White Plains Hospital has once again received an “A” from health-care watchdog Leapfrog Group in its Spring 2023 Hospital Safety Grades for its continued excellence in providing safe and expert care to its patients. The hospital is one of only 17 hospitals in New York state to receive the highest-possible rating.
White Plains Hospital has received an A each period since the beginning of 2019, making it one of only four hospitals in New York to earn this top grade nine consecutive times.
“Consistently receiving an A from the Leapfrog Group stands as proof that we continue to be assessed as one of the safest hospitals in the country”¦,” said Dr. Rafael E. Torres, chief quality officer at White Plains Hospital.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital-ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.
To view White Plains Hospital”™s full grade details and to compare it to hospitals across the region, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.
White Plains Hospital is a member of the Montefiore Health System, serving as its tertiary hub of advanced care in the Hudson Valley. Its outpatient medical facilities across Westchester include multispecialty practices in Armonk, Larchmont, New Rochelle, Rye Brook, Somers and Yorktown Heights and Scarsdale Medical Group locations in Harrison and Scarsdale.
