The Worst New York Hospitals From Patient Safety Determined

On Wednesday, the Leapfrog Group released its latest hospital grades for patient safety.

"The biannual Safety Grade is an 'A, B, C, D' or 'F' assigned to most general hospitals in the United States based on their ability to protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries, and infections. It is the only ratings program focused exclusively on how safe hospitals are for patients," The Leapfrog Group states.

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According to The Leapfrog Group, patients at hospitals with a "D" or "F" grade face a 92 percent greater risk of avoidable death compared to those at "A" hospitals.

Below are the hospitals across New York State that received near-failing grades from The Leapfrog Group's newly released grades.

No hospital based in New York State earned a failing "F" grade. Eight hospitals, including those in the Hudson Valley, earned "D" grades.

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A "D" grade from The Leapfrog Group means the hospital has a poor record of protecting patients from preventable medical errors, accidents, and infections.

Unlike a "D" in school, which is a low pass, a Leapfrog "D" signals significant safety risks, officials say.

Fall 2025: These New York Hospitals Earn Failing or Near-Failing Grades

On the bright side, in the Fall of 2025, 18 hospitals across New York State received failing or near-failing grades from the Leapfrog Group. See the fall list below.

It's possible that fewer Empire State hospitals received "D" or "F" grades during the Spring 2026 grading period because the Leapfrog Group says they didn't assign "spring 2026 Safety Grades to hospitals that did not participate in the 2024 or 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Survey."

Fifteen hospitals across New York State weren't graded in the spring grades.

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