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14 Valley hospitals earn A grades in Leapfrog Group patient safety ratings. How did your hospital rate?

Fourteen hospitals across the San Joaquin Valley received top marks in the spring 2026 hospital safety grades issued Wednesday by The Leapfrog Group, including seven facilities that were given “Straight A” ratings for sustaining A grades for more than two years. The ratings are based on 22 measures of patient safety, which are calculated to numeric scores and then translated to letter grades on an A-to-F scale. Hospitals are asked to voluntarily report quality…

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