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State Rankings

Does your state make the grade? Hospitals across the country show a lot of variation when it comes to patient safety.

States are ranked based on the number of “A” hospitals they have in fall 2023. The table also includes the total number of "A" hospitals from spring 2023. Click here for a printable version.

Fall 2023 Ranking

State

% A Hospitals

Fall 2023

Spring 2023 Ranking

% A Hospitals
Spring 2023

1 Utah 51.9% 3 48.1%
2 Virginia 50.7% 9 38.6%
3 North Carolina 47.7% 6 42.0%
4 Pennsylvania 44.1% 4 46.5%
5 South Carolina 43.1% 7 41.2%
6 Connecticut 42.9% 5 42.9%
7 Montana 40.0% 21 30.0%
8 Tennessee 39.2% 15 32.4%
9 Florida 38.0% 11 35.4%
10 Texas 37.9% 14 33.2%
11 Kansas 37.5% 20 30.3%
12 Colorado 37.2% 8 40.9%
13 New Jersey 35.8% 1 51.5%
14 Louisiana 35.6% 22 27.9%
15 Maine 35.3% 33 23.5%
16 Massachusetts 33.3% 10 36.8%
16 Rhode Island 33.3% 13 33.3%
18 Maryland 31.7% 35 22.0%
19 New Hampshire 30.8% 17 30.8%
20 California 30.6% 12 33.8%
21 Georgia 30.4% 31 24.4%
22 Nebraska 30.0% 44 10.0%
23 Michigan 29.3% 24 26.8%
24 Idaho 28.6% 2 50.0%
25 Washington 28.3% 19 30.4%
26 Ohio 25.0% 26 26.7%
26 Hawaii 25.0% 30 25.0%
28 Illinois 24.8% 28 26.1%
29 Indiana 24.3% 26 26.7%
30 Oregon 24.2% 32 24.2%
31 Missouri 20.6% 18 30.6%
32 Minnesota 20.5% 16 31.1%
33 Mississippi 20.0% 24 26.8%
33 Oklahoma 20.0% 36 20.5%
33 Arizona 20.0% 44 10.0%
33 Arkansas 20.0% 34 22.6%
37 Kentucky 19.7% 46 6.6%
38 Nevada 16.7% 37 16.7%
38 Alaska 16.7% 37 16.7%
40 New Mexico 15.0% 43 10.5%
41 Alabama 11.5% 40 11.3%
42 New York 10.9% 40 11.3%
43 Wisconsin 10.4% 29 26.1%
44 South Dakota 10.0% 23 27.3%
45 Iowa 9.4% 47 6.1%
46 West Virginia 4.5% 48 4.5%
47 Vermont 0.0% 37 16.7%
47 Wyoming 0.0% 42 11.1%
47 Delaware 0.0% 49 0.0%
47 Washington, DC 0.0% 49 0.0%
47 North Dakota 0.0% 49 0.0%