Penn Medicine Princeton Earns 'A' Rating In New Safety Grade

PRINCETON, NJ — Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center was given top marks in The Leapfrog Group’s fall 2024 hospital safety grades released Friday.

The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit healthcare watchdog that grades hospitals twice a year, assigns letter grades ranging from “A” to “F,” for 3,000 general hospitals on how well they prevent medical errors, accidents and infections.

Here's how the hospital ranked in the fall and spring:

Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center

• Fall 2024 rating: A
• Spring 2024 rating: B

A total of 31 hospitals in New Jersey were given top marks in the recent rankings.

Overall, hospitals have made great strides since the pandemic years, when the risk of contracting deadly infections was elevated nationwide, but more work needs to be done, the Leapfrog Group said in a news release.

New Jersey ranked fifth among states for the number of hospitals earning the top letter grade, and most of the medical centers on this list also got "A" grades in Leapfrog's spring safety ratings.

The fall 2024 ratings show improvement in patient safety across several performance measures, including notable improvements on healthcare-associated infections, hand hygiene, and medication safety.