St. Joseph Hospital Receives 'C' Safety Grade

BETHPAGE, NY — St. Joseph Hospital, located on Hempstead Turnpike in Bethpage, received a 'C' safety grade according to new fall 2019 ratings released Thursday by the Leapfrog Group.

The majority of hospitals on the island received a 'C.'

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.

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.