New National Ranking Lists Virginia as a Top State for Hospital Patient Safety

Virginia Receives National Recognition for Strong Hospital Patient Safety Performance and is Again Ranked a Top State in the Spring 2026 Leapfrog Group Safety Grade Scores

May 6, 2026

The Spring 2026 Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grades Rank Virginia Second Among States with 59.2 Percent of Virginia Hospitals Earning "A" Grades in the Bi-Annual Ratings of General Acute Care Hospitals Across the Nation

RICHMOND, VA - The effort Virginia hospitals devote to promoting patient safety is being recognized in a new national assessment by the Leapfrog Group, whose Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grades rank Virginia second overall among states for top hospital patient safety performance.

Virginia hospitals have consistently been top performers in the bi-annual rankings from the Leapfrog Group. For the Spring 2026 period, 59.2 percent of Virginia hospitals evaluated by the Leapfrog Group received an "A" grade, which ranked second overall among states. Virginia also ranked second overall among states in the Fall 2025 ratings. The Commonwealth previously ranked fifth overall in the Spring 2025 rankings and second in the Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, and the Spring 2022 periods. The Commonwealth was first overall in the Fall 2021 rankings, fourth in Spring 2021, sixth in Fall 2020, third in Fall 2019, second in Spring 2019, third in Fall 2018, and fifth in Spring 2018.

"Virginia is blessed with a diverse mix of hospitals providing acute, psychiatric, long-term, specialty, and rehabilitation care to patients and families of all ages in communities across the Commonwealth," said Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) President and CEO Sean T. Connaughton. "While each hospital is unique, one thing they have in common is a strong commitment to improving outcomes and providing safe, high-quality treatment to the people in their care. Year-after-year, results from the Leapfrog Group rating Virginia as a top state in the bi-annual Hospital Safety Grade national rankings show that our hospitals are committed to the work of continuous improvement to better serve patients and families."

The Hospital Safety Grade program assigns letter grades to general acute care hospitals across the nation based on data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), the Leapfrog Group, and other sources. In the latest rankings, 40 of 69 Virginia private general acute care hospitals evaluated received an "A" grade. The current "A" rated Virginia private acute care hospitals are listed below.

• Augusta Health
• Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
• Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
• Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
• Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center
• Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital
• Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital
• Centra Southside Community Hospital
• Clinch Valley Medical Center (Lifepoint Health)
• Henrico Doctors' Hospital (HCA Virginia)
• Inova Alexandria Hospital
• Inova Fairfax Hospital
• Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
• Inova Loudoun Hospital
• LewisGale Hospital Alleghany (HCA Virginia)
• LewisGale Hospital Montgomery (HCA Virginia)
• LewisGale Hospital Pulaski (HCA Virginia)
• Parham Doctors' Hospital (HCA Virginia)
• Reston Hospital Center (HCA Virginia)
• Retreat Doctors' Hospital (HCA Virginia)
• Riverside Doctors' Hospital Williamsburg
• Riverside Regional Medical Center
• Riverside Walter Reed Hospital
• Sentara CarePlex Hospital
• Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital
• Sentara Leigh Hospital
• Sentara Obici Hospital
• Sentara Princess Anne Hospital
• Sentara RMH Medical Center
• Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
• Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center
• TriCities Hospital (HCA Virginia)
• UVA Culpeper Medical Center
• UVA Haymarket Medical Center
• UVA Prince William Medical Center
• VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital
• VCU Health Tappahannock Hospital
• VCU Medical Center
• Winchester Medical Center (Valley Health)
• Wythe County Community Hospital (Lifepoint Health)

About VHHA: The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Associationis an alliance of 117 hospitals and 26 health delivery systems that develops and advocates for sound health care policy in the Commonwealth. Its mission is to achieve excellence in both health care and health. Its vision is through the power of collaboration to be recognized as a driving force behind making Virginia the healthiest state in the nation. Connect with VHHA through Facebook, X (Twitter), YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.

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