NORTHERN CALIF. — Sixteen Sutter hospitals earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety. This recognition is awarded to hospitals for their exceptional performance in patient safety and quality of care.
New to Leapfrog this year is the “Straight A” designation, given to hospitals who have received an “A” grade for five or more grading rounds. Mills-Peninsula Medical Center received this recognition, earning an “A” from Leapfrog since spring 2023. Across the nation, only 12% of all eligible hospitals earned this designation.
“This recognition is a reflection of the dedication and hard work of our care teams, who strive every day to ensure the highest standards of care,” said William Isenberg, M.D., vice president and chief medical & quality officer at Sutter Health. “We appreciate The Leapfrog Group for recognizing our unwavering commitment to patient safety. We will continue to innovate and improve, always putting our patients first.”
Sutter hospital campuses earning an “A” grade include:
- Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center – Summit Campus
- Sutter Amador Hospital
- Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital
- Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center – Davies Campus
- Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center – Mission Bernal Campus
- Sutter’s California Pacific Medical Center – Van Ness Campus
- Sutter Davis Hospital
- Sutter’s Eden Medical Center
- Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento
- Sutter’s Memorial Hospital Los Banos
- Sutter’s Mills-Peninsula Medical Center
- Sutter’s Novato Community Hospital
- Sutter Roseville Medical Center
- Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital
- Sutter Solano Medical Center
- Sutter Tracy Community Hospital
Sutter hospital campuses earning a “B” grade include:
- Sutter’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center – Alta Bates Campus
- Sutter Delta Medical Center
- Sutter’s Memorial Medical Center
Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries. The program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annual, in the fall and spring.
To explore full grade details, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.
