Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System Earns Another “A” Grade in Patient Safety

The grade marks the fourth consecutive “A” received

May 1, 2025 – Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System has earned an “A” hospital safety grade for the Spring 2025 semester from The Leapfrog Group, marking the fourth consecutive “A” grade the hospital has received.

The Leapfrog Group collects and reports data related to safety, quality, and other aspects of hospitals’ performance. Leapfrog assigns safety grades based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.

“I take immense pride in our team’s dedication to quality metrics and improving the patient experience,” said Gordon Lintz, president and chief administrative officer of Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System. “Earning an ‘A’ from Leapfrog is a reflection of the hard work and commitment to delivering exceptional care to our patients at Morristown-Hamblen.”

“Once again, I am pleased to say that all nine of our acute-care hospitals received an ‘A’ grade from The Leapfrog Group for patient safety,” said Jim VanderSteeg, president and CEO of Covenant Health. “It is a commitment to our communities and patients we serve that we are dedicated to their safety when they visit a Covenant Health facility. I’m very proud of everyone who works at Covenant Health for helping us achieve that score the last three semesters.”

The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the spring and fall. 

“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade reflects enormous dedication to patient safety,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “I extend my congratulations to Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for creating a culture where patients come first.”

Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System is a member of Covenant Health, and each of the healthcare organization’s nine acute-care hospitals throughout East Tennessee received an “A” grade for the Spring 2025 semester. Other Covenant Health hospitals earning “A” safety grades are Claiborne Medical Center, Tazewell; Cumberland Medical Center, Crossville; Fort Loudoun Medical Center, Lenoir City; Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville; LeConte Medical Center, Sevierville; Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge; Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville; and Roane Medical Center, Harriman.

To see details about the safety grades and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org.

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About The Leapfrog Group                                                                                    

The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps for patient safety. The flagship Leapfrog Hospital Survey and Leapfrog Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Survey collect and transparently report hospital and ASC performance, empowering purchasers to find the highest-value care and giving consumers the lifesaving information they need to make informed decisions. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, Leapfrog’s other main initiative, assigns letter grades to hospitals based on their record of patient safety, helping consumers protect themselves and their families from errors, injuries, accidents and infections.