A new hospital safety report released Wednesday shows that 51 hospitals in Pennsylvania earned “A” grades for their ability to protect patients from often preventable harm.
The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades are a biannual ranking that assigns “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.
Pennsylvania as a whole fell from 8th to 13th in the nation since the last rankings came out in the fall.
In addition to the 51 A hospitals, 34 received a 'B' grade and 34 received a 'C' grade. Just one, Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital, received a 'D' grade, while none were marked 'F.'
“A” hospitals in Pennsylvania are:
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono
Main Line Health-Bryn Mawr Hospital
Main Line Health-Lankenau Medical Center
Main Line Health-Riddle Hospital
Independence Health Clarion Hospital
Independence Health System Frick Hospital
Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
St. Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus
St. Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus
St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus
St. Luke’s Hospital – Easton Campus
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
St. Luke's Sacred Heart Campus
St. Luke's Upper Bucks Hospital
UPMC Horizon - Shenango Valley Campus
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
The 34 “B” hospitals in Pennsylvania are:
Geisinger Community Medical Center
Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Independence Butler Memorial Hospital
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Cedar Crest
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hecktown Oaks
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg
Main Line Health-Paoli Hospital
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Temple University Hospital Jeanes Campus
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Leapfrog said its biannual report — the only national ratings program focused exclusively on patient safety — shows improvement in 17 measures, including health care-associated infections, medication safety systems and patient experience.
“The good news is that hospitals across the country are making meaningful strides in patient safety and helping save countless lives,” Leah Binder, the group’s president and CEO, said in a news release.
After peaking in fall 2022, several health care-associated infections declined sharply, according to the report. Central line-associated bloodstream infections fell by half; catheter-associated urinary tract infections dropped 45 percent; methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections declined 42 percent; and serious intestinal infections linked to antibiotic use went down 30 percent.
The report also found gains in medication safety. Use of computerized physician order entry systems, which can flag prescribing errors, rose from 66 percent of hospitals meeting Leapfrog standards in 2018 to 90 percent in 2025. Adoption of barcode medication administration systems increased from 47 percent to 93 percent over the same period.
Patient experience scores, measured through Medicare and other federal surveys, have improved since hitting a low in fall 2023, rising by about one point on average across five safety-related measures, including communication with nurses and doctors and responsiveness of hospital staff.
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.
About 450 hospitals were not assigned grades after a federal court ruling in South Florida involving several facilities that did not participate in Leapfrog’s 2024 or 2025 survey. The group said it applied the change nationwide and is appealing the decision while reviewing its methodology.
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