The Leapfrog Group Releases Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades

Chief Healthcare Executive (5/6, Southwick) reports The Leapfrog Group “released its Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades Wednesday morning.” MedPage Today (5/6, Clark) reports, “Not all hospitals in the US are scored, but among those that were graded, 917 received an A, 740 a B, 646 a C, and 55 a D.” Meanwhile, only five hospitals received an F. Furthermore, “the latest scorecard showed 372 hospitals received not just an A, but a ‘Straight A,’ having sustained the highest grade for more than 2 years.” According to MedPage Today, “The rankings assess performance on 22 metrics, including ICU physician staffing, nursing care hours per patient day, medical errors, healthcare-associated infections, and hand hygiene.”