Three of the 20 U.S. hospitals that have earned consecutive "A" safety grades from The Leapfrog Group since 2012 received three-star ratings from CMS, according to the CMS 2023 star rankings released July 26. The ratings were retrieved from the Hospital Compare website.
CMS gave five-star ratings to 11 of the Leapfrog straight-"A" hospitals and six hospitals received four-star ratings.
CMS assigns star ratings to hospitals across the country each year based on five quality categories. Leapfrog assigns grades every spring and fall.
CMS ratings were retrieved from the Hospital Compare website. CMS assigns star ratings to U.S. hospitals annually based on 46 hospital quality measures. These are divided into five quality categories: safety of care, mortality, patient experience, readmission rates and timely and effective care. Data reporting periods range from July 2018 to March 2022, depending on the measure.
Leapfrog assigns grades every spring and fall to nearly 3,000 acute care hospitals, based on 22 patient safety measures from CMS — including accidents, healthcare-acquired infections and preventable errors. Leapfrog also collects information from hospitals that complete voluntary hospital surveys and other sources. Data reporting periods range from July 2019 to June 2022, depending on the measure.
To view a list of 2023 CMS' five-star hospitals, click here.
To view a list of CMS' one-star hospitals, click here.
Below is a list that shows how Leapfrog's spring 2023 straight "A" hospitals ranked according to the CMS 2023 star rankings. Asterisks denote a CMS footnote regarding the hospital's data; these are summarized below.
Arizona
Mayo Clinic Hospital (Phoenix) — Five stars
California
French Hospital Medical Center (San Luis Obispo) — Five stars
Kaiser Permanente Orange County-Anaheim Medical Center* — Four stars
Colorado
Rose Medical Center (Denver) — Four stars
Florida
AdventHealth Daytona Beach — Five stars
Illinois
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital — Five stars
University of Chicago Medical Center — Four stars
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital (Winfield) — Five stars
Massachusetts
Beverly Hospital — Four stars
Saint Anne's Hospital (Fall River) — Three stars
Michigan
University of Michigan Health (Ann Arbor) — Five stars
Mississippi
Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle (Columbus) — Three stars
North Carolina
Rex Hospital (Raleigh) — Five stars
Ohio
OhioHealth Dublin Methodist Hospital — Five stars
OhioHealth Grady Memorial Hospital (Delaware) — Three stars
Texas
St. David's Medical Center (Austin) — Five stars
Virginia
Inova Loudoun Hospital (Leesburg) — Five stars
Sentara CarePlex Hospital (Hampton) — Four stars
Sentara Leigh Hospital (Norfolk) — Four stars
Washington
Virginia Mason Medical Center (Seattle) — Five stars
*This hospital's star rating only includes data reported on inpatient services.