Fall 2025 Safety Grade is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety
Shore Medical Center earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety for the Fall 2025 rating period. Leapfrog assigns a grade (A-F) to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. This is the second consecutive rating period in which Shore earned this prestigious “A” grade.
“Earning our second consecutive ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group is a significant accomplishment that reflects the hard work and dedication of our incredible team. We thank every member of the Shore family for ensuring our patients and visitors receive the highest quality care in the safest possible environment,” said David Hughes, President and Chief Executive Officer of Shore Medical Center. “This ‘A’ grade speaks to the culture of compassion and excellence we’ve built at Shore and the trust our community places in us every day.”
“Achieving a Leapfrog ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade signifies our hospital’s exceptional quality of care and unwavering dedication to patient safety. It reflects the rigorous standards we’ve implemented and our commitment to protecting every patient,” said Valerie M. DeJoseph, MS, RVT, RDMS, Administrative Director of Quality, Medical Staff Services & Regulatory at Shore Medical Center. “This recognition fuels our passion to continually enhance patient care and set new benchmarks for quality and safety in healthcare.”
“At Shore Medical Center, we believe patient experience and safety go hand in hand. When patients feel listened to, respected, and supported, communication and outcomes improve.” said Kathleen Biancorosso, MBA, Administrative Director of Patient Experience at Shore Medical Center. “Our ‘A’ grade from the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Survey reinforces the promise we make to our community — to deliver exceptional, patient-centered care in the safest environment possible.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
“Earning an ‘A’ Grade means Shore Medical Center made a true commitment to put patient safety first,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the leadership, Board, clinicians, staff and volunteers that all had a role to play in this achievement.”
To explore Shore Medical Center’s full grade details and to find valuable tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.
About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.
About Shore Medical Center
Shore Medical Center is a 196-bed, independent, 501(c)(3) non-profit acute care community hospital located in Somers Point, NJ. For more than 80 years, Shore has been a trusted provider of high-quality compassionate healthcare for generations of families, friends, neighbors and visitors. Shore is a member of the Penn Cancer Network and has affiliations with Penn Medicine in cardiology, maternal-fetal medicine, neuroscience, and pulmonology. Shore also has partnerships with Onsite Neonatal Partners, Bayfront Emergency Physicians, Equum Medical for 24/7 critical services, Mayo Medical Laboratories, Advanced Radiology Solutions, and Advantage Sleep Centers. Shore is a hospital accredited by the Joint Commission, and is certified by the Joint Commission for disease-specific care for stroke, spine surgery as well as knee & hip replacement. Shore received the prestigious “A” grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent evaluation of hospital quality and safety measures nationwide, for the Spring and Fall 2025 rating periods. Shore also earned the “Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes” designation by the American Diabetes Association and Leapfrog. This national recognition program calls attention to the complex inpatient care required by patients living with diabetes. Shore has also earned the The American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® – Stroke Gold Plus award for dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care. For more information, visit www.ShoreMedicalCenter.org.
