LOUISVILLE,KY, May 7, 2025 – The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety, released its Spring 2025 Hospital Safety Grade on May 1, 2025. The biannual Safety Grade is 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 Kentucky and Southern Indiana (Clark, Scott, Floyd, and Harrison Counties) by the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative, the Grades give the community critical insight about local hospitals.
In Kentucky, 60 hospitals were graded, and 14 earned an A, 19 earned a B, 23 earned a C, 4 earned a D, and 0 earned an F.
23.3% of hospitals in Kentucky earned an “A” grade, ranking Kentucky 36th in the country for overall percentage of “A” hospitals. This marked a setback from the Fall 2024 Safety Grades, where Kentucky ranked 22nd in the nation with 29.5% of hospitals receiving an “A” grade.
The fourteen hospitals earning an “A” grade were:
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare – Ft. Thomas
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare – Edgewood
- Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare – Florence
- Harrison Memorial Hospital
- Medical Center at Bowling Green
- Baptist Health Richmond
- Meadowview Regional Medical Center
- Spring View Hospital
- UofL Health Shelbyville Hospital
- Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville
- Clark Regional Medical Center
- Three Rivers Medical Center
- T.J. Samson Community Hospital
In Southern Indiana, (Clark, Scott, Floyd, and Harrison Counties), two hospitals were graded. Each received a “B” grade.
For the first time, Leapfrog is spotlighting the 346 hospitals nationwide that not only achieved an A for spring 2025 but sustained the grade for more than two years. This select group, representing 12% of all eligible hospitals, is now highlighted on www.hospitalsafetygrade.org. Medical Center at Bowling Green is the only hospital in Kentucky that achieved this accomplishment.
“Preventable medical errors continue to be a serious challenge nationwide, harming far too many people each year. We are proud of the hospitals in our community that earned an “A” in the Spring 2025 Safety Grades,” said Natalie Middaugh, President and CEO of the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative. “These hospitals are leading the way in patient safety, and we remain committed to working with our community and members to guide patients toward the highest quality care.”
“We applaud the hospitals in Kentucky and Southern Indiana that have earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade. Congratulations to the staff, volunteers, leaders, Board and all the clinicians who work so hard for their patients,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventing medical errors and patient harm. It is updated biannually 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 www.hospitalsafetygrade.org.
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About the Kentuckiana Health Collaborative
The Kentuckiana Health Collaborative (KHC) is a non-profit coalition of businesses and healthcare stakeholders working to solve the complex health problems that face our local community with the goal of improving the health status and healthcare delivery in Greater Louisville and Kentucky. The mission of the KHC is to work collaboratively with healthcare purchasers and stakeholders to build healthier communities through high quality, affordable, and equitable healthcare across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The collaborative is particularly useful in solving problems where multiple sectors can accomplish more together than alone. The KHC works to accomplish its mission through a variety of healthcare measurement and community health initiatives that leverage employer engagement, multi-stakeholder collaboration, and education to transform and optimize healthcare.
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 from Leapfrog, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram and sign up for our newsletter.
