--- title: Safest Hospitals To Work At By State description: Leapfrog assigns Hospital Safety Grades to nearly 3,000 general acute-care Hospitals across the nation twice annually. image: https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/Getty%20Images/GettyImages-897424376.jpg --- ![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/Getty%20Images/GettyImages-897424376.jpg) ### Safest Hospitals To Work At By State *Posted By* Diversity Nursing Tue, Jan 17, 2023 @ 04:18 PM - - - ![GettyImages-897424376](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Getty%20Images/GettyImages-897424376.jpg?width=817&height=428&name=GettyImages-897424376.jpg)As a Nurse, you consider many factors when choosing where you want to work. Safety should be at the top of your list of considerations. For more than 20 years, [The Leapfrog Group](https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org) has collected, analyzed, and published hospital data on safety and quality. Leapfrog assigns [Hospital Safety Grades](https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/your-hospitals-safety-grade/about-the-grade) to nearly 3,000 general acute-care Hospitals across the nation twice annually. Here is the most recent list of safest States and Hospitals to work at according to[Leapfrog.](https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/state-rankings) 1. **New Hampshire**  [Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center](https://www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/locations-directions/dh-lebanon)  2. **Virginia**  [Augusta Health](https://www.augustahealth.com/)  3. **Utah**  [Intermountain Alta View Hospital](https://intermountainhealthcare.org/locations/alta-view-clinic/)  4. **Colorado**  [Centura Health Castle Rock Adventist Hospital](https://www.centura.org/location/castle-rock-adventist-hospital) 5. **Idaho**  [Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center](https://eirmc.com/) 6. **New Jersey**  [Bergen New Bridge Medical Center](https://www.newbridgehealth.org/)  7. **North Carolina**  [AdventHealth Hendersonville](https://www.adventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-hendersonville)   8. **Maine**  [Abbott Northwestern Hospital](https://www.allinahealth.org/abbott-northwestern-hospital) 9. **Pennsylvania**  [AHN Grove City ](https://www.ahn.org/locations/hospitals/grove-city?utm_source=GMB&utm_medium=Local&utm_content=Facility&utm_campaign=15581767)  10. **Florida**  [AdventHealth Altamonte Springs ](https://www.adventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-altamonte-springs) 11. **Oregon**  [Asante Ashland Community Hospital](https://www.asante.org/Locations/location-detail/asante-ashland-community-hospital/) 12. **Washington**  [Cascade Valley Hospital ](https://www.skagitregionalhealth.org/home/location-landing/cascade-valley-hospital) 13. **Massachusetts**  [Baystate Noble Hospital ](https://www.baystatehealth.org/locations/noble-hospital) 14. **Texas**  [Ascension Providence ](https://healthcare.ascension.org/locations/texas/txwac/waco-ascension-providence) 15. **Tennessee**  [Baptist Memorial Hospital ](https://www.baptistonline.org/locations/union-city) 16. **Hawaii**  [The Queen's Medical Center ](https://www.queens.org/) 17. **Rhode Island**  [South County Hospital](https://www.southcountyhealth.org/) 18. **Minnesota**  [Abbott Northwestern Hospital](https://www.allinahealth.org/abbott-northwestern-hospital)  19. **Michigan**  [Ascension St Joseph Hospital ](https://healthcare.ascension.org/locations/michigan/mitaw/tawas-city-ascension-st-joseph-hospital?utm_campaign=gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_source=local) 20. **Montana**  [Billings Clinic](https://www.billingsclinic.com/) 21. **South Carolina**  [Beaufort Memorial Hospital ](https://www.bmhsc.org/) 22. **Louisiana**  [Ochsner Medical Center](https://digital.ochsner.org/schedule-br/?utm_source=YextGoogle&utm_medium=Yext&y_source=1_MTUyMDE4NjQtNzE1LWxvY2F0aW9uLndlYnNpdGU%3D) 23. **Mississippi ** [Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle ](https://www.baptistonline.org/locations/golden-triangle)   24. **Kansas**  [AdventHealth Shawnee Mission](https://www.adventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-shawnee-mission)   25. **California**  [Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian ](https://www.hoag.org/locations/hoag-hospital-newport-beach/)  26. **Ohio**  [Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital ](https://my.clevelandclinic.org/locations/avon-hospital) 27. **Indiana**  [Hancock Regional Hospital](https://www.hancockregionalhospital.org/)   28. **Illinois**  [FHN Memorial Hospital ](https://www.fhn.org/) 29. **Nevada**  [Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center ](https://www.desertspringshospital.com/) 30. **Georgia**  [AdventHealth Redmond ](https://www.adventhealth.com/hospital/adventhealth-redmond)   31. **Arkansas ** [Baptist Health Medical Center ](https://www.baptist-health.com/location/baptist-health-medical-center-little-rock/) 32. **Connecticut ** [Greenwich Hospital ](https://www.greenwichhospital.org/)   33. **Oklahoma**  [Mercy Hospital Ardmore ](https://www.mercy.net/practice/mercy-hospital-ardmore/) 34. **Missouri**  [Centerpoint Medical Center ](https://hcamidwest.com/locations/centerpoint-medical-center/) 35. **Maryland**  [Anne Arundel Medical Center ](https://www.aahs.org/en/locations/lhaamc?language_content_entity=en) 36. **Kentucky**  [Baptist Health ](https://www.baptisthealth.com/location/baptist-health-lexington) 37. **Alaska**  [Mat-Su Regional Medical Center ](https://www.matsuregional.com/) 38. **Delaware**  [Bayhealth Hospital Sussex Campus](https://www.bayhealth.org/locations/bayhealth-hospital-sussex-campus) 39. **Alabama**  [South Baldwin Regional Medical Center](https://www.southbaldwinrmc.com/)  40. **New York**  [Catholic Health System – Kenmore Mercy Hospital](https://www.chsbuffalo.org/kenmore-mercy-hospital)  41. **Wisconsin**  [Bellin Memorial Hospital](https://www.bellin.org/) 42. **Wyoming**  [Ivinson Memorial Hospital](https://www.ivinsonhospital.org/) 43. **Arizona**  [Mayo Clinic Hospital](https://www.mayoclinic.org/patient-visitor-guide/arizona/campus-buildings-maps/mayo-clinic-hospital) 44. **New Mexico**  [CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center](https://www.christushealth.org/locations/st-vincent) 45. **South Dakota**  [Sanford USD Medical Center](https://www.sanfordhealth.org/locations/sanford-usd-medical-center) 46. **Nebraska**  [Kearney Regional Medical Center](https://www.bryanhealth.com/locations/hospitals/krmc/) 47. **West Virginia**  [Greenbrier Valley Medical Center](https://www.gvmc.com/)   48. **Iowa**  [Lakes Regional Healthcare](https://lakeshealth.org/) 49. **Vermont**  [Central Vermont Medical Center](https://www.cvmc.org/) 50. **Washignton D.C. [George Washington University Hospital](https://www.gwhospital.com) ** 51. **North Dakota  [Sanford Medical Center](https://www.sanfordhealth.org/locations/sanford-medical-center-bismarck)**   Topics : - [patient safety](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/patient-safety) - [hospitals](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/hospitals) - [nurse safety](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/nurse-safety) - [hospital safety](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/hospital-safety) - [leapfrog](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/leapfrog) - [safest hospitals](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/safest-hospitals) - [hospital safety grades](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/topic/hospital-safety-grades) ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.diversitynursing.com/hubfs/GettyImages-1428257600.jpg) ##### Advancing Mental Health Equity for Every Community Thu, Jul 02, 2026 @ 09:34 AM Every July, the United States observes National Minority Mental Health Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the unique mental health challenges experienced by racial and ethnic minority... 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