Geneva Hospital Earns 'A' Grade In New Hospital Safety Ranking

GENEVA, IL — A new hospital safety report released Wednesday shows Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital received an "A" grade for its ability to protect patients from often preventable harm.

The Geneva hospital was among the 31 hospitals that received top remarks in the Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades. Delnor Hospital is considered a "Straight A" hospital for its results in five or more consecutive grading rounds.

The safety grades are biannual rankings that assign "A," "B," "C," "D" or "F" letter grades to all general hospitals in the United States based on their ability to protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections.

According to the safety grades, only one hospital — Roseland Community Hospital in Chicago — received an "F" grade. Additionally, three hospitals received a 'D' and 22 got a 'C' grade.

Leapfrog did not assign spring 2026 Safety Grades to 27 Illinois hospitals that did not participate in the 2024 or 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

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Illinois ranks 21st among all states for the percentage of hospitals receiving "A" grades in the spring 2026 report card.

Among states, Connecticut, Virginia and South Carolina had the highest share of A-rated hospitals, followed by Utah, Montana, New Jersey, Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and California. Montana and Maryland entered the top 10 for the first time, while Florida rose from 15th place in fall 2025 to seventh. No hospitals in North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont or Wyoming received an A grade.