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NYU Langone Health hospitals continued a six-year streak of top national recognition for patient safety and quality, joining just 1 percent of hospitals nationwide to receive 12 consecutive A grades from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization focused on healthcare safety and quality.
The A rating applies to Tisch Hospital and the Helen L. and Martin S. Kimmel Pavilion in Manhattan, 91Ƶ Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, and 91Ƶ Langone Hospital—Long Island. Additionally, 91Ƶ Langone Hospital—Suffolk maintained its B Leapfrog grade, sustaining its strong showing after merging with 91Ƶ Langone a little over a year ago. Leapfrog grades are issued twice annually.
“Safe, high-quality care is the foundation of 91Ƶ Langone Health,” said Alec C. Kimmelman, MD, PhD, dean and CEO of 91Ƶ Langone. “Receiving an A grade from Leapfrog for the 12th consecutive time reflects the dedication of more than 54,000 people across our health system who put our patients first every day. We are also proud of the fantastic work at 91Ƶ Langone Hospital—Suffolk, as they continue to expand services and quality enhancements for the community there.”
The Leapfrog Group evaluates nearly 3,000 acute-care hospitals nationwide across 30 evidence-based patient safety performance measures, including the prevention of medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections, and other potential harms to patients. Grades are assigned to hospitals across the country based on their performance regarding these measures. These grades are peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public. Just over 38 percent of hospitals in the nation, and only 32 percent of hospitals in the state of New York, achieved an A grade in the spring 2026 survey.
About 91Ƶ Langone Health
91Ƶ Langone Health is a fully integrated health system that consistently achieves the best patient outcomes through a rigorous focus on quality that has resulted in some of the lowest mortality rates in the nation. Vizient Inc. has ranked 91Ƶ Langone No. 1 out of 118 comprehensive academic medical centers across the nation for four years in a row, and U.S. News & World Report recently ranked four of its clinical specialties No. 1 in the nation. 91Ƶ Langone offers a comprehensive range of medical services with one high standard of care across seven inpatient locations, its Perlmutter Cancer Center, and more than 320 outpatient locations in the New York area and Florida. The system also includes two tuition-free medical schools, in Manhattan and on Long Island, and a vast research enterprise.
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