Â鶹¹ú²úAV Langone Health Is the Only Hospital System in the New York Metropolitan Area to Receive Highest Honors for Its Hospitals in Manhattan, Brooklyn & Long Island
NYU Langone Health’s Tisch Hospital and Kimmel Pavilion, Â鶹¹ú²úAV Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, and Â鶹¹ú²úAV Langone Hospital—Long Island were each awarded an “A†in the spring 2021 , a national distinction recognizing Â鶹¹ú²úAV Langone’s achievement in providing the highest level of patient care across the health system.Â
“We are extremely proud that Â鶹¹ú²úAV Langone is the only health system in the New York metropolitan area with A-rated hospitals across our provider network,†says Robert I. Grossman, MD, chief executive officer of Â鶹¹ú²úAV Langone Health and dean of Â鶹¹ú²úAV Grossman School of Medicine. “This designation further exemplifies our leadership in providing the highest-quality, safest care, and demonstrates our ongoing commitment to excellence throughout our organization.â€
The Leapfrog Group’s Safety Grade assigns an “A,†“B,†“C,†“D,†or “F†grade to all general hospitals across the country and is updated every six months. It was developed under the guidance of a national expert panel, using up to 27 measures of publicly available hospital safety data. It is based on a hospital’s performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections, and other harms to patients in their care.Â
In fall 2020, the Leapfrog Group recognized Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, and Â鶹¹ú²úAV Langone Hospital—Long Island as top teaching hospitals for quality and safety, a recognition attained by only 105 hospitals across the country. In this latest rating, Â鶹¹ú²úAV Langone Hospital—Brooklyn also joins the list of highest-rated hospitals.
The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers. It assesses the quality and safety of hospitals across the country based on available health data. Â
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