These NJ hospitals lost their ‘A’ grades in a new safety report

More than a dozen New Jersey hospitals lost points just between the spring and fall of this year, in report cards handed out by the health care advocacy group Leapfrog.

Thirty-five facilities received an "A" grade in the spring 2023 report. That number is down to 24 in the fall.

“The drop in A’s reminds us that quality improvement is a continuous journey that requires attention and persistence," said Adelisa Perez-Hudgins, director of quality for the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute.

A hospital's grade in the report represents its ability to keep patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors. Leapfrog looked at more than 20 evidence-based measures.

Below is a list of the New Jersey hospitals that slipped from their "A" grade for fall 2023. One facility has gone from an "A" to a "C" since the spring.

A couple of New Jersey hospitals improved their grades since the spring.

Atlanticare Regional Medical Center — City Campus (Atlantic City)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Capital Health Medical Center — Hopewell (Pennington)

Chilton Medical Center (Pompton Plains)

Cooper University Hospital (Camden)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center (Holmdel)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center (Montclair)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Hackensack Meridian Old Bridge Medical Center (Old Bridge)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center (North Bergen)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center (Perth Amboy)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center (Red Bank)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Monmouth Medical Center (Long Branch)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Newton Medical Center (Newton)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: B

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

Saint Michael's Medical Center (Newark)

⚫ Fall 2023 grade: C

⚫ Spring 2023 grade: A

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