See What 'Grades' Essex County Hospitals Got In New Leapfrog Rating

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Several hospitals in Essex County were among the medical centers that recently received a rating from a watchdog agency as part of its twice-yearly “safety grades.”

The Leapfrog Group, an independent health care nonprofit, recently released its results for Spring 2025.

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. Learn more about their methodology here, or watch the video below.

Here are the grades for seven hospitals in Essex County.

BELLEVILLE

Leapfrog assigned Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville a "B" grade for Spring 2025. See the full breakdown here.

Other recent grades for Clara Maass Medical Center include:

• Fall 2024 - C
• Spring 2024 - C
• Fall 2023 - C
• Spring 2023 - B
• Fall 2022 - B
• Spring 2022 - B

EAST ORANGE

Leapfrog assigned CareWell Health Medical Center in East Orange a "C" grade for Spring 2025. See the full breakdown here.

Other recent grades for CareWell Health Medical Center include:

• Fall 2024 - C
• Spring 2024 - C
• Fall 2023 - C
• Spring 2023 - C
• Fall 2022 - D
• Spring 2022 - D

LIVINGSTON

Leapfrog assigned Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston an "A" grade for Spring 2025. See the full breakdown here.

Other recent grades for Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center include:

• Fall 2024 - B
• Spring 2024 - B
• Fall 2023 - C
• Spring 2023 - C
• Fall 2022 - C
• Spring 2022 - C

MONTCLAIR

Leapfrog assigned Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair a "B" grade for Spring 2025. See the full breakdown here.

Other recent grades for Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center include:

• Fall 2024 - B
• Spring 2024 - C
• Fall 2023 - B
• Spring 2023 - A
• Fall 2022 - C
• Spring 2022 - C

NEWARK

Leapfrog assigned University Hospital a "C" grade for Spring 2025. See the full breakdown here.

Other recent grades at University Hospital include:

• Fall 2024 - C
• Spring 2024 - C
• Fall 2023 - C
• Spring 2023 - C
• Fall 2022 - C
• Spring 2022 - C

Leapfrog assigned Saint Michael's Medical Center an "A" grade for Spring 2025. See the full breakdown here.

Other recent grades at Saint Michael's Medical Center include:

• Fall 2024 - A
• Spring 2024 - A
• Fall 2023 - C
• Spring 2023 - A
• Fall 2022 - A
• Spring 2022 - A

Leapfrog assigned Newark Beth Israel Medical Center a "B" grade for Spring 2025. See the full breakdown here.

Other recent grades at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center include:

• Fall 2024 - B
• Spring 2024 - C
• Fall 2023 - C
• Spring 2023 - B
• Fall 2022 - B
• Spring 2022 - B

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