Bergen New Bridge Medical Center Nationally Recognized With ‘A’ Safety Rating from The Leapfrog Group

Second year in a row the Medical Center has received an A rating

Bergen New Bridge Medical Center earned a coveted ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2022. This national distinction recognizes Bergen New Bridge’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and medical error. This is the second year in a row the Medical Center has been recognized with the top rating.

“As the nation’s fourth largest publicly owned hospital, we keep looking for more and better ways to improve community access to the most responsive, forward thinking health care anywhere,” said Bergen New Bridge President and CEO Deborah Visconi. “This recognition from Leapfrog for the second year in a row provides the community we serve with the reassurance that anyone who enters our doors will have high-quality care in a safe, compassionate environment.”

In October, Visconi celebrated her fifth year leading Bergen New Bridge – the rebranded and revitalized not-for-profit safety-net hospital owned by Bergen County and operated through an innovative partnership with Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Integrity House, and CarePlus New Jersey, Inc. The impartial Leapfrog assessment is a key quality metric for the Medical Center and those it serves.

“Deb and the entire team have worked incredibly hard to take Bergen New Bridge to the next level of growth during my time on the Board of Trustees,” said Julia Orlando, Chairperson, Care Plus Bergen Board of Trustees. “This organization is very near to my heart, particularly since its mission and core values are very much in line with my life’s work, so it is gratifying to see the Medical Center being recognized for the quality healthcare and patient care provided here.”

Visconi said this top safety grade will continue to bolster confidence in the Medical Center which provides 24/7 emergency, medical and long-term care; women’s health, cardiac, radiology, laboratory, and rehabilitation services; as well as mental and behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment, among other service lines. She once again credits her team of dedicated, compassionate, and talented healthcare professionals for making this national safety recognition a reality for New Jersey’s largest public hospital.

“This recognition demonstrates the success of our commitment to improving and innovating here at Bergen New Bridge,” Visconi said. “I could not be more proud and grateful for our employees who provide the kind of care to our community that deserves this type of high-level recognition.”