Consistency in patient safety is one of the hardest achievements in healthcare.
According to The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades, only 11 hospitals in the United States have maintained consecutive “A” safety grades since 2012, a remarkable 29 straight grading cycles of excellence in patient safety, quality outcomes, and operational discipline. (Becker’s Hospital Review)
The hospitals include:
• Mayo Clinic
• French Hospital Medical Center
• Kaiser Permanente Orange County-Anaheim Medical Center
• University of Chicago Medical Center
• Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital
• Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
• St. Anne’s Hospital
• Inova Loudoun Hospital
• Sentara Leigh Hospital
• Sentara CarePlex Hospital
• Virginia Mason Medical Center
This recognition matters because Leapfrog grades are based on preventable medical errors, infections, injuries, medication safety, and patient experience measures areas that directly affect patient outcomes and trust.
At a time when hospitals are facing workforce shortages, financial pressures, cybersecurity risks, and rising patient complexity, sustaining top safety performance for more than a decade demonstrates something deeper than compliance:
It reflects culture.
The Spring 2026 report also highlighted nationwide improvements in 17 patient safety measures, including healthcare-associated infections and medication administration practices. (TechTarget)
For healthcare leaders, the bigger lesson may be this:
Long-term excellence is rarely driven by one initiative. It comes from systems that consistently invest in safety, accountability, staff engagement, and operational resilience year after year.
Healthcare organizations that prioritize patient safety today are building the trust, reputation, and clinical sustainability that will define the future of care.
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