Pennsylvania Hospitals Recognized as Leaders in Caring for People Living with Diabetes

9 Hospitals in Pennsylvania Recognized by The Leapfrog Group and the American Diabetes Association 

Pennsylvania Hospitals Named 2025 Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes

The Leapfrog Group and the American Diabetes Association (ADA) announced that 9 hospitals in Pennsylvania have received national designation as Recognized Leaders in Caring for People Living with Diabetes for 2025. These hospitals made the list of just 36 hospitals in the United States earning this recognition for a strong commitment to the safety and well-being of hospitalized people living with diabetes.

“This recognition provides critical patient safety information to individuals living with diabetes,” said Carl Seitz, President, LVBCH. “On behalf of our members and our community we are committed to collaborating with local hospitals to ensure patients in Pennsylvania are receiving the safest possible care. We are proud of our local hospitals that have been recognized:

  • Geisinger Health Network’s: Lewistown Hospital, Geisinger Medical Center, Shamokin Area Community Hospital, Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Bloomsburg Hospital, Geisinger Community Medical Center, Jersey Shore Hospital, and Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital”

The Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes program is in its second year, evaluating hospitals based on their care for patients with diabetes during admission, hospital stay and discharge. The program uses the ADA’s Standards of Care in Diabetes and Leapfrog’s standards for excellence in hospital safety and quality. Diabetes compounds the risk all inpatients already face from medical errors, injuries, and infections that are all too common in hospitals.

“Hospitalized patients in Pennsylvania are at unusually high risk for complications, which is why American Diabetes Association encourages hospitals to follow their guidelines. We congratulate recognized hospitals for earning this national distinction, and look forward to even more hospitals being recognized for leadership,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.

Recognized hospitals provide safe, high-quality care for people living with diabetes, by implementing blood glucose (blood sugar) testing and hypoglycemia protocols, specialized preparation for inpatient surgery, meals and insulin regimen planning and robust discharge planning for high-risk patients with diabetes, among other processes.

To learn more about the Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes, visit https://www.leapfroggroup.org/recognized-leader-diabetes/about-the-program.

 

About The Leapfrog Group 

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is an independent national nonprofit organization celebrating 25 years of driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. Among its initiatives, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade was launched in 2012 and 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. It is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. It is fully transparent and free to the public, and grades are updated biannually in the fall and in the spring. To look up your hospital’s Safety Grade, please visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org. For more information from Leapfrog, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram and sign up for our newsletter.

 

About the American Diabetes Association

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is the nation’s leading voluntary health organization fighting to end diabetes and helping people thrive. This year, the ADA celebrates 85 years of driving discovery and research to prevent, manage, treat, and ultimately cure —and we’re not stopping. There are 136 million Americans living with diabetes or prediabetes. Through advocacy, program development, and education, we’re fighting for them all. To learn more or to get involved, visit us at diabetes.org or call 1-800-DIABETES (800-342-2383). Join us in the fight on Facebook (American Diabetes Association), Spanish Facebook (Asociación Americana de la Diabetes), LinkedIn (American Diabetes Association), and Instagram (@AmDiabetesAssn). To learn more about how we are advocating for everyone affected by diabetes, visit us on X (@AmDiabetesAssn).