Over two dozen NYC-area hospitals earned strong patient safety grades in a new watchdog report card , while a few failed to make the mark. Hospitals overseen by Catholic Health, Mount Sinai, NewYork-Presbyterian, Northwell Health and NYU Langone Health garnered “As” from the Leapfrog Group on Wednesday. Over 2,300 US hospitals were rated “A” through “F” based on their protection of patients from preventable medical errors, accidents, injuries and healthcare-associated infections. NYU Langone Health’s Tisch Hospital earned an “A” in the Leapfrog’s group latest safety report card. UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Some 450 facilities were not assigned a safety grade following a recent federal ruling that Leapfrog’s methodology is “deceptive and unfair.” Leapfrog is appealing the decision. In a statement, NYU Langone Health noted that it’s among just 1% of hospitals nationwide to earn 12 consecutive “A” grades from Leapfrog. Its “A” rating applies to Tisch Hospital and the Helen L. and Martin S.…