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Both White Plains Hospital and Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco were given an "A" grade for patient safety in a new Spring 2024 report by the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization that advocates for safety in hospitals.
The new report grades nearly 3,000 hospitals across the country based on how well they protect patients from preventable medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, according to the group. The report is issued twice a year.
Both hospitals received the same grades in the group's Fall 2023 report as well.
The Spring 2024 report also assigned grades to other hospitals in the area:
Hospitals given a "B" rating were:
- Phelps Hospital, Sleepy Hollow;
- New York-Presbyterian Westchester.
Hospitals given a "C" rating were:
- St. John's Riverside Hospital - Andrus Pavilion, Yonkers;
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital, New Rochelle;
- St. Joseph's Medical Center of Yonkers, Yonkers;
- Putnam Hospital, Carmel;
- New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital, Cortlandt Manor.
Hospitals given a "D" rating were:
- Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla.
Results for individual hospitals can be viewed by clicking here.
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