Biannually, Leapfrog evaluates about 3,000 U.S. hospitals with up to 22 national patient safety measures, including process, structural and outcome measures. On Nov. 15, the organization named 12 straight-A hospitals and 13 “F” hospitals.
The 13 “F”-graded hospitals in fall 2024:
California
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley (Sun Valley)
District of Columbia
Howard University Hospital
Florida
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
Delray Medical Center (Delray Beach)
Good Samaritan Medical Center (West Palm Beach)
Illinois
HSHS St. Mary’s Hospital (Decatur)
Kansas
Hutchinson Regional Medical Center
Michigan
DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital (Detroit)
DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital
Missouri
SSM Health DePaul Hospital-St. Louis
Nebraska
Regional West Medical Center (Scottsbluff)
West Virginia
Berkeley Medical Center (Martinsburg)
Rivers Health (Point Pleasant)
Editor’s note: This article was updated Nov. 18 at 5 p.m. CT.
