Verona Area Hospitals Have These Substandard Safety Conditions, Patient Survey Says

Local hospitals had below average safety conditions that involve a variety of conditions affecting patient care, according to a nonprofit group's patient survey of New Jersey hospitals (see list below).

The Leapfrog Group looked at medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections to determine the grades. The goal was to determine a patient's risk of further injury or infection if they visited a certain hospital.

Read more: New Jersey Hospital Safety Grades Released

The nonprofit founded by employers and health-care providers announced its Spring 2016 hospital safety rankings Monday, a measure of how safe a hospital is for patients in New Jersey.

Hospitals were given a letter grade from A through F based on several factors, according to the Leapfrog Group Study. Of the 2,571 hospitals studied nationwide, 798 earned an A, 639 earned a B, 957 earned a C, 162 earned a D and 15 earned an F.

One hospital, St. Michael's Medical Center of Newark, received an F. Bruno Tedeschi, a spokesman for the hospital, offered this statement:

"Given the long duration and uncertainty of the regulatory review for the sale of Saint Michael's Medical Center to Prime Healthcare Services, the hospital has not had the resources needed to participate in the Leapfrog survey. However, in about a week, the ownership of the hospital will be turned over to Prime Healthcare, which has long emphasized the seriousness and importance of quality and safety monitoring and understands the value of top-notch quality-of-care reporting. Prime is fully committed to participating in the Leapfrog survey in the future and having Saint Michael's scores truly reflect the high quality of care that we provide for our patients."

Each hospital was also given number scores for how they perform and treat patients in specific areas. Here are some of the substandard conditions at local hospitals:

Atlantic County

Atlanticare Regional Medical Center-Mainland Campus (Galloway)

• Urinary tract infections
• Blood infections
• Death from serious treatable complications
• Collapsed lung
• Blood clots
• Patient falls
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses

Shore Medical Center (Somers Point)

• Urinary tract infection
• Surgical wound splits open
• Death fron serious treatable complications
• Handwashing
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores

Bergen County

Englewood Hospital and Medical Center (Englewood)

• Staph infections
• Infections after colon surgery
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Communication wth nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Hackensack University Medical Center (Hackensack)

• Staph infections
• Blood infections
• Dangerous objects left in body
• Blood clots
• Accidental cuts and tears
• Communication about discharge
• Communication with nurses

The Valley Hospital (Ridgewood)

• Staph infections
• Blood infections
• Infections after colon surgery
• Blood clots
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores Patient falls

Holy Name Medical Center (Teaneck)

• Staph infections
• Blood infections
• Dangerous object left in patient's body
• Surgical wound splits open
• Blood clots
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Burlington County

Inspira Medical Center Woodbury

• Surgical wound splits open
• Death from serious treatable complications
• Serious breathing problems
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Dangerous bed sores
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Virtua Marlton Hospital (Marlton)

• Serious breathing problem
• Communication about discharge
• Patient falls

Virtua Memorial Hospital (Mount Holly)

• Dangerous object left in patient's body
• Collapsed lung
• Commnication about discharge
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses

Cape May County

Cape Regional Medical Center (Cape May Court House)

• Surgical wound splits open
• Death from serious treatable complications
• Serious breathing problem
• Accidental cuts and tears
• Handwashing
• Communication about discharge

Camden County

Cooper University Health Care (Camden)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Infections after colon surgery
• Dangerous object left in patient's body
• Surgical wound splits open
• Death from serious treatable complications
• Collapsed lung Serious breathing problem
• Blood clots Communication about medicines
• Communicaiton about discharge
• Patient falls
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Kennedy University Hospital - Cherry Hill

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Infections after colon surgery
• Dangerous objects left in body
• Blood clots
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge

Kennedy University Hospital - Stratford (Camden County)

• Infections after colon surgery
• Dangerous objects left in patient's body
• Bood clots
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge

Essex County

Saint Barnabas Medical Center (Livingston)

• Surgical wound splits open
• Collapsed lung
• Serious breathing problem
• Blood clots
• Communication about discharge
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

HackensackUMC Mountainside (Montclair)

• Urinary tract infection
• Infection after colon surgery
• Dangerous object left in patient's body
• Collapsed lung
• Blood clots
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Clara Maass Medical Center (Belleville)

• Infections after colon surgery
• Surgical wound splits open
• Collapsed lung
• Communication about medicine
• Communication about discharge
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Saint Michael's Medical Center (Newark)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Surgical wound splits open
• Collapsed lung
• Serious breathing problem
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores
• Patient falls
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

University Hospital (Newark)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Infecitons after colon surgery
• Dangerous object left in patient's body
• Surgical wound splits open
• Collapsed lung
• Seruous breathng problem
• Blood clots
• Accidental cuts and tears
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Communication with nurses
• Patient falls
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Hudson County

Carepoint Health-Hoboken University Medical Center

• Blood clots
• Handwashing
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Meadowlands Hospital Medical Center (Secaucus)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Surgical wound splits open
• Blood clots
• Handwashing
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Patient falls Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Mercer-Middlesex County

University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro

• Death from serious treatable complications
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Middlesex County

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (New Brunswick)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Infections after colon surgery
• Surgical wound splits open
• Death from serious treatable complications
• Collapsed lung
• Serious breathing problem
• Blood clots
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Communication with nurses

Saint Peter's University Hospital (New Brunswick)

• Urinary tract infection
• Surgical wounds splits open
• Death from serious treatable complications
• Blood clots
• Communication about discharge
• Patient falls
• Bed sores

Monmouth County

Monmouth Medical Center (Long Branch)

• Blood infection
• Urinary tract infections
• Infections after colon surgery
• Communication about discharge
• Communication with nurses

Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Neptune)

• Urinary tract infection
• Dangerous object left in patient's body
• Surgical wound splits open
• Collapsed lung Serious breathing problem
• Accidental cuts and tears
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Bayshore Community Hospital (Holmdel)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Surgical wounds splits open
• Death from serious treatable complications
• Blood clots
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Patient falls
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses

Morris County

Morristown Medical Center

• Blood infection
• Urinary tract infections
• Blood clots
• Dangerous objects left in patient's body
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Saint Clare's Hospital of Denville

• Dangerous object left in patient's body
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Ocean County

Community Medical Center (Toms River)

• Prevention of staph bacteria
• Infection after colon surgery
• Dangerous objects left in body
• Surgical wound splits open
• Surgical bed sores
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Ocean Medical Center (Brick)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Accidental cuts and tears
• Dangerous bed sores
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses
• Patient falls

Southern Ocean Medical Center (Manahawkin)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Accidental cuts and tears
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores
• Patient falls
• Communication with nurses

Passaic County

St. Joseph's Wayne Hospital (Wayne)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Death from serious treatable complications
• Collapsed lung
• Serious breathing problem
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Patient falls
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Somerset County

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (Somerville)

• Urinary tract infection
• Blood clots
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Union County

Overlook Medical Center (Summit)

• Blood infections
• Urinary tract infections
• Death from serious treatable complications
• Serious breathing problem
• Dangerous blood clot
• Accidental cuts and tears
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores
• Patient falls
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses
• Responsiveness of hospital staff

Warren County

Hackettstown Regional Medical Center (Hackettstown)

• Blood clots
• Communication about medicines
• Communication about discharge
• Bed sores
• Patient falls
• Communication with doctors
• Communication with nurses