Penn Medicine Princeton Gets Top Grade In Hospital Safety Ranking

PRINCETON, NJ — Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center recently received top rating from a watchdog agency as part of its twice-yearly “safety grades.”

On Wednesday, The Leapfrog Group, an independent healthcare nonprofit, released ratings and Penn Medicine received an 'A'.

The Leapfrog Group uses an academic grading scale with five letter grades to score nearly 3,000 hospitals nationwide on more than 30 measures of patient safety. Leapfrog says its hospital rating system is the only one in the country focusing solely on a hospital’s ability to protect patients from preventable errors.

“The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a comprehensive, evidence-based evaluation; it is never an easy A,” Penn Medicine Princeton Health CEO James Demetriades said in a statement.

“Maintaining our top grade takes a commitment to patient safety and continuous quality improvement across the organization. I want to thank our staff, physicians, and medical staff leadership for the skill and dedication they bring to our patients every day.”

New Jersey led the country in the number of hospitals receiving an “A” grade for the latest round of rankings, released Wednesday.

In the garden state, 31 hospitals received an A, 17 hospitals received a B, 11 hospitals received a C and zero hospitals received a D grade. No hospitals received an F. More: New NJ Hospital Safety Ratings Released (See Best, Worst)

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