Maryland hospitals received a wide range of grades in the newly released Spring 2026 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades, with 17 hospitals earning an “A,” 11 receiving a “B,” 12 receiving a “C,” and one hospital receiving a “D” for patient safety performance. Full list below.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade evaluates hospitals on their ability to protect patients from preventable harm, medical errors, injuries, and infections. Grades are based on expert analysis of publicly available data using up to 31 national, evidence-based safety measures.
In Montgomery County, Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center in Silver Spring and Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center in Rockville both earned “A” grades. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda also received an “A.”
Meanwhile, MedStar Montgomery Medical Center in Olney and Suburban Hospital in Bethesda each earned “B” grades, while Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring and Holy Cross Germantown Hospital both received “C” grades.
Across Maryland, several hospitals earned top marks, including Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, and UPMC Western Maryland in Cumberland.
At the other end of the rankings, University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center in Upper Marlboro was the only Maryland hospital to receive a “D” grade this spring.
The Leapfrog Group notes that the grades are intended to help patients make informed healthcare decisions, though it cautions that the scores do not guarantee specific patient outcomes.
Below are the Spring 2026 grades for all 41 Maryland hospitals included in the report:
A Grades:
• Adventist HealthCare White Oak Medical Center, Silver Spring
• ChristianaCare – Union Hospital, Elkton
• Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis
• MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown
• Meritus Medical Center, Hagerstown
• University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center, Towson
• Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda
• Adventist HealthCare Fort Washington Medical Center, Fort Washington
• Adventist HealthCare Shady Grove Medical Center, Rockville
• CalvertHealth Medical Center, Prince Frederick
• Garrett Regional Medical Center, Oakland
• MedStar Harbor Hospital, Baltimore
• MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore
• TidalHealth Atlantic, Berlin
• UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center, Glen Burnie
• University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center, La Plata
• UPMC Western Maryland, CumberlandB Grades:
• Carroll Hospital Center, Westminster
• Frederick Health Hospital, Frederick
• Johns Hopkins Howard County General Hospital, Columbia
• MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore
• MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, Olney
• Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore
• Northwest Hospital, Randallstown
• Suburban Hospital, Bethesda
• The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
• TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, Salisbury
• University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton, EastonC Grades:
• Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital, Baltimore
• Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Towson
• Holy Cross Germantown Hospital, Germantown
• Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring
• Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore
• Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center, Lanham
• MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, Baltimore
• MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, Clinton
• Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore
• University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore
• University of Maryland Medical Center Midtown Campus, Baltimore
• University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center, Bel AirD Grades:
• University of Maryland Capital Region Medical Center, Upper Marlboro
Visit the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades here.
