see a breakdown by category here). Other recent grades include:

• Fall 2022 – A
• Spring 2022 – A
• Fall 2021 – B
• Spring 2021 – B
• Fall 2020 – A
• Spring 2020 – A

Newark Beth Israel Medical Center received a “B” grade for Spring 2023 (see a breakdown by category here). Other recent grades include:

• Fall 2022 – B
• Spring 2022 – B
• Fall 2021 – B
• Spring 2021 – A
• Fall 2020 – A
• Spring 2020 – A

University Hospital received a “C” grade for Spring 2023 (see a breakdown by category here). Other recent grades include:

• Fall 2022 – C
• Spring 2022 – C
• Fall 2021 – C
• Spring 2021 – C
• Fall 2020 – NOT GRADED
• Spring 2020 – D

New Jersey led the country in the number of hospitals receiving an “A” grade for the latest round of grades, released Wednesday. Read More: New NJ Hospital Safety Ratings Released (See Best, Worst)

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