New Jersey's Safest And Least Safe Hospitals: Who's Doing Well, Who's Not, According to Study

Ever wonder which hospitals in New Jersey are the safest — and least safe? A nonprofit founded by employers and health care providers announced its fall 2016 hospital safety rankings this week, a measure of how safe a hospital is for patients in New Jersey.

At the state level, New Jersey was ranked 17th in the nation. Hawaii was ranked number one.

Hospitals were given a letter grade from A through F based on several factors. Of the 2,633 hospitals evaluated, 844 earned an “A,” 658 earned a “B,” 954 earned a “C,” 157 earned a “D” and 20 earned an “F.”

Leapfrog looked at medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections to determine the grades. The goal was to determine a patient's risk of further injury or infection if they visited a certain hospital.

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.

Leapfrog ranked 68 New Jersey hospitals. Here are the grades the hospitals received:

• Atlanticare Regional Medical Center - City Campus: A
• Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-Mainland Campus: A
• CarePoint Health-Christ Hospital, Jersey City: A
• Englewood Hospital and Medical Center: A
• Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck: A
• Inspira Medical Center Elmer: A
• Inspira Medical Center Vineland: A
• Inspira Medical Center Woodbury: A
• Jersey City Medical Center-Barnabas Health: A
• Kennedy University Hospital - Cherry Hill Campus: A
• Kennedy University Hospital - Stratford Campus: A
• Kennedy University Hospital - Washington Township Campus: A
• Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch: A
• Morristown Medical Center: A
• Newton Medical Center: A
• Riverview Medical Center: A
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset: A
• Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston: A
• Saint Peter's University Hospital, New Brunswick: A
• Shore Medical Center, Somers Point: A
• The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood: A
• University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro: A
• Virtua Marlton Hospital: A
• Virtua Memorial Hospital: A
• Virtua Voorhees Hospital, Mount Holly: A
• Cape Regional Medical Center: B
• Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton: B
• CarePoint Health-Bayonne Medical Center, Bayonne: B
• Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center: B
• Clara Maass Medical Center, Belleville: B
• Hackensack University Medical Center: B
• Hunterdon Medical Center, Flemington: B
• JFK Medical Center, Edison: B
• Ocean Medical Center, Brick: B
• Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center, Camden: B
• Overlook Medical Center, Summit: B
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick: B
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway: B
• Saint Clare's Hospital of Dover: B
• St. Francis Medical Center of Trenton: B
• Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel: C
• Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell: C
• CentraState Medical Center, Freehold: C
• Chilton Medical Center, Pompton Plains: C
• Community Medical Center of Toms River: C
• Cooper University Health Care, Camden: C
• HackensackUMC Mountainside, Montclair: C
• HackensackUMC Palisades, North Bergen: C
• Hackettstown Regional Medical Center: C
• Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune: C
• Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County, Willingboro: C
• Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center, Secaucus: C
• Memorial Hospital of Salem County, Salem: C
• Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, Lakewood: C
• Newark Beth Israel Medical Center: C
• Raritan Bay Medical Center of Old Bridge: C
• Raritan Bay Medical Center of Perth Amboy: C
• Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton: C
• Saint Clare's Hospital of Denville: C
• Southern Ocean Medical Center: C
• St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson: C
• St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital: C
• St. Luke's Warren Campus, Phillipsburg: C
• St. Mary's General Hospital, Passaic: C
• Trinitas Regional Medical Center, Elizabeth: C
• Hackensack University Medical Center at Pascack Valley, Westwood: D
• Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark: D
• University Hospital, Newark: D

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