Safest Hospitals To Work At By State

GettyImages-897424376As 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

 

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