Virginia ranked second in the Spring 2024 Leapfrog Group Hospital Safety Grade state rankings for patient safety in hospitals.
The Leapfrog Group survey ranks states based on the share of hospitals that earn “A” grades.
In Virginia, 40 of 72 (56.3 percent) of the hospitals graded in the survey earned top marks in the 2024 Spring evaluation period.
Utah ranked first in the survey, as 57.7 percent of its graded hospitals earned top marks in the same evaluation period.
Virginia has consistently led the nation in the Leapfrog Group’s survey, which is released bi-annually. The state ranked second overall in the Fall 2023 rankings, the Fall 2022 rankings, and the Spring 2022 rankings.
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA), an alliance of 111 hospitals and 26 health delivery systems that “develops and advocates for sound health care policy” in Virginia, championed the state’s second-place rating in the Spring 2024 Leapfrog Group survey.
“Delivering high-quality, safe, and compassionate care is a top priority for Virginia hospitals,” said VCU Health Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President Michael Elliott, chair of the VHHA Board of Directors.
“The trend of positive results in the bi-annual Leapfrog Group scores indicate that hospitals across the Commonwealth – from Northern Virginia to Southwest Virginia, Southside Virginia to Central Virginia, the Northern Neck, Hampton Roads, and the Shenandoah Valley – have invested time, energy, and resources to create strong patient safety and quality cultures. We celebrate this outcome and strengthen our resolve to continue the hospital quality improvement journey,” Elliott added.
VHHA’s president and CEO Sean T. Connaughton added that the state’s ranking in the bi-annual survey is a “a reflection of the many positive contributions Virginia hospitals make to support public health and well-being for people and families in the communities they serve.”
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Kaitlin Housler is a reporter at The Virginia Star and The Star News Network. Follow Kaitlin on X / Twitter.
