Northwell’s Northern Westchester Hospital and Phelps Hospital have each received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group for fall 2025, recognizing their commitment to protecting patients from preventable harm and delivering the highest standards of safety and quality care.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, the nation’s only rating program solely focused on hospital safety, assigns letter grades A through F to more than 3,000 acute-care hospitals across the country twice a year. Grades are based on hospitals’ performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents and infections. An “A” grade indicates excellence in hospital safety across multiple measures, including staffing levels, infection prevention, hand hygiene compliance and responsiveness to critical events.
“Achieving this level of performance across so many hospitals doesn’t happen overnight,” said Peter Silver, MD, senior vice president and chief quality officer, Northwell Health. “It’s the result of relentless focus on evidence-based practices that reduce harm and improve outcomes for every patient we serve.”
In total, fifteen Northwell Health hospitals received an “A” rating for fall 2025 from The Leapfrog Group. The full list of Northwell hospitals that earned an “A” rating also includes:
“Earning an ‘A’ grade means Northwell Health made a true commitment to put patient safety first,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the leadership, Board, clinicians, staff and volunteers that all had a role to play in this achievement.”
