11 BayCare Hospitals Earn Top Score for Patient Safety

The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit organization that promotes patient safety, announced its Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grades today, and 11 of BayCare’s acute-care hospitals received an “A,” the group’s highest rating.  

The Leapfrog Group collects and analyzes data about infections, accidents, injuries and errors at nearly 3,000 general hospitals. In the spring and fall, the Leapfrog Group assigns letter grades ranging from “A” to “F” and releases those grades publicly.  

The hospitals that earned an “A” are BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel in Wesley Chapel, Bartow Regional Medical Center in Bartow, Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Mease Dunedin Hospital in Dunedin, Morton Plant Hospital in Clearwater, Morton Plant North Bay Hospital in New Port Richey, St. Anthony’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, St. Joseph’s Hospital in Tampa, St. Joseph’s Hospital-North in Lutz, St. Joseph’s Hospital-South in Riverview and Winter Haven Hospital in Winter Haven.  

“BayCare’s outstanding Fall 2025 Leapfrog Safety Grades reflect our daily commitment to protect patients and deliver the highest standards of care,” said Dr. Laura Arline, MD, FACP, FAAP, BayCare’s chief quality officer. “This achievement demonstrates what’s possible when every team member, physician and advanced practice provider takes ownership of safety and is a testament to our shared focus on ZERO HARM.”  

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is a composite score that is comprised of the following:

• More than 30 national performance measures collected and reported publicly by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
• The Leapfrog Hospital Survey
• Information gathered from other supplemental data sources

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, injuries and infections that can lead to harm or even death. The grading system is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. 

See the list of BayCare’s clinical and workplace awards on the BayCare Awards and Recognition page.