442 top hospitals for patient safety: Healthgrades

Healthgrades has recognized 442 hospitals in 40 states for being the top 10% in the nation for patient safety. Texas had the most recognized facilities at 77.

The 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award recognizes hospitals that excel in quality care while preventing serious safety events during hospital stays. The award was based on analysis of Medicare inpatient data from the Medicare Provider Analysis and Review from CMS. The data measured clinical performance across 13 patient safety indicators. Learn more about the methodology here.

Healthgrades found that four patient safety indicators accounted for nearly 76% of all patient safety events between 2021 and 2023. Hospitals that were honored had a lower risk of experiencing the following adverse events:

• In-hospital fall resulting in fracture (54% less likely)
• Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest (54.8% less likely)
• Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (69.4% less likely)
• Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (72% less likely)

If all hospitals performed similarly to the 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award winners, 100,891 patient safety events could have been avoided between 2021 and 2023.

Find the award-winning hospitals here.

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