While 790 hospitals earned an A grade in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group this fall, many did not do so well at keeping patients safe and infection-free: 25 hospitals in 14 states received a failing grade.
California had the most failing hospitals with seven, then Texas with four. The 25 hospitals are listed, alphabetically by state, below.
California
- Antelope Valley Hospital (Lancaster)
- El Centro (Calif.) Regional Medical Center
- Kern Medical Center (Bakersfield)
- Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
- Madera (Calif.) Community Hospital
- Natividad Medical Center (Salinas)
- Western Medical Center of Santa Ana
Georgia
- Wayne Memorial Hospital (Jesup)
Hawaii
- Kona Community Hospital (Kealakekua)
Louisiana
- Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center (Houma)
- Teche Regional Medical Center (Morgan City)
Missouri
- St. Alexius Hospital-Broadway Campus (St. Louis)
Mississippi
- OCH Regional Medical Center (Starkville)
- Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center (McComb)
New York
- Brookdale Hospital Medical Center (Brooklyn)
Ohio
- Van Wert (Ohio) County Hospital
Oklahoma
- Grady Memorial Hospital (Chickasha)
Pennsylvania
- Clarion (Pa.) Hospital
Tennessee
- Regional Medical Center at Memphis
Texas
- Memorial Medical Center-Livingston
- Hopkins County Memorial Hospital (Sulphur Springs)
- University General Hospital (Houston)
- Oakbend Medical Center (Richmond)
Virginia
- Halifax Regional Health System (South Boston)
West Virginia
- Reynolds Memorial Hospital (Glen Dale)
When Leapfrog originally released the Fall Hospital Safety Scores, there were 26 hospitals that received an F. However, after the initial release, one hospital was removed from the graded list completely as it had recently been purchased, according to a Leapfrog spokeswoman.
Find more information on the safety score here.