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973-829-4665EmailLeapfrog Group issues national recognition for commitment to patient safety
MORRISTOWN, SUMMIT, POMPTON PLAINS, NEWTON, & FREEHOLD, NJ– November 13, 2025 – Four Atlantic Health medical centers earned top marks for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group in its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades. Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center, Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center and Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center all earned coveted ‘A’ Grades in the biannual report measuring a hospital’s performance across numerous safety metrics.
Two of the hospitals (Morristown and Overlook) continued their streak of ‘A’ Grade marks extending back numerous years. Morristown Medical Center has maintained an ‘A’ Grade since Fall 2015 and Overlook Medical Center has been a consistent ‘A’ since Spring 2021.
Additionally, Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center continues to make significant strides in improving its Leapfrog score as data for current years is added to the Leapfrog evaluation process and was recognized with an improved ‘B’ Grade as it continues trending towards top level performance.
"Atlantic Heath's unwavering commitment to quality and safety is our promise to patients, and we are proud to see it reflected in this national recognition,” said Saad Ehtisham, President & CEO, Atlantic Health. “Thank you to every physician, nurse, caregiver, and team member across our system, who each play an integral role in creating healing environments where patient wellbeing is always the top priority."
“Earning an ‘A’ Grade means Atlantic Health has 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.
To explore Morristown Medical Center, Overlook Medical Center, Chilton Medical Center and Newton Medical Center’s full grade details 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 Atlantic Health
Atlantic Health is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of 24,000 team members and more than 7,779 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 14 counties and 7.5 million people.
The not-for-profit system offers more than 550 sites of care, including its eight hospitals: Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ.
The system includes Atlantic Medical Group, part of a physician enterprise that makes up one of the largest multispecialty practices in New Jersey with more than 1,700 physicians and advance practice providers. Joined with Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners they form part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 2,500 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.
Atlantic Health provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 30 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Health Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.
Founded by Atlantic Health, the Healthcare Transformation Consortium is a partnership of seven regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability. Atlantic Health has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University, is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.