CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Twenty-six Advocate Health hospitals have been awarded an “A” grade for excellence in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group on its Spring 2026 report card. This is the highest number of top grades the organization has ever received.
Aurora Health Care led Wisconsin with 11 “A” ratings — the most in the state — which includes Aurora Medical Center – Grafton and Aurora Medical Center – Washington County, who earned a “Straight A” designation. These sites not only received an “A” grade for Spring 2026 but have also sustained that grade for the past five or more grading rounds. This is an elite accomplishment only 15% of hospitals in the Spring 2026 grading cycle attained.
With 10 “A” ratings, Atrium Health earned the most top grades of any health system in North Carolina. In Illinois, five Advocate Health Care hospitals earned an “A.”
“The Leapfrog Group recognizing 26 Advocate Health hospitals is a testament to our organization's relentless efforts to ensure patient safety is at the forefront of all we do,” said Dr. Scott Rissmiller, senior executive vice president and chief clinical officer for Advocate Health. “I am both proud of and grateful for each of our clinicians and team members who are passionate about consistently enhancing our processes and protocols to keep patient safety first every day.”
Advocate Health hospitals that received “A” ratings include:
Illinois:
- Advocate Condell Medical Center
- Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
- Advocate Sherman Hospital
- Advocate South Suburban Hospital
North Carolina:
- Atrium Health Cleveland
- Atrium Health Cabarrus
- Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Atrium Health Lincoln
- Atrium Health Kings Mountain
- Atrium Health Mercy
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health Wilkes Medical Center
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center
Wisconsin:
- Aurora BayCare Medical Center
- Aurora Medical Center – Grafton
- Aurora Medical Center – Oshkosh
- Aurora Medical Center – Washington County
- Aurora Medical Center – Sheboygan County
- Aurora Medical Center – Kenosha
- Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
- Aurora Medical Center – Manitowoc County
- Aurora Medical Center – Summit
- Aurora Medical Center – Bay Area
- Aurora St. Luke's South Shore
The Leapfrog Group evaluates nearly 3,000 general hospitals across the country twice each year, using 22 evidence-based measures of patient safety to assign an “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” or “F” grade. Analysts take into consideration errors, accidents, injuries, infections and systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
Advocate Health hospitals have a long-standing commitment to innovation, advancing health in communities and providing access to patient- and family-centered care that is both safe and of exceptional quality.
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