Leapfrog Names Three Mercy Hospitals Top Hospitals for Quality and Safety

Three Mercy hospitals have achieved one of the most difficult standards for patient safety and quality – Leapfrog Top Hospital status. They are three of only 134 hospitals nationwide named a Top Hospital for 2024.

Today, The Leapfrog Group designated Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis, Missouri, and Mercy Hospital Springfield in Springfield, Missouri, as Top Teaching Hospitals. Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City, Missouri, was named a Top General Hospital. This is the third time in four years Mercy South and Mercy Jefferson have been named Top Hospitals; each hospital also earned the honor in 2022 and 2021. Mercy Springfield last earned Top Hospital designation in 2018.

“We know the importance of providing high-quality, safe care to our patients – and so does Leapfrog,” said Kat Nelson, Mercy chief quality officer. “They have a rigorous process for assessing the safety and quality of hospital care. Hitting the mark with this national, independent, third-party organization says a lot about what patients can expect when they come to Mercy for their health care.”

The Leapfrog Group considers almost 2,400 hospitals for this honor using such measures as infection rates, safe surgery practices, maternity care and capacity to prevent medication errors. Leapfrog’s full Top Hospital methodology is publicly available, along with a complete list of Top Hospitals, at leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals.