These hospitals earned an 'A' for patient safety in Leapfrog's Fall 2017 ratings

The rise of consumerism in healthcare has put fresh weight on public ratings programs from groups like Leapfrog, Healthgrades and U.S. News.

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By Henry Powderly | November 15, 2017 | 10:03 AM

The Leapfrog Group last week released its Fall 2017 Hospital Safety Grade ratings, awarding 832 hospitals an "A" rating for excellence in clinical and operational metrics tied to patient safety.

Of that list, 59 hospitals have scored an "A" in every year since the group starting publishing scores in 2012.

[Also: See which hospitals got an 'F' from Leapfrog in fall 2017, risking patient safety]

The rise of consumerism in healthcare has put fresh weight on public ratings programs from groups like Leapfrog, Healthgrades and U.S. News. More patients are conducting research online on the providers they choose for their care.

However, these programs have also faced scrutiny over methodology. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has delayed releasing updated Hospital Compare star ratings amid criticism over methodology. And on Tuesday, Leapfrog was sued by a Chicago hospital over what they claim was an undue lowering of its safety grade.

[Also: Leapfrog sued for inaccurate patient safety grade by Chicago hospital]

Still, Leapfrog says its data shows the commitment many hospitals are making to patient safety is growing. In fact, Oregon, Rhode Island, Hawaii, Wisconsin and Idaho showed the most improvement by having more "A" hospitals in their states compared to prior years.

Below is the full list of "A" hospitals for Fall 2017, along with their scores for previous Spring 2017 release.

Hospital	City	State	Fall 2017	Spring 2017
Hospital	City	State	Fall 2017	Spring 2017
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital	Fairbanks	Alaska	A	C
Russell Medical Center	Alexander City	Alabama	A	A
Russellville Hospital	Russellville	Alabama	A	A
Shelby Baptist Medical Center	Alabaster	Alabama	A	B
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center	Foley	Alabama	A	A
Troy Regional Medical Center	Troy	Alabama	A	A
UAB Highlands	Birmingham	Alabama	A	A
University of Alabama Hospital	Birmingham	Alabama	A	A
Magnolia Regional Medical Center	Magnolia	Arkansas	A	A
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith	Fort Smith	Arkansas	A	A
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas	Rogers	Arkansas	A	A
NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital	Jonesboro	Arkansas	A	N/A
Ouachita County Medical Center	Camden	Arkansas	A	A
Abrazo West Campus	Goodyear	Arizona	A	A
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center	Casa Grande	Arizona	A	B
Banner Estrella Medical Center	Phoenix	Arizona	A	A
Banner Gateway Medical Center	Gilbert	Arizona	A	B
Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital	Tucson	Arizona	A	B
Mayo Clinic Hospital	Phoenix	Arizona	A	A
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center	Gilbert	Arizona	A	B
Shea Medical Center	Scottsdale	Arizona	A	C
Thompson Peak Hospital	Scottsdale	Arizona	A	B
Verde Valley Medical Center	Cottonwood	Arizona	A	C
Adventist Health - San Joaquin Community Hospital	Bakersfield	California	A	B
Adventist Health Glendale	Glendale	California	A	A
Adventist Medical Center Selma	Selma	California	A	B
California Pacific Medical Center - California Campus	San Francisco	California	A	A
Chinese Hospital	San Francisco	California	A	A
Chino Valley Medical Center	Chino	California	A	B
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula	Monterey	California	A	A
Doctors Hospital of Manteca	Manteca	California	A	A
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto	Modesto	California	A	A
Dominican Hospital	Santa Cruz	California	A	A
Eisenhower Medical Center	Rancho Mirage	California	A	A
El Camino Hospital	Mountain View	California	A	B
El Camino Hospital Los Gatos	Los Gatos	California	A	B
Enloe Medical Center	Chico	California	A	A
French Hospital Medical Center	San Luis Obispo	California	A	A
Garden Grove Hospital and Medical Center	Garden Grove	California	A	B
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian	Newport Beach	California	A	A
Huntington Hospital	Pasadena	California	A	B
John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital	Indio	California	A	B
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Medical Center	Baldwin Park	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno	Fresno	California	A	B
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto	Modesto	California	A	B
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City	Redwood City	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville	Roseville	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco	San Francisco	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael	San Rafael	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa	Santa Rosa	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco	South San Francisco	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vallejo	Vallejo	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West Los Angeles	Los Angeles	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Orange County - Anaheim	Anaheim	California	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Orange County-Irvine	Irvine	California	A	A
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center	Fontana	California	A	A
Kaiser Permanente Foundation Hospital, Downey Medical Center	Downey	California	A	A
Kaiser Permanente Moreno Valley Medical Center	Moreno Valley	California	A	B
Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center	Ontario	California	A	A
Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center	Panorama City	California	A	A
Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center	Woodland Hills	California	A	A
Keck Hospital of USC	Los Angeles	California	A	B
Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center	Thousand Oaks	California	A	A
Madera Community Hospital	Madera	California	A	B
Marian Regional Medical Center	Santa Maria	California	A	A
Mercy General Hospital	Sacramento	California	A	A
Mills-Peninsula Health Services	Burlingame	California	A	A
Natividad Medical Center	Salinas	California	A	A
Novato Community Hospital	Novato	California	A	A
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center	Fountain Valley	California	A	A
Petaluma Valley Hospital	Petaluma	California	A	A
Placentia-Linda Hospital	Placentia	California	A	A
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro	San Pedro	California	A	B
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance	Torrance	California	A	B
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System	Salinas	California	A	A
Scripps Memorial Hospital of La Jolla	La Jolla	California	A	A
Sequoia Hospital	Redwood City	California	A	A
Sharp Grossmont Hospital	La Mesa	California	A	B
Sharp Memorial Hospital	San Diego	California	A	A
Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center	San Luis Obispo	California	A	A
St. Bernardine Medical Center	San Bernardino	California	A	B
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital	Red Bluff	California	A	A
St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital	Camarillo	California	A	B
St. Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton	Stockton	California	A	D
St. Jude Medical Center	Fullerton	California	A	B
Sutter Davis Hospital	Davis	California	A	A
Sutter Roseville Medical Center	Roseville	California	A	B
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital	Santa Rosa	California	A	A
Temecula Valley Hospital	Temecula	California	A	A
Torrance Memorial Medical Center	Torrance	California	A	B
Twin Cities Community Hospital	Templeton	California	A	A
UCLA Medical Center of Santa Monica	Santa Monica	California	A	A
UCSF Health - Mission Bay	San Fancisco	California	A	N/A
UCSF Medical Center / Moffitt-Long Hospitals	San Francisco	California	A	A
University of California Irvine Medical Center	Orange	California	A	A
University of California Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles	California	A	B
Woodland Memorial Hospital	Woodland	California	A	A
Centura Health-Porter Adventist Hospital	Denver	Colorado	A	A
Centura Health-St. Francis Medical Center	Colorado Springs	Colorado	A	B
Centura Health-St. Mary Corwin Medical Center	Peublo	Colorado	A	B
Delta County Memorial Hospital	Delta	Colorado	A	C
Lutheran Medical Center	La Crosse	Wisconsin	A	A
McKee Medical Center	Loveland	Colorado	A	B
Medical Center of Aurora	Aurora	Colorado	A	A
Mercy Regional Medical Center	Durango	Colorado	A	A
North Colorado Medical Center	Greeley	Colorado	A	B
North Suburban Medical Center	Thornton	Colorado	A	A
Poudre Valley Hospital	Fort Collins	Colorado	A	A
Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center	Denver	Colorado	A	A
Rose Medical Center	Denver	Colorado	A	A
Saint Joseph Hospital	Denver	Colorado	A	B
Sky Ridge Medical Center	Lone Tree	Colorado	A	A
St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center	Grand Junction	Colorado	A	B
Swedish Medical Center	Englewood	Colorado	A	B
Yampa Valley Medical Center	Steamboat Springs	Colorado	A	A
Bristol Hospital	Bristol	Connecticut	A	C
Day Kimball Hospital	Putnam	Connecticut	A	B
Middlesex Hospital	Middletown	Connecticut	A	A
St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center	Hartford	Connecticut	A	A
Stamford Health	Stamford	Connecticut	A	B
The William W. Backus Hospital	Norwich	Connecticut	A	B
University of Connecticut Health Center, John Dempsey Hospital	Farmington	Connecticut	A	A
Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville	Jacksonville	Florida	A	B
Cleveland Clinic Florida	Weston	Florida	A	A
Coral Gables Hospital	Coral Gables	Florida	A	A
Doctors Hospital of Sarasota	Sarasota	Florida	A	A
Dr. P. Phillips Hospital	Orlando	Florida	A	A
Englewood Community Hospital	Englewood	Florida	A	A
Florida Hospital Altamonte	Altamonte Springs	Florida	A	B
Florida Hospital Apopka	Apopka	Florida	A	B
Florida Hospital Carrollwood	Tampa	Florida	A	A
Florida Hospital Celebration Health	Celebration	Florida	A	B
Florida Hospital DeLand	DeLand	Florida	A	A
Florida Hospital East Orlando	Orlando	Florida	A	B
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial	Orange City	Florida	A	A
Florida Hospital Flagler	Palm Coast	Florida	A	B
Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center Lake Placid	Lake Placid	Florida	A	A
Florida Hospital Kissimmee	Kissimmee	Florida	A	C
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center	Daytona Beach	Florida	A	A
Florida Hospital North Pinellas	Tarpon Springs	Florida	A	A
Florida Hospital Orlando	Orlando	Florida	A	B
Florida Hospital Waterman	Tavares	Florida	A	A
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel	Wesley Chapel	Florida	A	A
Fort Walton Beach Medical Center	Fort Walton Beach	Florida	A	A
Health Central Hospital	Ocoee	Florida	A	B
Kendall Regional Medical Center	Miami	Florida	A	B
Lakeland Regional Medical Center	Lakeland	Florida	A	B
Mayo Clinic Hospital	Phoenix	Arizona	A	A
Mease Countryside Hospital	Safety Harbor	Florida	A	A
Mease Dunedin Hospital	Dunedin	Florida	A	A
Medical Center of Trinity	Trinity	Florida	A	B
Memorial Hospital Miramar	Miramar	Florida	A	A
Memorial Hospital Pembroke	Pembroke Pines	Florida	A	A
Memorial Hospital West	Pembroke Pines	Florida	A	B
Memorial Regional Hospital	Hollywood	Florida	A	B
Memorial Regional Hospital South	Hollywood	Florida	A	C
Mercy Hospital	Kenmore	New York	A	A
Morton Plant Hospital	Clearwater	Florida	A	A
NCH North Naples Hospital	Naples	Florida	A	B
North Shore Medical Center	Miami	Florida	A	B
Orlando Regional Medical Center	Orlando	Florida	A	A
Orlando Regional South Seminole Hospital	Longwood	Florida	A	A
Palm Bay Hospital	Palm Bay	Florida	A	A
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center	Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	A	B
Palmetto General Hospital	Hialeah	Florida	A	A
Sarasota Memorial Hospital	Sarasota	Florida	A	A
South Lake Hospital	Clermont	Florida	A	B
St. Lucie Medical Center	Port St Lucie	Florida	A	B
St. Vincent's Medical Center Clay County	Middleburg	Florida	A	C
St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside	Jacksonville	Florida	A	B
St. Vincent's Medical Center Southside	Jacksonville	Florida	A	B
Twin Cities Hospital	Niceville	Florida	A	A
Viera Hospital	Melbourne	Florida	A	A
West Florida Hospital	Pensacola	Florida	A	A
Winter Park Memorial Hospital	Winter Park	Florida	A	B
Cartersville Medical Center	Cartersville	Georgia	A	A
Colquitt Regional Medical Center	Moultrie	Georgia	A	A
Gordon Hospital	Calhoun	Georgia	A	A
Houston Medical Center	Warner Robins	Georgia	A	B
Piedmont Fayette Hospital	Fayetteville	Georgia	A	B
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital	Jasper	Georgia	A	A
Piedmont Newnan Hospital	Newnan	Georgia	A	A
Redmond Regional Medical Center	Rome	Georgia	A	A
Tanner Medical Center of Villa Rica	Villa Rica	Georgia	A	B
Tift Regional Medical Center	Tifton	Georgia	A	B
University Hospital	Durham	North Carolina	A	A
Upson Regional Medical Center	Thomaston	Georgia	A	C
Wellstar Douglas Hospital	Douglasville	Georgia	A	A
Wellstar Paulding Hospital	Hiram	Georgia	A	A
Castle Medical Center	Kailua	Hawaii	A	A
Hilo Medical Center	Hilo	Hawaii	A	A
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua Medical Center	Honolulu	Hawaii	A	A
Pali Momi Medical Center	Aiea	Hawaii	A	A
Straub Clinic & Hospital	Honolulu	Hawaii	A	A
The Queen's Medical Center	Honolulu	Hawaii	A	A
The Queen's Medical Center West Oahu	Ewa Beach	Hawaii	A	A
Wilcox Memorial Hospital	Lihue	Hawaii	A	A
Allen Hospital	Waterloo	Iowa	A	A
Iowa Methodist Medical Center	Des Moines	Iowa	A	A
Lakes Regional Healthcare	Spirit Lake	Iowa	A	A
Mercy Medical Center of Clinton	Clinton	Iowa	A	A
Mercy Medical Center of Dubuque	Dubuque	Iowa	A	A
Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital	Council Bluffs	Iowa	A	A
Skiff Medical Center	Newton	Iowa	A	C
Spencer Hospital	Spencer	Iowa	A	A
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital of Cedar Rapids	Cedar Rapids	Iowa	A	A
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center	Idaho Falls	Idaho	A	A
Kootenai Health	Coeur D'Alene	Idaho	A	A
Madison Memorial Hospital	Rexburg	Idaho	A	B
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center	Boise	Idaho	A	A
St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center	Twin Falls	Idaho	A	A
St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center	Meridian	Idaho	A	A
West Valley Medical Center	Caldwell	Idaho	A	A
Advocate Condell Medical Center	Libertyville	Idaho	A	B
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital	Park Ridge	Idaho	A	B
AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center Hinsdale	Hinsdale	Illinois	A	A
AMITA Health Adventist Medical Center La Grange	La Grange	Illinois	A	A
AMITA Health Alexian Brothers Medical Center Elk Grove Village	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	A	A
AMITA Health St. Alexius Medical Center Hoffman Estates	Hoffman Estates	Illinois	A	A
Centegra Hospital - McHenry	McHenry	Illinois	A	A
Edward Hospital	Naperville	Illinois	A	B
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital	Elmhurst	Illinois	A	A
Harrisburg Medical Center	Harrisburg	Illinois	A	A
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital, Breese	Breese	Illinois	A	A
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial Hospital	Melrose Park	Illinois	A	B
McDonough District Hospital	Macomb	Illinois	A	C
Northwest Community Hospital	Arlington Heights	Illinois	A	B
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital	Lake Forest	Illinois	A	B
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital	Winfield	Illinois	A	A
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital	Geneva	Illinois	A	A
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital	DeKalb	Illinois	A	A
OSF St. Joseph Medical Center	Bloomington	Illinois	A	A
OSF St. Mary Medical Center	Galesburg	Illinois	A	A
Ottawa Regional Hospital and Healthcare Center d/b/a OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center	Ottawa	Illinois	A	A
Palos Community Hospital	Palos Heights	Illinois	A	B
Presence Resurrection Medical Center	Chicago	Illinois	A	A
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center	Chicago	Illinois	A	A
Riverside Medical Center	Kankakee	Illinois	A	A
Rush Copley Medical Center	Aurora	Illinois	A	A
Rush Oak Park Hospital	Oak Park	Illinois	A	A
Rush University Medical Center	Chicago	Illinois	A	A
Silver Cross Hospital	New Lenox	Illinois	A	A
St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital	Effingham	Illinois	A	C
St. Margaret's Hospital	Spring Valley	Illinois	A	B
University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago	Illinois	A	A
West Suburban Medical Center	Oak Park	Illinois	A	A
Deaconess Gateway Hospital	Newburgh	Indiana	A	B
Deaconess Hospital	Evansville	Indiana	A
Hancock Regional Hospital	Greenfield	Indiana	A	A
Hendricks Regional Health	Danville	Indiana	A	A
Henry County Hospital	New Castle	Indiana	A	B
Johnson Memorial Hospital	Franklin	Indiana	A	A
King's Daughters' Hospital and Health Services	Madison	Indiana	A	A
Major Hospital	Shelbyville	Indiana	A	C
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center	Jasper	Indiana	A	A
Memorial Hospital of South Bend	South Bend	Indiana	A	B
Parkview Regional Medical Center	Fort Wayne	Indiana	A	A
Riverview Hospital	Noblesville	Indiana	A	A
Schneck Medical Center	Seymour	Indiana	A	A
St. Catherine Hospital of East Chicago	East Chicago	Indiana	A	B
St. Vincent Carmel Hospital	Carmel	Indiana	A	A
St. Vincent Kokomo	Kokomo	Indiana	A	B
Terre Haute Regional Hospital	Terre Haute	Indiana	A	A
Witham Memorial Hospital	Lebanon	Indiana	A	A
Geary Community Hospital	Junction City	Kansas	A	A
Lawrence Memorial Hospital	Lawrence	Kansas	A	A
Mercy Hospital Fort Scott	Fort Scott	Kansas	A	A
Overland Park Regional Medical Center	Overland Park	Kansas	A	A
Pratt Regional Medical Center	Pratt	Kansas	A	A
Providence Medical Center	Kansas City	Kansas	A	A
Saint Luke's South Hospital	Overland Park	Kansas	A	A
Shawnee Mission Medical Center	Shawnee Mission	Kansas	A	A
Southwest Medical Center	Liberal	Kansas	A	A
The University of Kansas Hospital	Kansas City	Kansas	A	A

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