Nassau University Medical Center Gets 'D' Safety Rating

A total of three Long Island hospitals received an A grade in hospital safety, according to new fall 2019 ratings released Thursday by the Leapfrog Group, and many more received Cs Ds — including Nassau University Medical Center. The nonprofit group found that of the more than 2,600 hospitals graded in the country, 33 percent earned an A grade, a 1 percent increase from the last round of safety grades, released in Spring 2019.

The Leapfrog Group explains that its rating system is focused entirely on errors, accidents, injuries and infections. The hospital safety grades are released by the nonprofit group twice a year, in the spring and in the fall.

Maine, Utah, Virginia, Oregon and North Carolina had the highest percentage of hospitals that received an A grade. Three states — Wyoming, Alaska and North Dakota — did not have a single hospital that received an A grade.

On Long Island, in addition to the hospital that received A grades, four received B grades, 13 received C grades and two received D grades. None received the lowest F grade.

Here are the grades Long Island hospitals were given by the Leapfrog Group:

• Mather Hospital, Port Jefferson - A
• St. Charles Hospital, Port Jefferson - A
• St. Francis Hospital, The Heart Center, Roslyn - A
• St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, Smithtown - B
• Huntington Hospital, Huntington - B
• Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center, West Islip - B
• NYU Winthrop Hospital, Mineola - B
• Southampton Hospital, Southampton - C
• Peconic Bay Medical Center, Riverhead - C
• Long Island Community Hospital, Patchogue - C
• Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook - C
• St. Joseph Hospital, Bethpage - C
• Plainview Hospital, Plainview - C
• Syosset Hospital, Syosset - C
• Glen Cove Hospital, Glen Cove - C
• South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside - C
• Long Island Jewish Valley Stream, Valley Stream - C
• Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre - C
• Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park - C
• North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset - C
• Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow - D
• Southside Hospital, Bay Shore - D