New York - Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Park Slope got a "C" grade and Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park got a "D" in a survey that rates hospitals for patient safety in the categories of
- Infections,
- Problems with Surgery,
- Safety Problems,
- Practices to Prevent Errors, and
- Doctors, Nurses & Hospital Staff.
Safety is defined as lack of harm, avoiding bad events, and making it less likely that mistakes happen.
The "Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade," a report that's updated twice a year, is an initiative of The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit, national watchdog organization that surveys about 3,000 hospitals nationwide.
The survey is "the only hospital rating focused exclusively on hospital safety. Its A,
B, C, D or F letter grades are a quick way for consumers to choose the
safest hospital to seek care."
You can search for reports about other hospitals in the United States by city/state, zip code, hospital name, or state at https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/.