The Leapfrog Group has published its annual list of top-performing hospitals, recognizing 151 hospitals in the U.S. for excellence in quality and safety in 2025.
Top hospitals are identified using data from the watchdog organization’s annual hospital survey, with selection based on excellence in various quality and patient safety measures, including infection rates, maternity care, surgical safety, error prevention, ethical billing and ensuring patients provide informed consent for procedures. Hospitals must have received an “A” in Leapfrog’s latest round of patient safety grades to be eligible. Read more about the methodologies for each category here.
The awards are divided into four categories: children’s hospitals (15), general hospitals (47), rural hospitals (16) and teaching hospitals (73). Read more about the methodologies for each category here.
The number of hospitals that earned the award this year increased 16% compared to last, reflecting improved performance in billing ethics and informed consent, as well as nurse staffing measures.
Here are the 151 U.S. hospitals that received the award this year, first by state and then by hospital type:
Alaska
Top general hospitals
Bassett Army Community Hospital (Fairbanks)
Arizona
Top teaching hospitals
Chandler Regional Medical Center
California
Top teaching hospitals
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Ontario Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Orange County-Irvine Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Redwood City Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center (San Diego)
Keck Hospital of USC (Los Angeles)
Loma Linda University Medical Center East Campus
Montclair Hospital Medical Center
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
UCI Health–Orange
UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights (San Francisco)
UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion (San Francisco)
USC Norris Cancer Hospital (Los Angeles)
Top general hospitals
Kaiser Permanente Manteca Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente Modesto Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center
Kaiser Permanente San Rafael Medical Center
Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms
Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City)
St. John’s Hospital Camarillo
Weed Army Community Hospital (Fort Irwin)
Woodland Memorial Hospital
Top children’s hospitals
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
Rady Children’s Hospital at Mission (Mission Viejo)
Valley Children’s Hospital (Madera)
Rady Children’s Hospital Orange County
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Top rural hospitals
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (Grass Valley)
Colorado
Top teaching hospitals
AdventHealth Avista (Louisville)
CommonSpirit—St. Francis Hospital—Interquest (Colorado Springs)
Top general hospitals
Boulder Community Foothills Hospital
Top rural hospitals
Mercy Hospital (Durango)
Connecticut
Top teaching hospitals
Hartford Hospital
Top general hospitals
Windham Community Memorial Hospital (Willimantic)
Delaware
Top rural hospitals
Beebe Healthcare Specialty Surgical Hospital (Rehoboth Beach)
Florida
Top teaching hospitals
AdventHealth East Orlando
AdventHealth Orlando
Baptist Health Doctors Hospital (Coral Gables)
Baptist Health Hospital—Doral
Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital (Winter Garden)
Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute-Orthopedic Specialty Hospital
Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies
Top general hospitals
AdventHealth DeLand
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach
AdventHealth Palm Coast Parkway
Top children’s hospitals
AdventHealth for Children (Orlando)
Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital (Hollywood)
Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (St. Petersburg)
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital (Miami)
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
Wolfson Children’s Hospital (Jacksonville)
Top rural hospitals
AdventHealth Wauchula
Georgia
Top general hospitals
AdventHealth Murray (Chatsworth)
Illinois
Top teaching hospitals
Endeavor Health Glenbrook Hospital (Glenview)
Rush University Medical Center (Chicago)
University of Chicago Medical Center
Top general hospitals
Provident Hospital of Cook County (Chicago)
Silver Cross Hospital (New Lenox)
Kansas
Top general hospitals
AdventHealth South Overland Park Hospital
Louisiana
Top rural hospitals
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital (Fort Park)
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital (Bogalusa)
Maryland
Top teaching hospitals
MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital (Leonardtown)
Massachusetts
Top teaching hospitals
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (Boston)
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston)
Top general hospitals
Anna Jaques Hospital (Newburyport)
Sturdy Memorial Hospital (Attleboro)
Missouri
Top teaching hospitals
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Top general hospitals
Mercy Hospital Jefferson (Festus)
Top rural hospitals
General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital (Fort Leonard Wood)
Montana
Top teaching hospitals
Billings Clinic
Nevada
Top general hospitals
North Vista Hospital (North Las Vegas)
New Jersey
Top teaching hospitals
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center (Paramus)
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Monmouth Medical Center (Long Branch)
St. Luke’s Warren Campus (Phillipsburg)
Top general hospitals
Hackensack Meridian Pascack Valley Medical Center (Westwood)
Holy Name Medical Center (Teaneck)
Shore Medical Center(Somers Point)
New Mexico
Top teaching hospitals
Heart Hospital of New Mexico at Lovelace Medical Center (Albuquerque)
Top general hospitals
Lovelace Women’s Hospital (Albuquerque)
New York
Top teaching hospitals
Northwell Lenox Hill Hospital (New York City)
NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island (Mineola)
NYU Langone Hospitals (New York City)
Plainview Hospital
St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center (Roslyn)
Top general hospitals
Keller Army Community Hospital (West Point)
White Plains Hospital
Top rural hospitals
Gouverneur Hospital
North Carolina
Top teaching hospitals
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center (Charlotte)
University of North Carolina Hospitals (Chapel Hill)
Top general hospitals
Cape Fear Valley Health-Hoke Hospital (Raeford)
Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center (Charlotte)
Johnston Health Clayton
UNC Health Nash (Rocky Mount)
Top rural hospitals
UNC Health Lenoir (Kinston)
Ohio
Top teaching hospitals
The Ohio State University Hospital East (Columbus)
Top general hospitals
Mount Carmel New Albany
Oklahoma
Top teaching hospitals
Hillcrest Hospital South (Tulsa)
Top general hospitals
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital
Top rural hospitals
Hillcrest Hospital Pryor
Pennsylvania
Top teaching hospitals
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital (East Norriton)
Jefferson Frankford (Philadelphia)
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey)
St. Luke’s Hospital—Allentown Campus
St. Luke’s Hospital—Easton Campus
St. Luke’s Sacred Heart Campus (Allentown)
St. Luke’s University Hospital—Bethlehem Campus
WellSpan York Hospital
Top general hospitals
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
UPMC Carlisle
Top rural hospitals
St. Luke’s Monroe Campus
Top children’s hospitals
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
South Carolina
Top teaching hospitals
Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital
Top general hospitals
Naval Hospital Beaufort
Roper Hospital
Roper St. Francis Healthcare—Berkeley Hospital
Roper St. Francis Healthcare—Mount Pleasant Hospital
Top rural hospitals
MUSC Health—Marion Medical Center
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
Tennessee
Top teaching hospitals
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women and the Spence and Becky Wilson Baptist Children’s Hospital (Memphis)
Top children’s hospitals
Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital (Memphis)
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt (Nashville)
Texas
Top teaching hospitals
Baylor Scott and White The Heart Hospital Dallas
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Top rural hospitals
AdventHealth Rollins Brook (Lampasas)
UT Health Carthage
UT Health Pittsburg
Utah
Top general hospitals
CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospital – Jordan Valley (West Jordan)
Virginia
Top teaching hospitals
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax)
Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg)
Top general hospitals
Fauquier Health (Warrenton)
Washington
Top teaching hospitals
St. Clare Hospital (Lakewood)
Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle)
Top general hospitals
MultiCare Valley Hospital (Spokane Valley)
Top children’s hospital
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital Health Network (Tacoma)
Editor’s note: This list only includes U.S. hospitals that received the award. A total of 156 hospitals earned Leapfrog’s 2025 Top Hospital award. The full list, including international recipients, can be found here.
