Rated 'A' for Hospital Safety from The Leapfrog Group
Watertown Regional Medical Center recently earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit group that sets standards for excellence in patient safety and care. This grade represents the eighth “A” earned by Watertown Regional Medical Center in the last 11 grading periods (second consecutive). Watertown Regional was one of only 17 hospitals in Wisconsin to earn the top grade in Leapfrog’s Spring 2025 ratings release.
Leapfrog assigns an “A,” “B,” “C,” “D,” or “F” grade to hospitals across the country based on over 30 national performance measures reflecting errors, accidents, injuries, and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent harm. Fewer than one-third of the approximately 3,000 hospitals reviewed nationwide earn Leapfrog’s “A” grade.
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections, and injuries. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent, and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
