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9 Long Island health care providers earn highest safety rating on Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

The grades are based on hospital’s performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections, and other arm to patients.

News 12 Staff

May 2, 2024, 9:53 AM

Updated 232 days ago

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A total of nine health care providers on Long Island are getting high marks from a watchdog organization.
They include St. Francis Hospital, NYU Langone and Stony Brook Southampton and six Northwell hospitals. The Northwell hospitals include Glen Cove Hospital, Huntington Hospital, Mather Hospital, Peconic Bay Medical Center, Plainview Hospital and South Shore University Hospital.
All nine hospitals received an “A” safety grade from the independent national watchdog organization the Leapfrog Group.
The grades are based on hospital’s performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections, and other arm to patients.