A Detailed Legal Perspective from our Bronx Medical Malpractice Attorneys
As medical malpractice attorneys serving the Bronx community, we believe these ratings shed light on potential risks to patient safety—and may support claims of hospital negligence.
Below, we break down each hospital’s performance so you can understand where the system is failing and how this data may be used in a legal context.
Bronx Hospitals: Strengths, Weaknesses & Legal Insight
1. BronxCare Hospital Center — ⭐ 1 Star out of 5
🔻 Weaknesses:
- Below national average in readmissions, patient experience, timeliness, and safety of care.
- No “better than average” performance in mortality or readmission metrics.
✔️ Strengths:
- Meets national average in mortality and effectiveness of care.
Legal Insight: A consistent pattern of delayed care, poor communication, and higher return rates may be grounds for negligence claims, especially when harm resulted from preventable issues.
2. Jacobi Medical Center — ⭐ 1 Star out of 5
🔻 Weaknesses:
- Below average in readmissions, patient satisfaction, timeliness, and safety.
- Scored “worse than national average” on key readmission and safety metrics.
✔️ Strengths:
- Met national average on mortality measures.
Legal Insight: If you were readmitted after a procedure or treatment at Jacobi due to complications, that poor outcome may align with systemic problems reflected in the data.
3. Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center — ⭐ 1 Star out of 5
🔻 Weaknesses:
- Subpar scores in patient experience and timely care.
- No high marks in any mortality, safety, or readmission domains.
✔️ Strengths:
- No “worse than national average” mortality measures.
Legal Insight: A pattern of delayed care and communication failures could form the foundation of a medical error or misdiagnosis claim, particularly in emergency or maternal care cases.
4. St. Barnabas Hospital (SBH Health System) — ⭐ 1 Star out of 5
🔻 Weaknesses:
- Reported low patient safety performance in independent evaluations (e.g., Leapfrog Grade: “D”).
- Weak track record in patient satisfaction.
✔️ Strengths:
- CMS metrics not fully published, but available data reflects below-average trends.
Legal Insight: Even without full CMS domain data, consistently poor safety reviews and outcomes point toward hospital-wide care management failures.
5. Montefiore Medical Center —⭐⭐⭐3 Stars out of 5
🔺 Strengths:
- Performed better than average in 3 mortality measures.
- Highest safety measure volume among Bronx hospitals.
🔻 Weaknesses:
- Scored worse than average in 2 readmission metrics.
- Mixed patient satisfaction results.
Legal Insight: Even “average” hospitals aren’t immune—errors in high-volume, high-pressure settings like Montefiore can still result in life-changing injuries.
6. Bronx VA Medical Center — ⭐⭐⭐3 Stars out of 5
🔺 Strengths:
- Clean record: no “worse than average” scores in mortality, safety, or readmissions.
- Fairly stable care metrics, despite serving a unique veteran population.
🔻 Weaknesses:
- Fewer available metrics due to its federal status.
- Limited capacity may impact timeliness or specialty care.
Legal Insight: Veterans harmed by substandard care at VA hospitals still have legal rights under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).
What This Means for Bronx Patients
If you or a loved one were harmed at one of these hospitals—due to infection, misdiagnosis, surgical error, or repeat hospitalization—you may have a valid medical malpractice case. The 2025 CMS data gives us more than numbers; it shows where systems break down, and that breakdown may be directly related to your injury.
We’re Here to Help
At Gair, Gair, Conason, Rubinowitz, Bloom , our team of Bronx medical malpractice attorneys has deep experience turning complex hospital data into compelling legal cases. We work with independent experts and leverage government findings to hold providers accountable.
Contact us today for a free consultation at 212-943-1090 or fill a form online.
Because when hospitals fail to meet basic safety standards, patients deserve answers—and justice.