The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit founded by employers and health-care providers, announced its spring 2016 hospital safety rankings Monday, a measure of how safe a hospital is for patients.
Hospitals were given a letter grade from A through F based on several factors. Of the 2,571 hospitals studied nationwide, 798 earned an A, 639 earned a B, 957 earned a C, 162 earned a D and 15 earned an F.
At the state level, New York was ranked 44th in the nation. Vermont was ranked No. 1; six hospitals in the state were ranked, and five were given an A grade. Maine, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Minnesota rounded out the top five.
State rankings were based on a percentage of state hospitals receiving an A grade.
Leapfrog looked at medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections to determine the grades. The goal was to determine a patient's risk of further injury or infection if they visited a certain hospital.
Hospitals given a B rating by Leapfrog had a 9 percent higher risk of avoidable death than A hospitals. That number jumps to 35 percent in C hospitals and 50 percent higher in D and F hospitals.
Leapfrog ranked 143 New York hospitals. Here are the grades Long Island hospitals received. (Visit the full list to learn more about individual rankings.)
A
- John T. Mather Memorial Hospital, Port Jefferson
- Huntington Hospital, Huntington
- St. Francis Hospital of Roslyn, Roslyn
B
- Eastern Long Island Hospital, Greenport
- Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre
- South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside
- Southampton Hospital, Southampton
- St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, Smithtown
- St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson
- Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola
C
- Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip
- Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow
- North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park
- Franklin Hospital, Valley Stream
- Glen Cove Hospital, Glen Cove
- Plainview Hospital, Plainview
- Syosset Hospital, Syosset
- St. Joseph Hospital, Bethpage
D
- Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center, Patchogue
- Southside Hospital, Bay Shore
- Peconic Bay Medical Center, Riverhead
F
- Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook
A Comment From Sanders Firm Attorney
Theodore F. Goralski
"Patch reports on Long Island Hospital safety rankings. Many Long Islanders with the means and the ability to choose travel to Manhattan hospitals for quality care. This national ranking of hospitals shows that there may be good reason for that. Only three of 23 area hospitals received an A grade for patient safety. There are more facilities with D's and F's than A's and C was the most common grade. This means that there is significant risk of further injury or infection when admitted to a Long Island hospital. At The Sanders Firm, we have decades of experience protecting patients. The Sanders Firm Supports patient safety. If you or a loved one have been injured due to substandard hospital care call 516-741-5252 or email us at tgoralski@thesandersfirm.com for a free consultation."
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