New York Hospitals Ranked Among the Worst for Patient Safety

Medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States. Naturally, keeping this statistic in mind, New York patients are looking for the highest quality medical care they can find. But how do you know which medical centers focus on patient safety and which ones fall short of the quality standard?

As a leader in advocating for the public, Leapfrog Safety Grade is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing complete transparency when it comes to healthcare.  Leapfrog’s grading system uses letter ratings from A-F to evaluate facilities on:

• Doctors, Nurses & Staff
• Practices to Prevent Errors
• Infections
• Safety Problems
• Problems with Surgery

This fall, Leapfrog published the biannual rating list for New York hospitals- the results were shockingly disappointing. Out of 142 New York medical facilities evaluated:

• Only 7 hospitals received an ‘A’ rating
• 26 hospitals received a ‘D’ rating
• 3 NYC hospitals received an ‘F’ rating

Three hospitals receiving a failing grade may not seem too terrible. But when learning there were only 15 failed ratings given nationwide, that puts 20% of these facilities in New York! In addition, New York was rated 47th out of 50 states for providing effective patient safety measures.

Now, these ratings do not imply there are only seven hospitals in the state that patients should trust with their medical care, and they aren’t meant to devalue NY medical facilities. In 2012, when Leapfrog first began publishing the letter grades, hospitals and medical centers with unsatisfactory ratings were shown to improve significantly in quality care. By holding medical facilities accountable for providing the safest care for their patients, these organizations are changing for the better.

For more information on the how New York medical facilities rated near you, take a look at the full Fall 2017 list below:

A-

• Catholic Health – Kenmore Mercy Hospital– Kenmore
• Catholic Health System – Sisters of Charity Hospital– Buffalo
• Highland Hospital of Rochester– Rochester
• John T. Mather Memorial Hospital– Port Jefferson
• Oneida Healthcare Center– Oneida
• RGHS – Rochester General Hospital– Rochester
• Saratoga Hospital– Saratoga Springs

B-

• Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital– Oneonta
• Bon Secours Community Hospital– Port Jervis
• Catholic Health System – Mercy Hospital of Buffalo– Buffalo
• Catholic Health System -Sisters Hospital – St. Joseph Campus– Cheektowaga
• Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center– Plattsburgh
• Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic– Clifton Springs
• Eastern Long Island Hospital– Greenport
• Glens Falls Hospital– Glens Falls
• Guthrie Corning Hospital– Corning
• Nathan Littauer Hospital and Nursing Home– Gloversville
• New York-Presbyterian Queens– Flushing
• Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital– Dansville
• Northern Dutchess Hospital– Rhinebeck
• Northern Westchester Hospital– Mount Kisco
• Northwell Health – Huntington Hospital– Huntington
• NYC Health + Hospitals – Lincoln– Bronx
• NYC Health + Hospitals – Metropolitan– New York
• NYC Health + Hospitals – Queens– Jamaica
• NYU Winthrop Hospital– Mineola
• Oswego Hospital– Oswego
• Putnam Hospital Center– Carmel
• Southampton Hospital– Southampton
• Catherine of Siena Medical Center– Smithtown
• Charles Hospital– Port Jefferson
• Francis Hospital, Roslyn, New York– Roslyn
• Joseph’s Hospital Health Center– Syracuse
• Mary’s Hospital of Amsterdam– Amsterdam
• Strong Memorial Hospital of the University of Rochester– Rochester
• United Memorial Medical Center– Batavia
• Unity Hospital– Rochester
• Vassar Brothers Medical Center– Poughkeepsie

C-

• Albany Medical Center– Albany
• Alice Hyde Medical Center– Malone
• Arnot Ogden Medical Center– Elmira
• Auburn Community Hospital– Auburn
• Bassett Medical Center– Cooperstown
• Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center Concourse Campus– Bronx
• Buffalo General Medical Center– Buffalo
• Canton-Potsdam Hospital– Potsdam
• Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca– Ithaca
• Columbia Memorial Health– Hudson
• Crouse Hospital– Syracuse
• DeGraff Memorial Hospital– North Tonawanda
• Erie County Medical Center– Buffalo
• Faxton St Luke’s Healthcare– Utica
• Flushing Hospital Medical Center– Flushing
• Geneva General Hospital– Geneva
• Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center– West Islip
• Jamaica Hospital Medical Center– Jamaica
• Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center– Brooklyn
• Long Island Jewish Forest Hills Hospital– Forest Hills
• Long Island Jewish Medical Center– New Hyde Park
• Long Island Jewish Valley Stream– Valley Stream
• Lutheran Medical Center– Brooklyn
• Mercy Medical Center– Rockville Centre
• MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center– Poughkeepsie
• Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital– Williamsville
• Montefiore Einstein Campus– Bronx
• Montefiore Moses Campus– Bronx
• Montefiore Wakefield Campus– Bronx
• Mount Sinai Brooklyn– Brooklyn
• Mount Sinai Beth Israel– New York
• Mount Sinai Queens– Long Island City
• Mount Sinai St. Luke’s–New York
• Mount Sinai West– New York
• Mount St. Mary’s Hospital and Health Center– Lewiston
• Nassau University Medical Center– East Meadow
• New York-Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center– New York
• New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital– Cortlandt Manor
• New York-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital– Bronxville
• New York-Presbyterian The Allen Hospital– New York
• New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center– New York
• New York-Presbyterian, Lower Manhattan Hospital– New York
• Newark-Wayne Community Hospital– Newark
• North Shore University Hospital– Manhasset
• Northwell Health System – Glen Cove Hospital– Glen Cove
• Northwell Health System – Syossett Hospital– Syosset
• Nyack Hospital– Nyack
• NYC Health + Hospitals – Harlem– New York
• NYC Health + Hospitals – Woodhull– Brooklyn
• NYC Health + Hospitals / Bellevue– New York
• NYU Langone Medical Center– New York
• Orange Regional Medical Center– Middletown
• Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital– Binghamton
• Peconic Bay Medical Center– Riverhead
• Phelps Memorial Hospital Center– Sleepy Hollow
• Rome Memorial Hospital– Rome
• Samaritan Medical Center– Watertown
• South Nassau Communities Hospital– Oceanside
• St John’s Riverside Hospital – Dobbs Ferry Pavilion– Dobbs Ferry
• St John’s Riverside Hospital – ParkCare Pavilion– Yonkers
• Anthony Community Hospital– Warwick
• Barnabas Hospital– Bronx
• John’s Riverside Hospital– Yonkers
• Joseph Hospital– Bethpage
• Joseph’s Medical Center of Yonkers– Yonkers
• Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Cornwall Campus– Cornwall
• Luke’s Cornwall Hospital Newburgh Campus– Newburgh
• Peter’s Hospital (Albany, NY)– Albany
• Stony Brook University Hospital– Stony Brook
• The Mount Sinai Hospital– New York
• Upstate University Hospital – Community Campus– Syracuse
• Westchester Medical Center– Valhalla
• White Plains Hospital– White Plains
• Wyckoff Heights Medical Center– Brooklyn

D-

• Adirondack Medical Center– Saranac Lake
• Albany Memorial Hospital– Albany
• Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center– Patchogue
• Catskill Regional Medical Center of Harris– Harris
• Cortland Regional Medical Center– Cortland
• Eastern Niagara Hospital Lockport– Lockport
• Ellis Medicine– Schenectady
• F. Thompson Hospital– Canandaigua
• HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley – Broadway Campus– Kingston
• Maimonides Medical Center– Brooklyn
• Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital– New Rochelle
• New York Community Hospital– Brooklyn
• New York Methodist Hospital– Brooklyn
• Northwell Health System – Lenox Hill Hospital– New York
• Northwell Health System – Plainview Hospital– Plainview
• Northwell Health System – Staten Island University Hospital– Staten Island
• Northwelll Health System – Southside Hospital– Bay Shore
• NYC Health + Hospitals – Coney Island– Brooklyn
• NYC Health + Hospitals – Elmhurst– Elmhurst
• NYC Health + Hospitals – Kings County– Brooklyn
• NYC Health + Hospitals | Jacobi– Bronx
• Elizabeth Medical Center– Utica
• John’s Episcopal Hospital– Far Rockaway
• SUNY Downstate Medical Center University Hospital of Brooklyn– Brooklyn
• SUNY Upstate Medical University Hospital– Syracuse
• UHS – Binghamton General Hospital– Binghamton
• UHS Wilson Medical Center– Johnson City

F-

• Brookdale Hospital Medical Center– Brooklyn
• Interfaith Medical Center– Brooklyn
• Richmond University Medical Center– Staten Island

Settling for low quality medical care simply due to your location is not a chance you should have to take with your health. If you or someone you love has been a victim of medical negligence, contact Siler & Ingber’s winning legal team to have a FREE case evaluation. Call 877.LAW.4343 to speak to our personal injury attorneys today.

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