"It takes leadership, teamwork and absolute dedication to patients , to achieve this award." - Leah Binder, president and CEO.
The highest performing hospitals on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey are recognized annually with the prestigious Leapfrog Top Hospital award. Top Hospitals have better systems in place to prevent medication errors, higher quality on maternity care and lower infection rates, among other laudable qualities. Hospitals that are eligible to receive a Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade must have received an A in the most recent round of scoring to be eligible.
The award is not given to a set number of hospitals, but rather, to all teaching, general, rural, and children's hospitals that meet the high standards defined in each year's Top Hospital Methodology.
Leapfrog congratulates the 2018 Top Hospitals and commends these facilities for their commitment to patient safety and quality!
2019 Leapfrog Top Hospitals have been notified under embargo and the public announcement for this year's awards will take place on December 17, 2019. Click here to view the 2019 Top Hospital Methodology.
2018 Top Hospitals
Top General Hospitals
California
Inland Valley Medical Center
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch
Rancho Springs Medical Center
Sequoia Hospital
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro
Adventist Health - Bakersfield
Florida
Florida Hospital Apopka
Jupiter Medical Center
Florida Hospital Zephyrhills
Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel
Florida Hospital Carrollwood
Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital
Memorial Hospital West
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center & Heart Institute
Memorial Hospital Miramar
Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center
Illinois
Elmhurst Memorial Hospital
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital
Louisiana
St. Charles Parish Hospital
Massachusetts
Holy Family Hospital at Merrimack Valley
Saint Anne's Hospital
Nevada
Henderson Hospital
St. Mary's Regional Medical Center of Reno
New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton
Bayshore Medical Center
Riverview Medical Center
Inspira Medical Center Woodbury
Pennsylvania
UPMC East
Tennessee
TriStar Southern Hills Medical Center
Texas
Methodist Richardson Medical Center
Medical City Denton
Kingwood Medical Center
CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler
Virginia
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
Top Children's Hospitals
Arizona
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
California
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
District of Columbia
Children's National Health System
Florida
Golisano Children’s Hospital of Southwest Florida
Wolfson Children’s Hospital
Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children
New York
John R. Oishei Children’s Hospital
Pennsylvania
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Texas
Children’s Health - Children’s Medical Center Plano
Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus
Children’s Health-Children’s Medical Center Dallas
Washington
Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital & Health Network
Top Rural Hospitals
Florida
Florida Hospital Wauchula
Georgia
Floyd Polk Medical Center
Illinois
OSF Holy Family Medical Center
Maine
LincolnHealth
Rumford Hospital
Bridgton Hospital
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Blue Hill Memorial Hospital
Waldo County General Hospital
Northern Maine Medical Center
Michigan
Spectrum Health Gerber Hospital
OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group
North Carolina
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital - Richmond
Ohio
East Liverpool City Hospital
Pennsylvania
UPMC Bedford Memorial
Texas
Memorial Medical Center - San Augustine
Pampa Regional Medical Center
Top Teaching Hospitals
California
Loma Linda University Medical Center East Campus
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Orange County - Anaheim
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville
UC San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Medical Center
St. Mary’s Medical Center
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara
Eisenhower Medical Center
Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Orange County-Irvine
Colorado
Saint Joseph Hospital
Florida
St. Vincent’s Medical Center Clay County
Osceola Regional Medical Center
Florida Hospital Orlando
Orlando Health- Orlando Regional Medical Center
Georgia
Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center
Illinois
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
Presence Resurrection Medical Center
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
University of Chicago Medical Center
Massachusetts
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
Boston Medical Center
Michigan
Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
Michigan Medicine
Henry Ford Hospital
Missouri
Mercy Hospital St. Louis
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Nevada
Mountainview Hospital
New Jersey
Monmouth Medical Center
CarePoint Health-Bayonne Medical Center
Virtua Voorhees Hospital
Ocean Medical Center
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
North Carolina
Novant Health Matthews Medical Center
Oregon
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
Pennsylvania
Jeanes Hospital
St. Luke’s University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital
Lancaster General Hospital
Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Rhode Island
The Miriam Hospital
Texas
St. David’s North Austin Medical Center
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Corpus Christi Medical Center - DRMC
Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Virginia
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
Novant Health UVA Health System Prince William Medical Center
Virginia Hospital Center--Arlington Health System
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Washington
Virginia Mason Medical Center
A full list of all historical Top Hospitals is also available.