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See How Bergen County Hospitals Rank For Safety In America See How Bergen County Hospitals Rank For Safety In America
See How Bergen County Hospitals Rank For Safety In America Several hospitals across North Jersey were graded for safety by a hospital safety watchdog group. The Leapfrog Group released the Fall 2023 hospital grades on Tuesday, Dec. 5. An expert panel of doctors selects 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to come up with grades for the nearly 3,000 hospitals and acute care centers nationwide. Click here for more on the methodology. Here's how hospitals in Bergen, Passaic, Hudson, Union, and Essex counties were graded for safety by the Leapfrog Group this year: A: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Hackensack Meridian Hackensac…

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RANKINGS: These Are The Safest Hospitals In North Jersey RANKINGS: These Are The Safest Hospitals In North Jersey
Rankings: These Are The Safest Hospitals In North Jersey More than half of New Jersey's hospitals earned an "A" on Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade's latest report, making it the state with the highest percentage of top scores in America. The biannual ranking says that 56.72 percent of the state's hospitals earned A's -- 38 of the 67 that submitted their quality and safety data, up from 33 percent in Spring 2018. Leapfrog's safety grade uses 28 measures -- all currently in use by national measurement and reporting programs --  to produce a single letter representing a hospital’s overall performance in keeping patients safe from …

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