The Leapfrog Group released its Spring 2026 Hospital Safety Grade, a biannual “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” assigned to most general hospitals in the United States based on their ability to protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections. Driven in Michigan by the Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM), the Safety Grades give the community critical insight about local hospitals. Hospital Safety Grades are updated twice per year by The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog.

Overall, Michigan ranked 19th in the country for patient safety. Of the 67 hospitals graded in the state, 25 earned an A, 22 earned a B, 19 earned a C, and one hospital received a D grade.

The following hospitals earned straight A’s for five or more rounds of grading:

• Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital
• Garden City Hospital
• Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital
• Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital
• MyMichigan Medical Center Alma
• MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch
• Trinity Health Livingston Hospital in Howell

In Michigan, 62% of hospitals participated in the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey demonstrating their dedication to transparency and improvement.

“Prioritizing patient safety is one of the most effective ways to save both lives and healthcare dollars. Preventable medical errors and infections drive unnecessary costs for employers, purchasers and families, while putting patients at risk,” said Bret Jackson, President and CEO, EAM. “We urge Michiganders to contact their hospitals and ask them to participate in the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, because transparency is a critical step toward safer and more affordable healthcare for everyone.”

National data from the Spring 2026 Safety Grade shows significant improvement in 17 measures of errors and infections. This includes healthcare-associated infections, barcode medication administration, computerized physician order entry and five patient experience measures. 

“The progress we’re seeing nationally and among hospitals in Michigan is encouraging and deserves recognition, but there is still more work ahead to keep improving patient safety,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We applaud the hospitals in Michigan that are making patient safety and transparency a clear priority – an effort that requires deep commitment from clinicians, leaders, board and staff at every level of the organization.”

Why Some Hospitals Are Reported as “Grade Not Assigned”

For spring 2026, due to a ruling by a federal court in South Florida, Leapfrog is not assigning Safety Grades to 450 hospitals that did not participate in the 2024 or 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Survey. These hospitals are reported as Grade Not Assigned (GNA). Although the court ruling only applied to five hospitals, Leapfrog does not apply programmatic changes to individual hospitals because the Hospital Safety Grade is a national program. Leapfrog is pursuing an appeal and reviewing the Safety Grade methodology with its National Expert Panel to ensure the Hospital Safety Grade continues to be useful for consumers. Any proposed methodology changes will be announced and made available for public comment.

About The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is an independent national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. Among its initiatives, the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade was launched in 2012 and assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections. It is the only hospital ratings program based exclusively on hospital prevention of medical errors and harm to patients. It is fully transparent and free to the public, and grades are updated biannually in the fall and in the spring. To look up your hospital’s Safety Grade, please visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.

Spring 2026 “A” Hospitals
Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals Blodgett Hospital
Corewell Health Grand Rapids Hospitals Butterworth Hospital
Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals – Niles Hospital
Corewell Health Lakeland Hospitals – St. Joseph Hospital
Corewell Health Trenton Hospital
Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital
Garden City Hospital
Henry Ford Health Jackson Hospital
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital in Clinton Township
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital
Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital
McLaren Central Michigan in Mount Pleasant
Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital
Munson Healthcare Grayling Hospital
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital in Gaylord
Munson Medical Center in Traverse City
MyMichigan Medical Center Alma
MyMichigan Medical Center Midland
MyMichigan Medical Center West Branch
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital in Howell
University of Michigan Health – Michigan Medicine in Ann Arbor
University of Michigan Health – West in Wyoming
UP Health System – Portage in Hancock