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 spring 2022. The table also includes the total number of "A" hospitals from the fall 2021. Click here for a printable version.
Spring 2022 Ranking | State | % A Hospitals | Fall 2021 Ranking |
% A Hospitals Fall 2021 |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | North Carolina | 59.8% | 2 | 55.1% |
2 | Virginia | 59.2% | 1 | 56.2% |
3 | Utah | 55.6% | 6 | 48.2% |
4 | Colorado | 55.3% | 5 | 48.8% |
5 | Michigan | 50.6% | 10 | 42.7% |
6 | Idaho | 50.0% | 3 | 53.9% |
6 | Massachusetts | 50.0% | 4 | 51.7% |
6 | Hawaii | 50.0% | 7 | 46.2% |
9 | Oregon | 47.1% | 11 | 41.2% |
10 | Pennsylvania | 45.9% | 8 | 45.9% |
11 | Maine | 43.9% | 11 | 41.2% |
12 | New Jersey | 43.5% | 9 | 42.9% |
13 | South Carolina | 41.2% | 25 | 29.4% |
14 | Tennessee | 40.8% | 15 | 35.1% |
15 | Ohio | 36.7% | 17 | 33.6% |
16 | Washington | 36.2% | 21 | 32.7% |
17 | Florida | 35.2% | 13 | 36.4% |
18 | Mississippi | 35.0% | 22 | 31.8% |
19 | Kansas | 33.3% | 14 | 36.4% |
19 | Rhode Island | 33.0% | 18 | 33.3% |
21 | California | 32.7% | 20 | 33.0% |
22 | Texas | 32.3% | 16 | 34.7% |
23 | Connecticut | 32.1% | 27 | 27.6% |
23 | Louisiana | 32.1% | 28 | 27.4% |
25 | New Hampshire | 30.8% | 23 | 30.8% |
26 | Missouri | 30.0% | 18 | 33.3% |
27 | Illinois | 28.9% | 26 | 28.5% |
28 | Arkansas | 28.1% | 24 | 29.7% |
29 | Indiana | 25.7% | 32 | 24.3% |
30 | Minnesota | 25.0% | 29 | 26.1% |
31 | Oklahoma | 23.3% | 31 | 24.4% |
32 | Georgia | 22.6% | 38 | 19.5% |
33 | Nevada | 21.1% | 36 | 21.1% |
33 | Nebraska | 21.1% | 40 | 16.7% |
35 | Kentucky | 20.0% | 30 | 25.4% |
35 | Arizona | 20.0% | 33 | 23.9% |
35 | Montana | 20.0% | 38 | 20.0% |
35 | Vermont | 20.0% | 40 | 16.7% |
39 | Maryland | 17.1% | 35 | 21.4% |
40 | Wisconsin | 16.9% | 34 | 23.1% |
41 | Alaska | 16.7% | 40 | 16.7% |
42 | Alabama | 14.3% | 39 | 19.4% |
42 | Delaware | 14.3% | 49 | 0.0% |
44 | New York | 12.7% | 47 | 8.0% |
45 | New Mexico | 10.0% | 44 | 13.6% |
45 | South Dakota | 10.0% | 46 | 10.0% |
47 | Iowa | 3.1% | 43 | 14.7% |
48 | Wyoming | 0.0% | 45 | 12.5% |
48 | West Virginia | 0.0% | 48 | 4.6% |
48 | Washington, D.C. | 0.0% | 49 | 0.0% |
48 | North Dakota | 0.0% | 49 | 0.0% |