Einstein Medical Center Montgomery Gets 'B' Rating For Safety

EAST NORRITON, PA — Einstein Montgomery has received its first ever "B" grade for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group.

The nonprofit group, which releases the safety ratings twice a year, found that of the more than 2,600 hospitals graded in the country, just 33 percent earned an "A" grade.

In six of the last seven ratings issued by Leapfrog, Einstein earned a "C"; they did earn an "A" in the spring of 2018.

The hospital said they are committed to continuing to improve.

"We continue to work on initiatives that provide the highest level of safe and responsive care to our patients," Beth Duffy, COO of Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, said in an emailed statement to Patch. "We are committed to improving our Leapfrog score by working with our staff and the community to consistently improve the safety and quality of the care we provide."

The Leapfrog Group, an independent watchdog organization, assigns grades of 'A' to 'F' to all general hospitals across the country based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care.

Leapfrog relies on a panel of experts to select the measures used in the methodology and to develop a scoring system. (You can read more about the letter grades here.)

See the ratings for all Pennsylvania hospitals.