Two Montgomery County hospitals are among the 13 Maryland facilities that earned top marks in the Fall 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, a national assessment that evaluates how well hospitals protect patients from medical errors, injuries, and preventable complications: Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda (federally operated).
The Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit advocating for healthcare consumers, assigns grades from A to F based on more than 30 evidence-based safety measures, with an “A” representing the highest level of patient safety performance.
In addition to Montgomery County’s two “A” recipients, several hospitals across the state also achieved the top grade. Maryland hospitals earning an “A” for Fall 2025 include:
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Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center – Silver Spring
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Walter Reed National Military Medical Center – Bethesda
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Frederick Health Hospital – Frederick
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Garrett Regional Medical Center – Oakland
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Meritus Medical Center – Hagerstown
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UPMC Western Maryland – Cumberland
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Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center – Annapolis
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University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center – Towson
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TidalHealth Peninsula Regional – Salisbury
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ChristianaCare – Union Hospital – Elkton
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Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center – Fort Washington
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Atlantic General Hospital – Berlin
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MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital – Leonardtown
The statewide list shows strong performance across urban, suburban, and rural regions, with hospitals demonstrating excellence in areas such as infection control, medication accuracy, surgical safety, and nursing standards. Leapfrog’s safety grades, updated each spring and fall, remain the only national ratings program focused exclusively on preventable patient harm. All Montgomery County Hospital Fall 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades can be seen below:
Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Rockville, MD- B
Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Germantown, MD- C
Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD- C
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Olney, MD-B
Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD- B
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Betheada, MD- A
Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center Silver Spring, MD- A
Full score details and patient safety resources are available at HospitalSafetyGrade.org.
