Northwell’s Mather Hospital has earned the Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes designation from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and The Leapfrog Group, a prestigious honor awarded to hospitals that demonstrate excellence in the care and treatment of hospitalized patients living with diabetes.
Mather, one of four Northwell hospitals to earn this honor, is among a select group of hospitals nationwide to receive this recognition, underscoring their leadership in providing safe, high-quality care for inpatients living with diabetes.
The designation is awarded through a first-of-its-kind collaboration between the ADA and Leapfrog. It combines the ADA’s authority within the diabetes community and its globally recognized diabetes care standards with Leapfrog’s expertise as an independent, employer-driven national watchdog focused on patient safety and quality.
Hospitals earning the designation demonstrate a strong commitment to implementing evidence-based practices that improve the safety and well-being of people living with diabetes. The recognition highlights excellence in areas such as blood glucose management, patient education, care coordination and the adoption of protocols that support better clinical outcomes for hospitalized patients.
The designation signals to the community that when people living with diabetes seek care for any reason at Mather Hospital, their diabetes-related needs will be fully understood, appropriately accommodated and safely managed throughout their hospital experience.
“This recognition affirms our commitment to delivering exceptional, patient-centered care for individuals living with diabetes,” said Kevin McGeachy, FACHE, president, Mather Hospital. “Our multidisciplinary teams work collaboratively to ensure patients receive evidence-based treatment, education and support throughout their hospital stay. We are honored to be recognized for our efforts to improve outcomes and enhance the quality of life for those we serve.”
Diabetes affects more than 38 million Americans and is a leading contributor to hospitalizations and health complications nationwide. For people living with diabetes, effective inpatient management is critical to reducing risks, improving recovery and enhancing overall health outcomes.
The Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes designation acknowledges the hospitals’ ongoing efforts to advance quality improvement initiatives, strengthen clinical programs and ensure that patients receive comprehensive, coordinated care. Through multidisciplinary collaboration, specialized diabetes management protocols and patient-focused education, Mather Hospital continues to set a high standard for diabetes care across the region.
About Mather Hospital
Mather Hospital is an accredited 249-bed, non-profit community teaching hospital dedicated to providing a wide spectrum of high-quality healthcare services to Suffolk County residents, showing compassion, respect and treating each patient in the manner we would wish for our loved ones. Mather received its fourth top five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for outcomes, patient experience and process and the prestigious Magnet® recognition three times from the American Nurses Credentialing Center for quality patient care, nursing excellence and innovations in professional nursing practice. The hospital was rated high performing by U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026 Best Hospitals rankings in two medical specialties of gastroenterology and GI surgery and pulmonology and lung surgery, and for congestive heart failure, kidney failure, and pneumonia. Mather also was named one of America’s 250 best hospitals for 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 by Healthgrades and in 2026 received Healthgrades’ Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ for the sixth consecutive year. Our Graduate Medical Education program prepares physicians for future careers through Internal Medicine, Transitional Year, Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology, Psychiatry and Pharmacy residency programs and gastroenterology and hematology/oncology fellowships. For information about Mather Hospital, visit matherhospital.org or follow us @MatherHospital on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About Northwell Health
Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, western Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State’s largest private employer with over 104,000 employees – including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners and Nuvance Health Medical Practices – who are working to change health care for the better. Northwell, named a TIME100 Most Influential Companies 2025, is making breakthroughs in medicine at the Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. Northwell is training the next generation of medical professionals at the visionary Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. For information on our more than 100 medical specialties, visit Northwell.edu and follow us @NorthwellHealth on Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn.