NUMC Receives First Improvement in Six Years in Latest National Safety Survey

(EAST MEADOW, NY) - Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) announced today that the latest Leapfrog Safety Grade has resulted in the facility's first marked improvement in six years.

"This is a significant milestone for NUMC and a direct reflection of the hard work and dedication of our staff, physicians, and leadership in implementing effective management, financial, and operational reforms. Over the past eleven months we've worked diligently to enhance the care and services we provide to our patients, and this improvement, while not our end goal, is a testament to those efforts," said Megan Ryan, Interim President and CEO of NUMC.

The Leapfrog Hospital Survey includes data on: c-section rates, rates of early elective deliveries, rates of episiotomy, and high-risk delivery capabilities; practices for safer health care, including hand hygiene, nursing workforce, culture of safety, leadership pertaining to safety and teamwork training; Safe surgical volumes for high-risk surgeries; ICU staffing to reduce mortality; infection rates; Hospitals' Never Events policies; and use of bar code technology to reduce medication errors.

"Our newly restructured Quality and Risk Department and newly established 2024 Quality initiatives, along with multiple departments, played a critical role in driving the changes that contributed to this improvement. While this grade represents progress, we remain committed to further elevating the standard of care and continuing our efforts to strengthen hospital operations for the benefit of our community," Ryan added.

NUMC's C rating puts it ahead of the state's other two public benefit hospitals, Erie County Medical Center and Westchester Medical Center, which both received D ratings.

"This is just further confirmation of the great work being done under new management at NUMC," says Matthew Bruderman, Chairman of NHCC. "Meg and her team are not only on top of the finances, they are extending and (clearly) improving care! Way to go!

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