A Long Island hospital has scored a top ranking by Vizient, a healthcare performance improvement organization.
NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island was named No. 1 among 154 large specialized complex medical centers nationally in the Birnbaum Quality Leadership ranking of specialized complex care medical centers, The hospital had ranked fifth last year.
The rankings are based on mortality and infection rates, patient experience scores, and other critical quality measures.
On Thursday, Vizient hosted a ceremony in Las Vegas in which NYU Langone Health received the Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award for superior performance in patient care. The health system also received the Ambulatory Quality and Accountability Award for excellence in outpatient care out of 62 networks nationwide; the outpatient network includes locations on Long Island.
“Ranking not just number one on Long Island, or in New York, but first in the nation is incredible recognition of the unparalleled care we provide at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island,” Dr. Joseph Greco, executive vice president and chief of hospital operations, said in a statement. “Our patients are the greatest beneficiary of achievements like this and we’re so grateful they have put their trust in us.”
The Bernard A. Birnbaum, MD, Quality Leadership Award was named in memory of NYU Langone’s former chief of hospital operations.
