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 has collected, analyzed, and published hospital data on safety and quality.

Leapfrog assigns Hospital Safety Grades 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.

1. New Hampshire 
   Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center 
   
   
2. Virginia 
   Augusta Health 
   
   
3. Utah 
   Intermountain Alta View Hospital 
   
   
4. Colorado 
   Centura Health Castle Rock Adventist Hospital
   
   
5. Idaho 
   Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
   
   
6. New Jersey 
   Bergen New Bridge Medical Center 
   
   
7. North Carolina 
   AdventHealth Hendersonville  
   
   
8. Maine 
   Abbott Northwestern Hospital
   
   
9. Pennsylvania 
   AHN Grove City  
   
   
10. Florida 
    AdventHealth Altamonte Springs
    
    
11. Oregon 
    Asante Ashland Community Hospital
    
    
12. Washington 
    Cascade Valley Hospital
    
    
13. Massachusetts 
    Baystate Noble Hospital
    
    
14. Texas 
    Ascension Providence
    
    
15. Tennessee 
    Baptist Memorial Hospital
    
    
16. Hawaii 
    The Queen's Medical Center
    
    
17. Rhode Island 
    South County Hospital
    
    
18. Minnesota 
    Abbott Northwestern Hospital 
    
    
19. Michigan 
    Ascension St Joseph Hospital
    
    
20. Montana 
    Billings Clinic
    
    
21. South Carolina 
    Beaufort Memorial Hospital
    
    
22. Louisiana 
    Ochsner Medical Center
    
    
23. Mississippi 
    Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle  
    
    
24. Kansas 
    AdventHealth Shawnee Mission  
    
    
25. California 
    Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian  
    
    
26. Ohio 
    Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital
    
    
27. Indiana 
    Hancock Regional Hospital  
    
    
28. Illinois 
    FHN Memorial Hospital
    
    
29. Nevada 
    Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center
    
    
30. Georgia 
    AdventHealth Redmond
     
31. Arkansas 
    Baptist Health Medical Center
    
    
32. Connecticut 
    Greenwich Hospital  
    
    
33. Oklahoma 
    Mercy Hospital Ardmore
    
    
34. Missouri 
    Centerpoint Medical Center
    
    
35. Maryland 
    Anne Arundel Medical Center
    
    
36. Kentucky 
    Baptist Health
    
    
37. Alaska 
    Mat-Su Regional Medical Center
    
    
38. Delaware 
    Bayhealth Hospital Sussex Campus
    
    
39. Alabama 
    South Baldwin Regional Medical Center 
    
    
40. New York 
    Catholic Health System – Kenmore Mercy Hospital 
    
    
41. Wisconsin 
    Bellin Memorial Hospital
    
    
42. Wyoming 
    Ivinson Memorial Hospital
    
    
43. Arizona 
    Mayo Clinic Hospital
    
    
44. New Mexico 
    CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
    
    
45. South Dakota 
    Sanford USD Medical Center
    
    
46. Nebraska 
    Kearney Regional Medical Center
    
    
47. West Virginia 
    Greenbrier Valley Medical Center
     
48. Iowa 
    Lakes Regional Healthcare
    
    
49. Vermont 
    Central Vermont Medical Center
    
    
50. Washignton D.C.
    George Washington University Hospital
    
    
51. North Dakota 
    Sanford Medical Center