Dignity Health Sacramento Hospitals Earn an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group

Fall 2025 Safety Grade is a national recognition for commitment to patient safety

SACRAMENTO, CA, November 17, 2025 - Dignity Health is proud to announce that all five Sacramento Dignity Health hospitals earned an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national leader in hospital safety ratings.Leapfrog assigns an "A," "B," "C," "D" or "F" grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.

Awarded hospitals include:

• Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital
• Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center
• Dignity Health Mercy Hospital of Folsom
• Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
• Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital

"To have all five of our Sacramento hospitals earn an 'A' grade is a tremendous reflection of the commitment our teams bring to patient safety every single day," said Dr. Tina Johnson, Dignity Health Sacramento Market President. "This recognition reinforces our market's unwavering focus on compassion, consistency and delivering the highest quality care to the communities we're privileged to serve."

"Earning an 'A' Grade means Dignity Health made a true commitment to put patient safety first," said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "We congratulate the leadership, Board, clinicians, staff and volunteers that all had a role to play in this achievement."

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.

To explore Dignity Health's full grade details and to find valuable tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org. Connect with The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and stay informed through The Leapfrog Group newsletter.

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About Dignity Health California

Dignity Health California is a nonprofit network of over 9000 physicians, more than 35,000 employees, 29 acute care hospitals, and 200-plus care-centers, including community hospitals, urgent care, surgery and imaging centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Dignity Health California provides award-winning care to communities in five primary markets across the state: North State, Sacramento, Central Valley, Central Coast, and Southern California.

Dignity Health is a member of CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation's largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. Learn more at DignityHealth.org and CommonSpirit.org.

About The Leapfrog Group

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.