NYU Langone Health retained its “A” grade for patient safety in a national hospital ranking for the 11th consecutive time across sites in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Long Island.
The Leapfrog Group is a widely cited nonprofit that awards biannual safety grades to nearly 3,000 U.S. hospitals. NYU Langone’s Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, Brooklyn Langone Hospital and Long Island Langone Hospital all earned the “A” rating, and NYU Langone Hospital in Suffolk advanced from a “C” to a “B.” NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital and the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital did not participate in the safety ratings program.
“NYU Langone’s reputation in the communities we serve is built on a foundation of safe, top quality care, thanks to our teams who put their patients first every day,” NYU Langone dean and CEO Alec Kimmelman said in a press release. “We are proud of these ratings. This includes NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk, where the pace of improvements has been extraordinary, because of the incredible work of our teams there.”
The safety grades rate hospitals based on 30 measures of patient safety, including prevention of medical errors, injuries, infections and other possible harms, as well as patient outcomes and experiences. In its fall 2025 survey, just over 32% of hospitals nationwide and 23% of hospitals in New York state received a rating of “A,” which is the highest grade that can be awarded.
In September, NYU Langone also ranked No. 1 in patient care for the fourth year in a row for its comprehensive academic medical care, including complication rates, length of stay and patient experience scores.
The Suffolk hospital, formerly known as Long Island Community Hospital, completed its merger with NYU Langone in March after years of affiliation. In September, the American College of Surgeons verified it as a Level 2 Adult Trauma Center capable of treating all adult trauma patients regardless of the severity of their injuries.
These achievements came after the hospital faced backlash for patient care accessibility. Earlier this year, NYU Langone faced criticism for canceling two patients’ gender affirming care appointments following a Trump administration executive order that threatened to withhold federal funding from hospitals that provide such care to patients under 19. The hospital has also faced multiple lawsuits from employees alleging disability-based discrimination, including firing a nurse who was battling cancer.
NYU Langone also announced many expansions over the past year. The medical center opened six medical centers in Suffolk County this year. In September, it also launched a Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, along with a $83 million proposal to expand the emergency department in Kips Bay.
Update, 11/24: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that NYU Langone Health has received the article 11 years in a row.
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