Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades Announced

57 Hospitals in Pennsylvania Earn an “A” on the Fall 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

22 Hospitals in Pennsylvania Able to Sustain “A” on the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for Five of More Grading Rounds

The Leapfrog Group today released its fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grade, an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” assigned to all general hospitals in the United States based on their ability to protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections. Driven in Pennsylvania by the Lehigh Valley Business Coalition on Healthcare (LVBCH), the Grades give the community critical insight about local hospitals. Hospital Safety Grades are updated twice per year by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog nonprofit.

In Pennsylvania, 131 hospitals were graded, and 57 earned an A, 32 earned a B, 35 earned a C, 7 earned a D, and none earned an F.  Overall, Pennsylvania has 43.5% “A” Hospitals and ranks as 8th in the country for percentage of “A” hospitals.

LVBCH is your Regional Leader for The Leapfrog Group in Pennsylvania. “We would like to recognize our local hospital systems and their campuses that received an “A” grade,” said Carl Seitz, President, LVBCH, “As well as those hospitals that have sustained the grade for more than two years.”

  • Geisinger Health System’s Bloomsburg, Lewistown* and Muncy Medical Center campuses
  • Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Dickson City, Hazelton, Pocono, Schuylkill campuses
  • Luke’s University Health Network’s Allentown*, Anderson*, Bethlehem*, Carbon, Easton*, Miners, Monroe*, Sacred Heart*, and Upper Bucks campuses. All 11 of St. Luke’s campuses, including the Geisinger St. Luke’s* campus in Orwigsburg, PA and the Warren* campus in Phillipsburg, NJ, earned an “A” safety grade.
  • *Sustained the grade for more than two years

Fall 2025 Safety Grade data shows 358 hospitals nationwide that not only achieved an A for fall 2025 but sustained the grade for more than two years. This select group, representing 13% of all eligible hospitals, is highlighted on hospitalsafetygrade.org. In Pennsylvania, 22 (17%) “A” hospitals sustained this achievement.

“Preventable medical errors remain a significant challenge in hospitals across the nation, and far too many people are harmed or killed every year as a result. We are proud of the 57 of hospitals in Pennsylvania that earned an A,” said Amanda Greene, VP Programs and Initiatives, LVBCH and Leapfrog Regional Leader. “We will continue to work with our community, our members and our hospital leaders to make sure patients always come first.”

A Leapfrog analysis found that 90% of hospitals with a fall 2025 Safety Grade are part of a health system. Among “A” hospitals, the chance of being system affiliated is slightly higher, at 94%. (“Health System” is defined as a network of health care facilities that are owned or managed under a single parent organization).

“We recognize and celebrate the hospitals in Pennsylvania that achieved an A Hospital Safety Grade. This honor reflects the ongoing commitment of their teams to protecting patients every minute of every day,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “As Leapfrog marks its 25th anniversary, we’re taking a closer look at how health system leadership may be driving faster safety improvements, including in Pennsylvania.”

 

About The Leapfrog Group 

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only ratings program focused exclusively on accidents, errors, injuries and infections that harm or kill patients in hospitals. It is updated twice a year in the fall and spring, offering the public a reliable, independent assessment of hospital safety. The Grades are determined by public, peer-reviewed methodology, calculated by top patient safety experts under the guidance of a National Expert Panel. The grading system is fully transparent and always freely available to the public at HospitalSafetyGrade.org. The Safety Grade is published by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit organization celebrating 25 years of driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. For more from Leapfrog, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram and sign up for our newsletter.