Leapfrog report says many systems are showing dedication to reducing deadly medical errors.
The Leapfrog Group on Wednesday released its spring Hospital Safety Grade, a biannual program that grades U.S. hospitals on how well they prevent errors, accidents and infections.
Leapfrog rated 2,639 hospitals, and 823 hospitals earned an A, 706 earned a B, 933 earned a C, and 167 earned a D.
[Also: Medical mistakes still kill 1,000 patients a day, Leapfrog says]
The following hospitals received an A:
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Hospital | City | State | Grade |
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Hospital | City | State | Grade |
Andalusia Health | Andalusia | AL | A |
Baptist Medical Center East | Montgomery | AL | A |
Citizens Baptist Medical Center | Talladega | AL | A |
DeKalb Regional Medical Center | Fort Payne | AL | A |
Fayette Medical Center | Fayette | AL | A |
Medical Center Barbour | Eufaula | AL | A |
Prattville Baptist Hospital | Prattville | AL | A |
Russell Medical Center | Alexander City | AL | A |
Russellville Hospital | Russellville | AL | A |
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center | Foley | AL | A |
Troy Regional Medical Center | Troy | AL | A |
UAB Highlands | Birmingham | AL | A |
University of Alabama Hospital | Birmingham | AL | A |
Magnolia Regional Medical Center | Magnolia | AR | A |
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith | AR | A |
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas | Rogers | AR | A |
Ouachita County Medical Center | Camden | AR | A |
Unity Health White County Medical Center | Searcy | AR | A |
Abrazo West Campus | Goodyear | AZ | A |
BANNER BOSWELL MEDICAL CENTER | SUN CITY | AZ | A |
BANNER ESTRELLA MEDICAL CENTER | PHOENIX | AZ | A |
MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL | PHOENIX | AZ | A |
Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center | Safford | AZ | A |
Barton Memorial Hospital | South Lake Tahoe | CA | A |
California Pacific Medical Center - California Campus | San Francisco | CA | A |
Centinela Hospital Medical Center | Inglewood | CA | A |
Chinese Hospital | San Francisco | CA | A |
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula | Monterey | CA | A |
Doctors Hospital of Manteca | Manteca | CA | A |
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto | Modesto | CA | A |
Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz | CA | A |
Eisenhower Medical Center | Rancho Mirage | CA | A |
Encino Hospital Medical Center | Encino | CA | A |
Enloe Medical Center | Chico | CA | A |
French Hospital Medical Center | San Luis Obispo | CA | A |
Glendale Adventist Medical Center | Glendale | CA | A |
Hoag Hospital Irvine | Irvine | CA | A |
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian | Newport Beach | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Medical Center | Baldwin Park | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont | Fremont | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City | Redwood City | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville | Roseville | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco | San Francisco | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael | San Rafael | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa | Santa Rosa | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco | South San Francisco | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville | Vacaville | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vallejo | Vallejo | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West Los Angeles | Los Angeles | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Orange County - Anaheim | Anaheim | CA | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Orange County-Irvine | Irvine | CA | A |
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center | Fontana | CA | A |
Kaiser Permanente Foundation Hospital, Downey Medical Center | Downey | CA | A |
Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center | Ontario | CA | A |
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center | Panorama City | CA | A |
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center | Woodland Hills | CA | A |
Kaweah Delta Medical Center | Visalia | CA | A |
Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center | Thousand Oaks | CA | A |
Marian Medical Center | Santa Maria | CA | A |
Marin General Hospital | Greenbrae | CA | A |
Marshall Medical Center | Placerville | CA | A |
Memorial Hospital Los Banos | Los Banos | CA | A |
Mercy General Hospital | Sacramento | CA | A |
Mercy San Juan Medical Center | Carmichael | CA | A |
Mills-Peninsula Health Services | Burlingame | CA | A |
Natividad Medical Center | Salinas | CA | A |
Novato Community Hospital | Novato | CA | A |
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center | Fountain Valley | CA | A |
Patient's Hospital of Redding | Redding | CA | A |
Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma | CA | A |
Placentia-Linda Hospital | Placentia | CA | A |
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital | San Francisco | CA | A |
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System | Salinas | CA | A |
Scripps Green Hospital | La Jolla | CA | A |
Scripps Memorial Hospital of La Jolla | La Jolla | CA | A |
Sequoia Hospital | Redwood City | CA | A |
Sharp Memorial Hospital | San Diego | CA | A |
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center | San Luis Obispo | CA | A |
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff | CA | A |
St. Mary's Medical Center | San Francisco | CA | A |
Sutter Davis Hospital | Davis | CA | A |
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital | Santa Rosa | CA | A |
Temecula Valley Hospital | Temecula | CA | A |
Twin Cities Community Hospital | Templeton | CA | A |
UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center | San Diego | CA | A |
UC San Diego Health La Jolla - Jacobs Medical Center and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center | La Jolla | CA | A |
UCLA Medical Center of Santa Monica | Santa Monica | CA | A |
UCSF Medical Center / Moffitt-Long Hospitals | San Francisco | CA | A |
Ukiah Valley Medical Center | Ukiah | CA | A |
University of California Irvine Medical Center | Orange | CA | A |
Woodland Memorial Hospital | Woodland | CA | A |
Centura Castle Rock Adventist Hospital | Castle Rock | CO | A |
Centura Health-Litteton Adventist Hospital | Littleton | CO | A |
Centura Health-Porter Adventist Hospital | Denver | CO | A |
Centura Parker Adventist Hospital | Parker | CO | A |
Colorado Plains Medical Center | Fort Morgan | CO | A |
Medical Center of Aurora | Aurora | CO | A |
Mercy Regional Medical Center | Durango | CO | A |
North Suburban Medical Center | Thornton | CO | A |
Platte Valley Medical Center | Brighton | CO | A |
Poudre Valley Hospital | Fort Collins | CO | A |
Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center | Denver | CO | A |
Rose Medical Center | Denver | CO | A |
Sky Ridge Medical Center | Lone Tree | CO | A |
St. Anthony Summit Medical Center | Frisco | CO | A |
Sterling Regional MedCenter | Sterling | CO | A |
Yampa Valley Medical Center | Steamboat Springs | CO | A |
Griffin Hospital | Derby | CT | A |
Middlesex Hospital | Middletown | CT | A |
Sharon Hospital | Sharon | CT | A |
St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center | Hartford | CT | A |
University of Connecticut Health Center, John Dempsey Hospital | Farmington | CT | A |
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center | Aventura | FL | A |
Baptist Medical Center Nassau | Fernandina Beach | FL | A |
Cape Canaveral Hospital | Cocoa Beach | FL | A |
Cleveland Clinic Florida | Weston | FL | A |
Coral Gables Hospital | Coral Gables | FL | A |
DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF SARASOTA | SARASOTA | FL | A |
Dr. P. Phillips Hospital | Orlando | FL | A |
Englewood Community Hospital | Englewood | FL | A |
Florida Hospital Carrollwood | Tampa | FL | A |
Florida Hospital DeLand | DeLand | FL | A |
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial | Orange City | FL | A |
Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center Lake Placid | Lake Placid | FL | A |
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center | Daytona Beach | FL | A |
Florida Hospital North Pinellas | Tarpon Springs | FL | A |
Florida Hospital Waterman | Tavares | FL | A |
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel | WESLEY CHAPEL | FL | A |
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center | Fort Walton Beach | FL | A |
Hialeah Hospital | Hialeah | FL | A |
Indian River Medical Center | Vero Beach | FL | A |
Jupiter Medical Center | Jupiter | FL | A |
Larkin Community Hospital | South Miami | FL | A |
Mayo Clinic Hospital | Jacksonville | FL | A |
Mease Countryside Hospital | Safety Harbor | FL | A |
Mease Dunedin Hospital | Dunedin | FL | A |
Memorial Hospital Miramar | Miramar | FL | A |
Memorial Hospital Pembroke | Pembroke Pines | FL | A |
Mercy Hospital | Miami | FL | A |
Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater | FL | A |
Northwest Medical Center | Margate | FL | A |
Orlando Regional Medical Center | Orlando | FL | A |
Orlando Regional South Seminole Hospital | Longwood | FL | A |
Palm Bay Hospital | Palm Bay | FL | A |
Palmetto General Hospital | Hialeah | FL | A |
Parrish Medical Center | Titusville | FL | A |
Raulerson Hospital | Okeechobee | FL | A |
Sarasota Memorial Hospital | Sarasota | FL | A |
Twin Cities Hospital | Niceville | FL | A |
Viera Hospital | Melbourne | FL | A |
West Florida Hospital | Pensacola | FL | A |
Cartersville Medical Center | Cartersville | GA | A |
Coffee Regional Medical Center | Douglas | GA | A |
Coliseum Northside Hospital | Macon | GA | A |
Colquitt Regional Medical Center | Moultrie | GA | A |
Fairview Park Hospital | Dublin | GA | A |
Gordon Hospital | Calhoun | GA | A |
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | Jasper | GA | A |
Piedmont Newnan Hospital | Newnan | GA | A |
Piedmont Newton Hospital | Covington | GA | A |
Redmond Regional Medical Center | Rome | GA | A |
University Hospital | Augusta | GA | A |
Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville | GA | A |
Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram | GA | A |
Castle Medical Center | Kailua | HI | A |
Hilo Medical Center | Hilo | HI | A |
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua Medical Center | Honolulu | HI | A |
Pali Momi Medical Center | Aiea | HI | A |
Straub Clinic & Hospital | Honolulu | HI | A |
The Queen's Medical Center | Honolulu | HI | A |
The Queen's Medical Center West Oahu | Ewa Beach | HI | A |
Wilcox Memorial Hospital | Lihue | HI | A |
Allen Hospital | Waterloo | IA | A |
Iowa Methodist Medical Center | Des Moines | IA | A |
Lakes Regional Healthcare | Spirit Lake | IA | A |
Mercy Hospital of Iowa City | Iowa City | IA | A |
Mercy Medical Center of Clinton | Clinton | IA | A |
Mercy Medical Center of Dubuque | Dubuque | IA | A |
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital | Council Bluffs | IA | A |
Methodist West Hospital | West Des Moines | IA | A |
Spencer Hospital | Spencer | IA | A |
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital | Dubuque | IA | A |
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital of Cedar Rapids | Cedar Rapids | IA | A |
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center | Idaho Falls | ID | A |
Kootenai Health | Coeur D'Alene | ID | A |
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center | Boise | ID | A |
St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center | Twin Falls | ID | A |
St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center | Meridian | ID | A |
West Valley Medical Center | Caldwell | ID | A |
Advocate BroMenn Medical Center | Normal | IL | A |
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove | IL | A |
Advocate Sherman Hospital | Elgin | IL | A |
Alton Memorial Hospital | Alton | IL | A |
AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale | Hinsdale | IL | A |
AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center La Grange | La Grange | IL | A |
AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center Elk Grove Village | Elk Grove Village | IL | A |
AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates | Hoffman Estates | IL | A |
Blessing Hospital | Quincy | IL | A |
Centegra Hospital - McHenry | McHenry | IL | A |
Centegra Hospital - Woodstock | Woodstock | IL | A |
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital | Elmhurst | IL | A |
Good Samaritan Hospital | Mount Vernon | IL | A |
Graham Hospital | Canton | IL | A |
Harrisburg Medical Center | Harrisburg | IL | A |
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital, Breese | Breese | IL | A |
Kishwaukee Hospital | DeKalb | IL | A |
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale | Carbondale | IL | A |
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital | Winfield | IL | A |
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital | Geneva | IL | A |
OSF Saint James - John W. Albrecht Medical Center | Pontiac | IL | A |
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center | Bloomington | IL | A |
OSF St. Mary Medical Center | Galesburg | IL | A |
Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center d/b/a OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center | Ottawa | IL | A |
Presence Resurrection Medical Center | Chicago | IL | A |
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital | Chicago | IL | A |
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center | Chicago | IL | A |
Richland Memorial Hospital | Olney | IL | A |
Riverside Medical Center | Kankakee | IL | A |
Rush Oak Park Hospital | Oak Park | IL | A |
Rush University Medical Center | Chicago | IL | A |
Rush-Copley Medical Center | Aurora | IL | A |
Saint Anthony Hospital | Chicago | IL | A |
Silver Cross Hospital | New Lenox | IL | A |
St. Mary's Hospital Centralia Illinois | Centralia | IL | A |
UnityPoint Health - Methodist | Peoria | IL | A |
University of Chicago Medical Center | Chicago | IL | A |
West Suburban Medical Center | Oak Park | IL | A |
Franciscan Healthcare - Munster | Munster | IN | A |
Good Samaritan Hospital | Vincennes | IN | A |
Hancock Regional Hospital | Greenfield | IN | A |
Hendricks Regional Health | Danville | IN | A |
Indiana University Health Arnett | Lafayette | IN | A |
Indiana University Health West Hospital | Avon | IN | A |
Johnson Memorial Hospital | Franklin | IN | A |
King's Daughters' Hospital and Health Services | Madison | IN | A |
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center | Jasper | IN | A |
Parkview Regional Medical Center | Fort Wayne | IN | A |
Reid Hospital and Health Care Services | Richmond | IN | A |
Riverview Hospital | Noblesville | IN | A |
Schneck Medical Center | Seymour | IN | A |
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital | Carmel | IN | A |
Terre Haute Regional Hospital | Terre Haute | IN | A |
Witham Memorial Hospital | Lebanon | IN | A |
Geary Community Hospital | Junction City | KS | A |
Lawrence Memorial Hospital | Lawrence | KS | A |
Menorah Medical Center | Overland Park | KS | A |
Mercy Hospital Fort Scott | Fort Scott | KS | A |
Overland Park Regional Medical Center | Overland Park | KS | A |
Pratt Regional Medical Center | Pratt | KS | A |
Providence Medical Center of Kansas City | Kansas City | KS | A |
Saint Luke's South Hospital | Overland Park | KS | A |
Shawnee Mission Medical Center | Shawnee Mission | KS | A |
Southwest Medical Center | Liberal | KS | A |
St. John Hospital of Leavenworth | Leavenworth | KS | A |
Stormont Vail Health | Topeka | KS | A |
The University of Kansas Hospital | Kansas City | KS | A |
Wesley Woodlawn Hospital & ER | Wichita | KS | A |
Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin | KY | A |
Baptist Health Richmond | Richmond | KY | A |
FRANKFORT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER | FRANKFORT | KY | A |
Georgetown Community Hospital | Georgetown | KY | A |
Manchester Memorial Hospital | Manchester | KY | A |
Meadowview Regional Medical Center | Maysville | KY | A |
Murray-Calloway County Hospital | Murray | KY | A |
Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville | KY | A |
St. Elizabeth Healthcare - Edgewood | Edgewood | KY | A |
Three Rivers Medical Center | Louisa | KY | A |
TriStar Greenview Regional Hospital | BOWLING GREEN | KY | A |
Whitesburg ARH Hospital | Whitesburg | KY | A |
Beauregard Memorial Hospital | De Ridder | LA | A |
CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center | Shreveport | LA | A |
East Jefferson General Hospital | Metairie | LA | A |
Jennings American Legion Hospital | Jennings | LA | A |
Lafayette General Medical Center | Lafayette | LA | A |
Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center | Houma | LA | A |
Louisiana Medical Center and Heart Hospital | Lacombe | LA | A |
Minden Medical Center | Minden | LA | A |
Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge | LA | A |
Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell | LA | A |
St. Elizabeth Hospital | Gonzales | LA | A |
St. Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington | LA | A |
Addison Gilbert Hospital | Gloucester | MA | A |
Baystate Franklin Medical Center | Greenfield | MA | A |
Baystate Noble Hospital | Westfield | MA | A |
Berkshire Medical Center | Pittsfield | MA | A |
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham | Needham | MA | A |
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | Plymouth | MA | A |
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton | Milton | MA | A |
Beverly Hospital | Beverly | MA | A |
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital | Boston | MA | A |
Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | MA | A |
Charlton Memorial Hospital | Fall River | MA | A |
Emerson Hospital | Concord | MA | A |
Hallmark Health System Melrose-Wakefield Hospital | Melrose | MA | A |
Harrington Memorial Hospital | Southbridge | MA | A |
Holyoke Medical Center | Holyoke | MA | A |
Lowell General Hospital - Main Campus | Lowell | MA | A |
Lowell General Hospital - Saints Campus | Lowell | MA | A |
Marlborough Hospital | Marlborough | MA | A |
Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | MA | A |
Milford Regional Medical Center | Milford | MA | A |
Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | MA | A |
Nashoba Valley Medical Center | Ayer | MA | A |
Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Newton | MA | A |
Saint Anne's Hospital | Fall River | MA | A |
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital | Brockton | MA | A |
South Shore Hospital | South Weymouth | MA | A |
St Vincent Hospital | Worcester | MA | A |
St. Luke's Hospital | New Bedford | MA | A |
Sturdy Memorial Hospital | Attleboro | MA | A |
Tobey Hospital | Wareham | MA | A |
Winchester Hospital | Winchester | MA | A |
Cary Medical Center | Caribou | ME | A |
Inland Hospital | Waterville | ME | A |
Maine Coast Memorial Hospital | Ellsworth | ME | A |
Maine General Medical Center | Augusta | ME | A |
Mercy Hospital of Portland | Portland | ME | A |
Mid Coast Hospital | Brunswick | ME | A |
Pen Bay Medical Center | Rockport | ME | A |
St. Joseph Hospital of Bangor | Bangor | ME | A |
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center of Maine | Lewiston | ME | A |
The Aroostook Medical Center | Presque Isle | ME | A |
York Hospital | York | ME | A |
Beaumont Hospital, Taylor | Taylor | MI | A |
Community Health Center of Branch County | Coldwater | MI | A |
Dickinson County Healthcare System | Iron Mountain | MI | A |
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | West Bloomfield | MI | A |
Hillsdale Hospital | Hillsdale | MI | A |
Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital | Commerce Township | MI | A |
Lakeland Regional Medical Center-St. Joseph | St. Joseph | MI | A |
McLaren Central Michigan | Mount Pleasant | MI | A |
McLaren Port Huron | Port Huron | MI | A |
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