New York City Hospital Safety Grades 2022: New Rankings Released

NEW YORK CITY — New York City's healthcare workers continue to fight a brave battle against the coronavirus pandemic, but a new ranking shows some hospitals fare far better than others when it comes to patient safety.

A national ranking of U.S. hospitals, released this week by the Leapfrog Group, shows the pandemic reversed years of progress in delivering care, the healthcare watch dog nonprofit said.

“The health care workforce has faced unprecedented levels of pressure during the pandemic," Leapfrog Group president and CEO Leah Binder said in a news release. "As a result, patients' experience with their care appears to have suffered."

Hospitals received letter grades based on data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Leapfrog's Hospital Survey, according to a press release.

Out of the 44 hospitals graded in New York City, six received As, two earned Bs, 22 got Cs and 14 were given Ds, according to the ranking.

Nearly a quarter of Manhattan's 13 graded hospitals earned top marks, with four hospitals receiving A grades, one a B, six a C and two a D.

Seven Brooklyn hospitals received D grades, four got Cs, one got a B and another lone hospital got an A, the list shows.

Queens hospitals did marginally better with one A, six Cs and one D.

A Grade Hospitals

Manhattan

Lenox Hill Hospital
100 E. 77th Street
New York, NY 10075-1850
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NYC Health Hospitals - Metropolitan
1901 First Avenue
New York, NY 10029-7404
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NYU Langone Hospitals
550 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016-6402
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The Mount Sinai Hospital
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
New York, NY 10029-6574
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Brooklyn

NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn
150 55th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220-2559
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Queens

NYC Health and Hospitals Queens
82-68 164th Street
Jamaica, NY 11432-1104
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B Grade Hospitals

Manhattan

Mount Sinai West
1000 Tenth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
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Brooklyn

The Brooklyn Hospital Center
121 DeKalb Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11201-5425
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C Grade Hospitals

Manhattan

Mount Sinai Morningside
1111 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10025-1716
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New York-Presbyterian, Lower Manhattan Hospital
170 William Street
New York, NY 10038-2649
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New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
525 E 68th St
New York, NY 10065-4870
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New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
5141 Broadway
New York, NY 10034
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New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center
630 W. 168th St.
New York, NY 10032
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NYC Health and Hospitals Bellevue
462 First Avenue
New York, NY 10016-9198
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Brooklyn

New York - Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
506 Sixth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215-3609
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NYC Health and Hospitals Kings County
451 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203-2097
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NYC Health and Hospitals Woodhull
760 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY 11206-5383
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Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
374 Stockholm Street
Brooklyn, NY 11237-4099
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Queens

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
8900 Van Wyck Expressway
Jamaica, NY 11418-2832
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Long Island Jewish Forest Hills
102-01 66th Road
Forest Hills, NY 11375-2029
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Mount Sinai Queens
25-10 30th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11102-2448
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New York-Presbyterian Queens
56-45 Main Street
Flushing, NY 11355-5000
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NYC Health and Hospitals Elmhurst
79-01 Broadway
Elmhurst, NY 11373-1329
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St. John's Episcopal Hospital
327 Beach 19th Street
Far Rockaway, NY 11691-4423
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The Bronx

NYC Health and Hospitals - Jacobi
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Bronx, NY 10462-1197
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NYC Health and Hospitals - Lincoln
234 E 149th St
Bronx, NY 10451
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NYC Health and Hospitals North Central Bronx
3424 Kossuth Avenue
Bronx, NY 10467-2489
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St. Barnabas Hospital
4422 Third Avenue
Bronx, NY 10457
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BronxCare Health System
1650 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10457
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Staten Island

Richmond University Medical Center
355 Bard Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10310-1664
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D Grade Hospitals

Manhattan

Mount Sinai Beth Israel
281 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10003-3803
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NYC Health & Hospitals - Harlem
506 Lenox Avenue
New York, NY 10037-1894
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Brooklyn

Brookdale Hospital Medical Center
1 Brookdale Plaza
Brooklyn, NY 11212-3139
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Coney Island Hospital
2601 Ocean Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11235-7795
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Interfaith Medical Center
1545 Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11213
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Maimonides Medical Center
4802 10th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11219-2916
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn
3201 Kings Highway
Brooklyn, NY 11234
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New York Community Hospital
2525 Kings Highway
Brooklyn, NY 11229-1798
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SUNY Downstate Medical Center University Hospital of Brooklyn
445 Lenox Road
Brooklyn, NY 11203
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Queens

Flushing Hospital Medical Center
4500 Parsons Boulevard
Flushing, NY 11355-2205
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The Bronx

Montefiore Einstein Campus
1825 Eastchester Road
Bronx, NY 10461
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Montefiore Moses Campus
111 E. 210th Street
Bronx, NY 10467-2401
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Montefiore Wakefield Campus
600 E. 233rd Street
Bronx, NY 10466
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Staten Island

Staten Island University Hospital - North Campus
475 Seaview Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305-3436
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The pandemic has had a negative effect on “health care delivery at every level and setting, from staffing shortages to increased infections to the very care patients receive,” according to the Patient Experience During the Pandemic: Adult Inpatient Care report, also released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group.

Leapfrog's panel of medical experts considered 30 signs of patient safety — such as postoperative sepsis, blood leakage and kidney injury — when making their deliberations, according to a press release.

Each sign was weighted by evidence, opportunity for improvement and patient impact.

Leapfrog found 33 percent of hospitals received an A, 24 percent received a B, 36 percent received a C and 7 percent received a D, and less than 1 percent received an F.

North Carolina, Virginia, Utah, Colorado, and Michigan had the highest number of A grade hospitals while Wyoming, West Virginia, the District of Columbia and North Dakota had none.

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade methodology has been peer-reviewed and published in the Journal of Patient Safety.

The full methodology for the 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is available online.