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Healthgrades Names Saint Peter’s University Hospital as 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ Recipient
April 18, 2024
Saint Peter’s among top 10% in nation for patient safety
New Brunswick, NJ – April 18, 2024 – Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, announced today that it has been recognized as a 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ recipient by Healthgrades, the leading resource consumers use to find a hospital or doctor. This achievement, along with Saint Peter’s consistent recognition for quality, safety and nursing excellence, reflects the hospital’s commitment to delivering safe, high-quality care.
“The safety of our patients is our number one priority,” said Leslie D. Hirsch, FACHE, president and CEO of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System. “We are proud to continually offer the highest quality medical care while exceeding safety standards across all departments—that includes not only our operating rooms and emergency departments, but all patient care areas. This commitment is reflected in our day-to-day processes and ongoing investments in state-of-the-art room sanitization practices and advanced technologies that ensure patient safety.”
Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted complication and mortality rates for approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine this year’s top-performing hospitals for patient safety. During the 2020-2022 study period, nearly 170,000 potentially preventable safety events occurred among Medicare patients in U.S. hospitals, with four patient safety indicators accounting for close to 75% of these incidents.* Healthgrades’ analysis revealed that patients treated in hospitals receiving the 2024 Patient Safety Excellence Award have a significantly lower chance of experiencing one of the four leading safety indicators than patients treated at non-recipient hospitals:
- - In-hospital fall resulting in fracture (approximately 52% less likely)
- - Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest (approximately 56% less likely)
- - Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (approximately 67% less likely)
- - Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (approximately 71% less likely)
“Saint Peter’s University Hospital has cultivated an outstanding safety culture that prioritizes the well-being of both patients and staff, setting a high standard for patient safety nationwide,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. “We’re proud to recognize Saint Peter’s for providing top-quality care while preventing serious injuries to patients during their hospital stay.”
Where you’re treated matters, which is why Healthgrades is committed to providing the most scientifically accurate information about doctors and hospitals–with data insights not available anywhere else. To learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality, visit healthgrades.com.
*Statistics are calculated from Healthgrades Patient Safety Ratings and Excellence Award methodology which is based primarily on AHRQ technical specifications (Version 2023.0.1) to MedPAR data from approximately 4,500 hospitals for years 2020 through 2022 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.
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About Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Saint Peter’s University Hospital, a member of Saint Peter’s Healthcare System, is a 478-bed acute-care teaching hospital sponsored by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Metuchen. Saint Peter’s, which received its sixth consecutive designation as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in 2020, is also state-designated children’s hospital and a regional perinatal center, and is a regional specialist in diabetes, gastroenterology, head and neck surgery, oncology, orthopedics, and women’s services. Saint Peter’s is the recipient of the Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses for the adult intensive care unit, neonatal intensive care unit, cardiac progressive care unit and the pediatric intensive care unit. The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital provides families with access to a full range of pediatric specialties, including a nationally recognized Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, pediatric surgery and orthopedic surgery featuring innovative anterior scoliosis correction. The hospital has the state’s only hospital-based, midwifery-led birth center – the Mary V. O’Shea Birth Center, accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Birth Centers. Saint Peter’s is a sponsor of residency programs in obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics and internal medicine, and is a major clinical affiliate of Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. Visit saintpetershcs.com or call 732.745.8600.
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