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WORCESTER, MA – NOVEMBER 11: An ICU floor at UMass Memorial Hospital in Worcester, MA on Nov. 11, 2020. As coronavirus cases rise all across the country, hospitals are vamping up their facilities to prepare for incoming patients. (Photo by Erin Clark
NEW YORK CITY – Undergoing any medical treatment can be a scary experience, but hundreds of hospitals across the country have just been recognized for keeping patients safe.
What we know:
Healthgrades’ 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Awards named 438 hospitals in 40 states that rank among the top 10% nationwide for patient safety.
New York had 12 hospitals on the list, while 14 New Jersey hospitals were recognized. These are the safest hospitals in the New York City area, according to the report:
New York Mount Sinai WestMontefiore Mount Vernon HospitalNorth Shore University HospitalLong Island Jewish Medical CenterMount Sinai South NassauGlen Cove HospitalWhite Plains HospitalPlainview HospitalHuntington HospitalMather HospitalLong Island Community Hospital New Jersey Holy Name Medical CenterEnglewood HospitalSt. Mary’s General HospitalSt. Joseph’s University Medical CenterChilton Medical CenterBayshore Medical CenterRiverview Medical CenterSaint Peter’s University HospitalJersey Shore University Medical CenterPenn Medicine Princeton Medical CenterOcean University Medical CenterSt. Luke’s Hospital-Warren CampusSouthern Ocean Medical Center
The full list of hospitals can be found here.
Dig deeper:
The hospitals that received this year’s awards excel at preventing serious, avoidable complications during hospital stays based on 13 patient safety indicators, including infections, in-hospital falls, collapsed lungs and pressure sores.
To qualify, hospitals must meet strict clinical thresholds and report zero cases of certain serious errors, such as leaving a foreign object behind during a procedure.
Texas, Florida, California, Ohio and Pennsylvania had the highest number of recognized hospitals. Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, North Dakota, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming and the District of Columbia had no hospitals on the list.
The Source: Information from this article was sourced from Healthgrades.