Huntington Hospital Earns Patient Safety Excellence Award

HUNTINGTON, NY — Northwell Health hospitals were recognized once again by Healthgrades as 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Awards recipients, including Huntington Hospital, which received the award for the seventh consecutive year, Northwell Health announced.

Huntington Hospital was named among the top 5 percent of short-term acute-care hospitals nationwide for patient safety for the sixth straight year (2020-2025).

Huntington Hospital is the only hospital on Long Island, and one of only 33 in the country, to achieve Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for nursing excellence four consecutive times, according to Northwell Health.

Long Island Jewish Medical Center, which includes Long Island Jewish Valley Stream and Long Island Jewish Forest Hills, earned the award for the second consecutive year and was also named among the top 5 percent of hospitals for patient safety for both years.

Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park was recognized by Healthgrades in 2025 as fourth in New York State for stroke care and joint replacement. Long Island Jewish Valley Stream is a designated stroke center certified by the American Heart Association. It is also recognized as a Network of Excellence in hernia surgery by Surgical Review Corporation. Long Island Jewish Forest Hills is designated a Level II Perinatal Center and is an American College of Radiology-designated Lung Cancer Screening Center.

Plainview Hospital, an acute care community hospital, also received a Healthgrades Patient Safety Excellence Award. As a New York State Department of Health Primary Stroke Center, Plainview Hospital is a recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Quality Achievement Award.

"I continue to be proud of these hospitals who do so much to serve our communities," Peter Silver, senior vice president and chief quality officer at Northwell, said in a news release. "These awards reflect our unwavering dedication to providing the highest quality and safest care possible to our patients. Our commitment to continuous improvement and a culture of safety is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our entire health care team."

Healthgrades’ analysis evaluated 4,500 hospitals nationwide from 2021 through 2023. The results indicated that 173,280 preventable safety events occurred among Medicare patients.

Patients treated in hospitals that received the 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award have a significantly lower chance of experiencing one of the four leading safety indicators, according to Northwell Health:

• 54 percent less likely to experience in-hospital falls resulting in fracture than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals.
• 55 percent less likely to experience a collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals.
• 69 percent less likely to experience pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals.
• 72 percent less likely to experience catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals.

"These impressive statistics underscore the real-world impact of our commitment to patient safety," Silver said. "By minimizing preventable harm, we are not only improving patient outcomes but also enhancing their overall experience of care."