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NEWARK, NJ \u2013 November 16, 2022 \u2013 Saint Michael\u2019s Medical Center received an \u201cA\u201d Hospital Safety Grade from\u00a0The Leapfrog Group<\/a>, a national distinction recognizes the Newark hospital\u2019s achievements in protecting hospital patients from preventable harm and errors.<\/p>\n

Saint Michael\u2019s, a member of Prime Healthcare, is the only hospital in Essex County to receive an A from Leapfrog. It was the sixth A awarded to the hospital since 2018.<\/p>\n

\u201cI applaud the hospital leadership and workforce for their strong commitment to safety and transparency,\u201d said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. \u201cAn \u2018A\u2019 Safety Grade is a sign that hospitals are continuously evaluating their performance, so that they can best protect patients. The Saint Michael\u2019s team should be extremely proud of their dedication and achievement.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization with a 10-year history of assigning letter grades to general hospitals throughout the United States, based on a hospital\u2019s ability to prevent medical errors and harm to patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re extremely proud to have received another A grade from Leapfrog,\u201d said Saint Michael\u2019s CEO Dr. Alan Sickles. \u201cAn award for patient safety and for quality care means a lot to us here at Saint Michael\u2019s. It\u2019s evidence that we place the people in our community, the patients, and our staff at the top of everything we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saint Michael\u2019s was recently named to the 2022 Fortune\/Merative 100 Top Hospitals list \u2013 the only hospital in New Jersey that earned the national honor.<\/p>\n

Saint Michael\u2019s has also received the Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades for each of the past four years. The distinction places Saint Michael\u2019s among the top 5% of all short-term acute care hospitals as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading marketplace connecting patients and providers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe population that we serve has significant chronic illnesses and therefore we have to provide evidence-based care that surpasses expectations and results in positive patient outcomes,\u201d said Joy Mitchell, the director of Quality Improvement at Saint Michael\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Prime Healthcare\u2019s two other New Jersey hospitals \u2013 Saint Clare\u2019s Denville Hospital and St. Mary\u2019s General Hospital \u2013 also received grades of A from Leapfrog.<\/p>\n

The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public. Hospital Safety Grade results are based on more than 30 national performance measures and are updated each fall and spring.<\/p>\n

To see Saint Michael\u2019s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org and follow\u00a0The Leapfrog Group<\/a>\u00a0on Twitter, Facebook, and via its newsletter.<\/p>\n

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