The watchdog group unveiled its top hospitals and top ambulatory surgical centers for 2023.
Thousands of hospitals are operating nationwide, but only a small number are being recognized among The Leapfrog Group’s top hospitals.
The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization focused on patient safety, announced its top hospitals for 2023. The organization honored 132 hospitals in four categories: general hospitals, children’s hospitals, rural hospitals and teaching hospitals.
In addition, 27 ambulatory surgical centers were recognized as top performers.
Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, says hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers must reach high levels of patient safety and transparency to receive the honor.
“This recognition is one of the toughest awards in the industry to earn, so the hospitals and ASCs that receive this award have demonstrated an incredible commitment to patient safety and their community,” Binder said in a statement.
Founded by large employers and purchasers, The Leapfrog Group also releases hospital safety grades twice a year. With its fall 2023 grades, the group said hospitals made impressive progress in reducing infections, but they’re stumbling on the overall patient experience.
Here’s the roundup of the top hospitals, by category. Hospitals and surgical centers are listed by state, in alphabetical order.
Top general hospitals
California
El Camino Hospital
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael
Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Montclair Hospital Medical Center
Palomar Medical Center Poway
Sequoia Hospital
Florida
AdventHealth Daytona Beach
AdventHealth DeLand
AdventHealth Ocala
AdventHealth Zephyrhills
Gulf Coast Medical Center
Jupiter Medical Center
Orlando Health Central Hospital
Georgia
AdventHealth Murray
Kansas
AdventHealth South Overland Park Hospital
Kansas Surgery and Recovery Center
Maine
Mid Coast Hospital
Maryland
ChrstianaCare - Union Hospital
Massachusetts
Anna Jacques Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
New York
Catholic Health System - Kenmore Mercy Hospital
North Carolina
Atrium Health Anson
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Novant Health Rowan Medical Center
Ohio
Kettering Health Greene Memorial
Oklahoma
Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital
Pennsylvania
UPMC Carlisle
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
South Carolina
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Texas
Cornerstone Regional Hospital
Seton Medical Center Harker Heights
Virginia
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Top children’s hospitals
California
Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
Valley Children’s Hospital
Florida
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Wolfson Children's Hospital
Tennessee
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Washington
Mary Bridge Children's Hospital and Health Network
Top rural hospitals
California
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
Florida
AdventHealth Wauchula
Georgia
Floyd Polk Medical Center
Hawaii
Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital
Louisiana
Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital
Michigan
MyMichigan Medical Center Gladwin
Oklahoma
Hillcrest Hospital Cushing
Hillcrest Hospital Pryor
Mercy Hospital Ardmore
South Carolina
Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital
Texas
AdventHealth Rollins Brook
Peterson Regional Medical Center
UT Health Carthage
UT Health Pittsburg
Top teaching hospitals
California
Eisenhower Medical Center
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco
Kaiser Permanente Orange County - Irvine Medical Center
Mercy General Hospital
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns
Stanford Health Care
UC San Diego Health La Jolla - Jacobs Medical Center and Sulpizio Cardiovascular Center
UCI Health
UCSF Helen Diller Medical Center at Parnassus Heights
UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion
USC Noriss Cancer Hospital
Colorado
Centura Longmont United Hospital
Connecticut
Hartford Hospital
Florida
AdventHealth Lake Placid
Larkin Community Hospital
Lee Memorial Hospital
Orlando Health - Orlando Regional Medical Center
Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital
Illinois
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage
Rush University Medical Center
University of Chicago Medical Center
Indiana
Hendricks Regional Health - Danville Hospital
The Women’s Hospital
Maine
Maine Medical Center
Maryland
Medstar Harbor Hospital
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts
Brigham and Women's HospitalMilford Regional Medical Center
Michigan
Chelsea Hospital
Garden City Hospital
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine
New Jersey
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Deborah Heart and Lung Center
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore Medical Center
Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital
Morristown Medical Center
St. Luke’s Warren Campus
Virtua Voorhees Hospital
New Mexico
Heart Hospital of New Mexico
New York
NYU Langone Hospital
NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
St. Francis Hospital Heart & Center
North Carolina
Atrium Health Pineville
Carolinas Medical Center
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Novant Health Kernersville Medical Center
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Rex Hospital, Inc.
WakeMed North Hospital
Oklahoma
AHS Southcrest Hospital, LLC dba Hillcrest Hospital South
Pennsylvania
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
St. Luke’s Hospital - Allentown Campus
St. Luke’s Hospital - Anderson Campus
St. Luke’s Hospital - Bethlehem Campus
St. Luke’s Carbon Campus
St. Luke’s Easton Hospital
Rhode Island
The Miriam Hospital
South Carolina
Prisma Health Baptist
Prisma Health Baptist Parkridge
Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital
Tennessee
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Texas
UT Health North Campus Tyler
Virginia
University of Virginia Medical Center
UVA Haymarket Medical Center
Warren Memorial Hospital
Washington
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Top ASCs
California
Sequoia Surgical Pavilion
Connecticut
Orthopedic Associates Surgery Center
Hartford Healthcare- Rocky Hill Surgery Center
Florida
Baptist Health Endoscopy Center at Coral Springs
Baptist Health Eye Surgery Center at Sunrise
Baptist Health Surgery Center at Bethesda West
Baptist Health Surgery Center at Coral Gables
Baptist Health Surgery Center at Kendall
Baptist Health Surgery Center at Miami Beach
Baptist Health Surgery Center at Northpoint
Baptist Health Surgery Center at Plantation
Baptist Health Surgery Center at South Miami
Baptist Health Surgery Center at South Palm
Baptist Medical Park Surgery Center, LLC
Maryland
Knoll North Surgery Surgery DBA John Hopkins Gastroenterology and Hepatology - Endoscopy & Surgery Center
John Hopkins Surgery Center at Lutherville
John Hopkins White Marsh Surgery Center
North Carolina
Novant Health Ballantyne Outpatient Surgery (FKA Presbyterian Sameday Surgery Center at Ballantyne LLC)
Novant Health Brunswick Endoscopy Center
Novant Health Huntersville Outpatient Surgery (AKA Presbyterian Surgery Center Huntersville)
Ohio
Riverside Outpatient Surgery Center
Pennsylvania
St. Luke’s Endoscopy Center - Buxmont
St. Luke’s Endoscopy Center - Twin Rivers
Rhode Island
The Surgery Center of Rhode Island
Tennessee
Hamilton Eye Institute Surgery Center LP
Knoxville Orthopaedic Surgery Center
Urology Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC DBA Wolf River Surgery Center
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