Roane Medical Center Earns Another “A” Grade in Patient Safety

The grade marks the seventh consecutive “A” received

May 1, 2025 – Roane Medical Center has earned an “A” hospital safety grade for the Spring 2025 semester from The Leapfrog Group, marking the seventh 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.

“Roane Medical Center is proud to receive its seventh consecutive ‘A’ safety grade from The Leapfrog Group. Since 2022, our physicians and staff have strived daily to provide high-quality care and prioritize patient safety. Our community deserves an ‘A’ level hospital and we will continue to aspire to meet those standards,” said Jason Pilant, president and chief administrative officer of Roane Medical Center. “Thank you to our community for your continued support of Roane Medical Center and thank you to our entire team for your commitment to excellence.”

“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 Roane Medical Center, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for creating a culture where patients come first.”

Roane Medical Center 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; Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System, Morristown; and Parkwest Medical Center, Knoxville.

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