Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital and Dover Hospital both Nationally Recognized with an ‘A” for Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital and Dover Hospital both Nationally Recognized with an ‘A” for Spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Saint Clare’s Hospitals receive an ‘A” for the fourth time in a row.

Denville and Dover, NJ (April 30, 2020) – Saint Clare’s Health Denville Hospital and Saint Clare’s Health Dover Hospital were awarded an ‘A’ in spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Saint Clare’s Health Denville Hospital and Saint Clare’s Health Dover Hospital’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.

“As the Nation copes with a challenging pandemic, our gratitude extends to hospital leadership and health care workers everywhere for their tremendous dedication,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We hope this ‘A’ helps to thank the people who work and volunteer for Saint Clare’s Health Denville Hospital and Saint Clare’s Health Dover Hospital. They are role models in putting patients first, and their service has been extraordinary in our country’s time of need.”

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety. The Safety Grade is a letter grade assigned to all general hospitals across the country and updated every six months, assessing how well the hospital prevents medical errors and other harms to patients.

“It is indeed gratifying to receive such a high recognition from the Leapfrog group four times in a row,” said Brian Finestein, CEO of Saint Clare’s Health. “It provides the public with third party recognition that we not only deliver the compassion of the community hospital you have come to know but also provides technology for the best care and above all, placing patient safety first”

Developed under the guidance of a national Expert Panel, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade uses 28 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to assign grades to more than 2,600 U.S. acute-care hospitals twice per year. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and fully transparent, and the results are free to the public.

Saint Clare’s Health Denville Hospital and Saint Clare’s Health Dover Hospital were awarded an ‘A’ grade today, when Leapfrog announced grades for the spring 2020 update. To see Saint Clare’s Hospital Denville Hospital and Saint Clare’s Dover Hospital’s full grade details, learn how employers can help, and access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit hospitalsafetygrade.org and follow The Leapfrog Group on Twitter and Facebook.

About The Leapfrog Group

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey collects and transparently reports hospital performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information that they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.

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About Saint Clare’s Health

Saint Clare’s Health is a CMS 5 Star Rated and an award-winning provider of safe, high quality, compassionate care, serving the communities of Morris and Sussex counties. Its network of hospitals and healthcare facilities include Denville Hospital, Dover Hospital, Behavioral Health centers in Boonton, Denville, and Parsippany, and an Imaging Center in Parsippany, among other satellite locations. To learn more visit SainClares.com and Like Us on Facebook.

CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) 5 Star Rating is based on 100 rigorously tested quality measures at more than 4,000 Medicare certified hospitals as well as Veteran Health Administration and military health system hospitals.

Saint Clare’s Health is Joint Commission accredited and both Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital and Saint Clare’s Dover Hospital have been recognized by the following third-party organizations:

• Leapfrog A Rating for Patient Safety
• One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention
• American Heart Association recognitions for:
  • Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
  • Target Stroke Honor Roll Elite Award
  • Mission: Lifeline® STEMI Receiving Center – Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award 2018
• Three Year Accreditation Award with Commendation by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
• Accreditations by the American College of Radiology in Radiation Oncology and Breast Imaging Center of Excellence

Saint Clare’s Denville Hospital’s Echocardiology Laboratory at has been recognized by the Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Echocardiology Laboratories and the Intersocietal Commission for Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories. It is also a recipient of the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners Care Award.

Saint Clare’s Dover Hospital has received Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQUP) Comprehensive Center Designation Joint Commission Accredited.

Visit our website at www.SaintClares.com.