A total of 180 hospitals in the South were honored with Healthgrades' Patient Safety Excellence award in 2023.
Healthgrades recognized 864 hospitals with its 2023 Patient Safety Excellence Award. Hospitals receiving the Patient Safety Excellence Award were in the top 10 percent of hospitals based on 14 patient safety indicators from inpatient MedPAR data. An analysis revealed patients treated at a recipient hospital were less likely to experience the following events:
- In-hospital fall resulting in hip fracture: 61.6 percent
- Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest: 52.7 percent
- Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital: 66.1 percent
- Catheter-related bloodstream infections: 67.3 percent
Here are the hospitals that received the award in southern states, as defined in the census:
Alabama
DeKalb Regional Medical Center (Fort Payne)
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital (Phenix City)
South Baldwin Regional Medical Center (Foley)
Arkansas
Arkansas Surgical Hospital (North Little Rock)
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas (Rogers)
Washington Regional Medical Center (Fayetteville)
Florida
AdventHealth DeLand
AdventHealth Daytona Beach
AdventHealth Palm Coast
AdventHealth Zephyrhills
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital (Jacksonville)
Baptist Hospital (Pensacola)
Baptist Medical Center Beaches (Jacksonville Beach)
Baptist Medical Center Nassau (Fernandina Beach)
Cape Canaveral Hospital (Cocoa Beach)
Coral Gables Hospital
HCA Florida Capital Hospital (Tallahassee)
HCA Florida North Florida Hospital (Gainesville)
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital (Port Saint Lucie)
HCA Florida St. Petersburg Hospital
HCA Florida Trinity Hospital
HCA Florida Aventura Hospital
HCA Florida Bayonet Point Hospital (Hudson)
HCA Florida Brandon Hospital
HCA Florida Englewood Hospital
HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital (Fort Walton Beach)
HCA Florida JFK Hospital (Atlantis)
HCA Florida Kendall Hospital (Miami)
HCA Florida Lake City Hospital
HCA Florida Lake Monroe Hospital (Sanford)
HCA Florida Memorial Hospital (Jacksonville)
HCA Florida Northwest Hospital (Margate)
HCA Florida Ocala Hospital
HCA Florida Osceola Hospital (Kissimmee)
HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital (Okeechobee)
HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital
HCA Florida West Hospital (Pensacola)
HCA Florida Westside Hospital (Plantation)
HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital (Tamarac)
Holmes Regional Medical Center (Melbourne)
Keralty Hospital Miami
Lehigh Regional Medical Center (Lehigh Acres)
Mayo Clinic in Florida (Jacksonville)
Mease Dunedin Hospital
Morton Plant Hospital (Clearwater)
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital (Clermont)
Orlando Health-Health Central Hospital (Ocoee)
Oviedo Medical Center
St. Joseph's Hospital (Tampa)
Georgia
AdventHealth Gordon (Calhoun)
AdventHealth Redmond (Rome)
Memorial Health University Medical Center (Savannah)
Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital (Jasper)
Kentucky
Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital (Bowling Green)
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Deaconess Henderson Hospital
Meadowview Regional Medical Center (Maysville)
Baptist Health Richmond
Louisiana
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital (Hammond)
Ochsner Medical Center-Kenner
Byrd Regional Hospital (Leesville)
Ochsner Medical Center-North Shore (Slidell)
Maryland
Anne Arundel Medical Center (Annapolis)
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton
Union Hospital of Cecil County (Elkton)
UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center (Glen Burnie)
Garrett Regional Medical Center (Oakland)
Mississippi
Methodist Olive Branch Hospital
North Carolina
Atrium Health Stanly (Albemarle)
Randolph Hospital (Asheboro)
Mission Hospital (Asheville)
Davie Medical Center (Bermuda Run)
Alamance Regional Medical Center (Burlington)
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte)
Atrium Health Pineville (Charlotte)
Duke Regional Hospital (Durham)
AdventHealth Hendersonville
Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center
Vidant Duplin Hospital (Kenansville)
Johnston Health (Smithfield)
Novant Health Medical Park Hospital (Winston-Salem)
Oklahoma
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow
Integris Health Edmond
Center for Orthopaedic Reconstruction & Excellence (Jenks)
Integris Baptist Medical Center (Oklahoma City)
Mcbride Orthopedic Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Spine Hospital (Oklahoma City)
Oklahoma Surgical Hospital (Tulsa)
Tulsa Spine and Specialty Hospital
South Carolina
Beaufort Memorial
Trident Medical Center (Charleston)
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital (Greenville)
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
Grand Strand Medical Center (Myrtle Beach)
Tennessee
West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital
Tristar Summit Medical Center (Hermitage)
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park (McMinnville)
Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery (Nashville)
Tristar Skyline Medical Center (Nashville)
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge
Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center (Smyrna)
Texas
Christus Spohn Hospital Alice
Quail Creek Surgical Hospital (Amarillo)
Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic and Spine Hospital-Arlington
Medical City Arlington
Ascension Seton Northwest (Austin)
St. David's North Austin Medical Center
St. David's South Austin Medical Center
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital
Valley Regional Medical Center (Brownsville)
St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital-Bryan
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-College Station
Corpus Christi Medical Center-Bay Area
South Texas Surgical Hospital (Corpus Christi)
Dallas Medical Center
Medical City Dallas
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas
Texas Institute for Surgery at Texas Health Presbyterian Dallas
Medical City Denton
The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton
Foundation Surgical Hospital of El Paso
Las Palmas Medical Center (El Paso)
Del Sol Medical Center (El Paso)
Baylor Scott & White Surgical Hospital Fort Worth
JPS Health Network (Fort Worth)
Medical City Fort Worth
Texas Health Specialty Hospital (Fort Worth)
Harlingen Medical Center
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest
St. Luke's Health-Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston)
Texas Orthopedic Hospital (Houston)
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Irving
Christus Spohn Hospital Kleberg (Kingsville)
HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Marble Falls
Rio Grande Regional Hospital (McAllen)
Medical City Mckinney
HCA Houston Healthcare Southeast (Pasadena)
Medical City Plano
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Round Rock
St. David's Round Rock Medical Center
Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio)
South Texas Spine and Surgical Hospital (San Antonio)
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital-San Marcos
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (Shenandoah)
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center-Temple
St. Luke's Health-Lakeside Hospital (The Woodlands)
St. Luke's Health-The Woodlands Hospital
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball
Baylor Scott and White Texas Spine and Joint Hospital (Tyler)
Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Tyler
Medical City Weatherford
Houston Physicians' Hospital (Webster)
Kell West Regional Hospital (Wichita Falls)
Virginia
Johnston Memorial Hospital (Abingdon)
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery (Blacksburg)
Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (Christiansburg)
UVA Culpeper Medical Center
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital (Fairfax)
Augusta Health (Fishersville)
Twin County Regional Hospital (Galax)
Sentara Careplex Hospital (Hampton)
Sentara RMH Medical Center (Harrisonburg)
Sentara Leigh Hospital (Norfolk)
Reston Hospital Center
Lewisgale Medical Center (Salem)
Sentara Obici Hospital (Suffolk)
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital (Virginia Beach)
Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center
West Virginia
Reynolds Memorial Hospital (Glen Dale)
Greenbrier Valley Medical Center (Ronceverte)