{"id":913020,"date":"2026-06-15T16:15:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/14-intermountain-health-hospitals-receive-leapfrog-a-grade-for-patient-safety-excellence\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T16:15:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:15:18","slug":"14-intermountain-health-hospitals-receive-leapfrog-a-grade-for-patient-safety-excellence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/15\/14-intermountain-health-hospitals-receive-leapfrog-a-grade-for-patient-safety-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Intermountain Health Hospitals Receive Leapfrog &#8220;A&#8221; Grade for Patient Safety Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nine Intermountain Health hospitals also achieved a Straight \u201cA\u201d designation, earning an A grade for five consecutive Leapfrog reporting cycles, reflecting sustained excellence in patient safety over time.\u202f\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div id=\"cwrap\">\n<p>Intermountain Health has again been recognized as one of the nation\u2019s safest health systems for patients, according to The Leapfrog Group, a national healthcare safety and quality measurement organization that released its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalsafetygrade.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Spring 2026 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several hospitals also achieved a Straight \u201cA\u201d designation, earning an A grade for five consecutive Leapfrog reporting cycles, reflecting sustained excellence in patient safety over time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hospitals earning an \u201cA\u201d for Spring 2026 include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health American Fork Hospital (Utah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital*\u00a0(Utah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital* (Lafayette, Colo.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health Intermountain Medical Center\u00a0(Murray, Utah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health LDS Hospital*\u00a0(Salt Lake City)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital\u00a0(Wheat Ridge, Colo.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health\u202fMcKay\u2011Dee\u202fHospital* (Ogden, Utah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health Park City Hospital*\u00a0(Utah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital\u00a0(Utah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital*\u00a0(Utah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health St. George Regional Hospital* (Utah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health St. James Hospital\u00a0(Butte, Mont.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital*\u00a0(Billings, Mont.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Intermountain Health Utah Valley Hospital*\u00a0(Provo, Utah)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>* Straight \u201cA\u201d designation for five consecutive Leapfrog reporting cycles.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese results reflect both\u202fcommitment\u202fand compassion\u202facross Intermountain,\u201d said Cara Camiolo, MD, chief\u202fquality\u202fand safety officer for Intermountain Health. \u201cEarning an \u2018A\u2019\u202fhelps\u202fvalidate\u202four caregivers\u2019 efforts toward\u202fdisciplined teamwork, transparency, and\u202fspeaking\u202fup for safety every day. Whether a hospital achieved a Straight \u2018A\u2019 or made important progress this spring, each result\u202frepresents\u202fcaregivers doing the right things, for the right reasons, to\u202fcreate an \u2018Always Safe\u2019 culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade evaluates\u202fhospitals on\u202fperformance related to infections, medical errors, accidents, injuries, and the systems in place to prevent harm before it occurs. Hospitals receive a\u202fletter\u202fgrade from A through F based on up to 22 national safety measures drawn from CMS data, the NHSN, and the Leapfrog Hospital Survey.<\/p>\n<p>The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade\u202fmethodology\u202fis peer reviewed and publicly available and has been published in the\u202f<em>Journal of Patient Safety.<\/em> Ratings are updated twice each year.\u202fTo view the full list of hospitals and their Leapfrog grades, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hospitalsafetygrade.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.hospitalsafetygrade.org<\/a>.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n                    <strong>About Intermountain Health<\/strong>\n                <\/p>\n<p>Headquartered in Utah with locations in six states and additional operations across the western U.S., <b><a href=\"http:\/\/intermountainhealth.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Intermountain Health<\/a><\/b> is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, approximately 400 clinics, medical groups with some 4,600 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a nonprofit health plan called <a href=\"https:\/\/selecthealth.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Select Health<\/a> with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. For up-to-date information and announcements, please see the Intermountain Health newsroom at <a href=\"https:\/\/news.intermountainhealth.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/news.intermountainhealth.org\/<\/a>. 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