CarePoint Health - Hoboken University Medical Center Awarded Coveted 2014 Leapfrog Top Hospital Distinction

Recognition Highlights the Nation's Premier Hospitals for Safety and Quality

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Dec 19, 2014, 09:00 ET

HOBOKEN, N.J., Dec. 19, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Leapfrog Group has named CarePoint Health – Hoboken University Medical Center to its annual list of Top Hospitals. An elite distinction awarded to hospitals nationwide for demonstrating excellence in hospital safety and quality through the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is given to less than seven percent of all eligible hospitals. The awards, which are given annually, were, announced at Leapfrog's Annual Meeting and Top Hospital Awards in early December, in Washington, D.C.

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"We are extremely proud that CarePoint Health – Hoboken University Medical Center has been awarded such a prestigious honor," said Dennis Kelly, CEO of CarePoint Health. "Hoboken University Medical Center takes great pride in providing excellence in healthcare and to be named a top hospital proves that we are committed to providing the best care in the region."

CarePoint Health – Hoboken University Medical Center (HUMC) provides advanced medical technologies in support of its medical staff, nursing team and other caregivers, to enable state-of-the-art care to residents of Hoboken and the surrounding communities. In the past three years, CarePoint Health has invested over 31 million dollars in equipment and facility improvements at HUMC alone. HUMC offers excellence in emergency medicine in the 34-bay emergency room, the dedicated Obstetrics & Gynecology Emergency Department and the children's emergency area. It also offers a state-of-the-art robotics program, Pampered Pregnancy Program, Wound Care Center and accessible healthcare for all through the Neighborhood Health Center.

"Providing quality patient care has always been our top priority at Hoboken University Medical Center," said Dr. Meika Roberson, Chief Medical Officer at CarePoint Health – Hoboken University Medical Center. "This top hospital honor recognizes all of the doctors, nurses, social workers and others who work to deliver our patients with care from our doors to theirs. Providing consistently high quality health care is a dynamic process – we need to constantly assess and reassess and ensure we continue to do so."

CarePoint Health – Hoboken University Medical Center was one of 94 Top Hospitals recognized nationally. The list includes:

25 Top Rural Hospitals
60 Top Urban Hospitals
Nine Top Children's Hospitals

Among the hospitals reaching this achievement are:

Academic medical centers
Teaching hospitals
Community hospitals in rural, suburban and urban settings

"Leapfrog's Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most prestigious distinctions any hospital can achieve in the United States. It recognizes institutions for their excellence in quality of care and patient safety, as well as their commitment to transparency. By achieving Top Hospital status, CarePoint Health – Hoboken University Medical Center has proven it's a premier institution and deserves to be recognized for its dedication to the families and patients in Hoboken," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.

The selection is based on the results of The Leapfrog Group's annual hospital survey, which measures hospitals' performance on patient safety and quality, focusing on three critical areas of hospital care: how patients fare, resource use and management structures established to prevent errors. Performance across many areas of hospital care is considered in establishing the qualifications for the award, including rates for high-risk procedures and a hospital's ability to prevent medication errors.

About CarePoint Health

CarePoint Health brings quality, patient-focused health care to Northern New Jersey. Combining the resources of three area hospitals – CarePoint Health – Bayonne Medical Center, CarePoint Health – Christ Hospital, and CarePoint Health – Hoboken University Medical Center and its affiliated medical practices– as well as McCabe Ambulance, CarePoint Health provides a new approach to delivering health care that puts the patient front and center. We leverage a network of top doctors, nurses, EMTs and other medical professionals whose expertise and attentiveness work together to provide complete coordination of care, from the doctor's office to the hospital to the home. Patients benefit from the expertise and capabilities of a broad network of leading specialists and specialized technology. And at CarePoint Health, all of our medical professionals emphasize preventive medicine and focus on educating patients to make healthy life choices. For more information on our facilities, partners and services, visit our website, www.carepointhealth.org.

For media inquiries, contact our Media Relations Department at:

CarePoint Health
Media Relations
Phone: 201-884-5300
Email: [email protected]

About The Leapfrog Group

The Leapfrog Group (www.leapfroggroup.org) is a national nonprofit organization using the collective leverage of large purchasers of health care to initiate breakthrough improvements in the safety, quality and affordability of health care for Americans. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey allows purchasers to structure their contracts and purchasing to reward the highest performing hospitals. The Leapfrog Group was founded in November 2000 with support from the Business Roundtable and national funders and is now independently operated with support from its purchaser and other members. The Hospital Safety Score (www.hospitalsafetyscore.org) is an initiative of The Leapfrog Group.

www.leapfroggroup.org

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