The top 149 hospitals, according to Leapfrog

The Leapfrog Group on Monday released its 2021 Top Hospitals list, recognizing 149 hospitals for excellence in hospital quality, patient safety, and efficiency.

Cheat sheets: See how Leapfrog calculates its ratings

Methodology

For the list, Leapfrog sorted hospitals into five categories and compared hospitals to their peers. The five categories in Leapfrog’s list were:

• Children’s hospitals
• General hospitals
• Large teaching hospitals (500 or more staffed beds)
• Small teaching hospitals (fewer than 500 staffed beds)
• Rural hospitals

To be eligible for recognition on the list, a hospital must:

• Meet Leapfrog’s standard for computerized physician order entry
• Meet Leapfrog’s standard for ICU physician staffing
• Comply with Leapfrog’s “never events” policy
• Receive an...