Ten Jefferson Health Hospitals Earn an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
New grades for spring 2025 are a national recognition for commitment to patient safety
May 1, 2025 – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, Jefferson Methodist Hospital, Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital, Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, Jefferson Washington Township Hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hecktown Oaks, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono, and Lehigh Valley Hospital – Schuylkill each earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade.
Jefferson Washington Township Hospital has earned an “A” grade for the sixth consecutive cycle, and Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital has earned an “A” grade for the eighth consecutive time. Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hecktown Oaks earned an “A” grade for the fourth consecutive cycle and Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono obtained an “A” grade for the third time in a row.
“Jefferson Health is rooted in a belief that compassionate, high-quality care should be readily accessible to all. This recognition underscores our daily commitment to improving patient lives and ensuring their safety. The ability to maintain this level of excellence in both access and quality is a direct result of the extraordinary efforts of our physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, caregivers, and staff at every Jefferson Health location,” said Baligh R. Yehia, MD, MPP, MSc, FACP, President, Jefferson Health.
Jefferson Stratford Hospital, Jefferson Abington Hospital, Jefferson Bucks Hospital, Jefferson Lansdale Hospital, Jefferson Torresdale Hospital, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton and Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg earned a “B” grade.
The Leapfrog Group is an independent, national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
About Jefferson
Jefferson is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. More than 65,000 people strong, Jefferson is dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow’s professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospital campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans, through Health Partners Plans, Inc., is a not-for-profit managed health care organization offering a broad range of health coverage options to more than 370,000 members for more than 35 years.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
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Jamie Stover
