Dignity Health Leads California in Hospital Safety with Most 'A' Grades from The Leapfrog Group

CALIFORNIA, MAY 1, 2025 – The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety ratings organization, announced today that 19 Dignity Health hospitals in California have earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade, the most of any health system in the state.

This national distinction recognizes the hospitals’ achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safe healthcare. Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.  

“This recognition reflects the dedication and compassion our care teams bring to their work every day to ensure patients receive safe, high-quality, and equitable care,” said Julie J. Sprengel, California President of CommonSpirit Health, parent company of Dignity Health. “We’re proud that more of our hospitals received ‘A’ grades than any other health system in California, it’s a meaningful acknowledgment of our ongoing efforts to build a strong culture of safety across the communities we serve.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring. 

The following Dignity Health hospitals in California all received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade:

• French Hospital Medical Center
• Marian Regional Medical Center
• St. John's Hospital Camarillo
• St. Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton
• St. Mary Medical Center of Long Beach
• Arroyo Grande Community Hospital
• Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
• Community Hospital of San Bernardino 
• Dominican Hospital
• Mercy General Hospital
• Mercy Hospital - Southwest
• Mercy Medical Center
• Mercy San Juan Medical Center
• Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
• Northridge Hospital Medical Center
• Sequoia Hospital
• Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
• St. Elizabeth Community Hospital
• Woodland Memorial Hospital

To explore Dignity Health’s full grade details and to find valuable tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org. Connect with The Leapfrog Group on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram and stay informed through The Leapfrog Group newsletter.  

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About Dignity Health California 

Dignity Health California is a nonprofit network of over 9000 physicians, more than 35,000 employees, 29 acute care hospitals, and 200-plus care-centers, including community hospitals, urgent care, surgery and imaging centers, home health, and primary care clinics. Dignity Health California provides award-winning care to communities in five primary markets across the state: North State, Sacramento, Central Valley, Central Coast, and Southern California. 

Dignity Health is a member of CommonSpirit Health, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit Catholic healthcare organizations, dedicated to providing compassionate, high-quality, and affordable patient-centered care with special attention to the poor and underserved. Learn more at DignityHealth.org and CommonSpirit.org. 

About The Leapfrog Group                                                                                    

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog's other main initiative, 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.