Fall 2025 Safety Grade is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety
WARWICK, N.Y. (NOVEMBER 13, 2025) – St. Anthony Community Hospital, a member of Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth) hospital is being recognized for its outstanding patient safety. St. Anthony Community Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade 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.
“Patient safety is always a top priority for our entire team,” said Andrew Pickens, MD Executive Director of WMCHealth’s Western Region hospitals, which includes St. Anthony Community Hospital. “We are continually engaged in making sure our patients have the best possible experiences and outcomes, and I commend everyone at St. Anthony Community Hospital for their sustained efforts in patient safety.”
“Earning an ‘A’ Grade means St. Anthony Community Hospital 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.”
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.
St. Anthony Community Hospital has served residents of Orange County, New York, and New Jersey’s Sussex and Passaic counties for more than 80 years. The 60-bed hospital is a primary resource for emergency, medical, surgical, obstetrical/gynecological and acute-care services. The hospital’s surgery program includes joint replacement, vascular, gynecological, urological, pulmonary, ophthalmic, plastic surgery, hand, foot, and general surgery. As part of an extensive renovation and expansion project, St. Anthony Community Hospital upgraded its Radiology Department, providing faster and more accurate diagnoses with new technology, including three-dimensional mammography.
In addition to earning an ‘A’ Grade from The Leapfrog Group, St. Anthony Community Hospital has received a Five-Star Rating from The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in the Overall Hospital Quality Ratings category.