UM St. Joseph Medical Center earns national recognition for safety May 5, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Health Care, Local News, News University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson again earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. Leapfrog assigns “A” through “F” letter grades to general hospitals across the country based on more than 30 performance measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. This is the 12th time UM St. Joseph has received an “A” rating for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. UM St. Joseph is a member of the University of Maryland Medical System. “Our patients’ safety is our sacred responsibility,” Dr. Thomas B. Smyth, president and CEO of UM St. Joseph Medical Center, said in a media release. “Our daily work and constant focus are dedicated to creating care experiences that are reliably safe, effective and compassionate, and we are proud to once again be recognized for these efforts.” “Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade reflects enormous dedication to patient safety,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, in the media release. “I extend my congratulations to UM St. Joseph, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for creating a culture where patients come first.” The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that kill more than 500 patients a day in the United States. The program is peer-reviewed and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring. To view UM St. Joseph’s full grade details and to access patient tips for staying safe in the hospital, visit HospitalSafetyGrade.org. Read More Health Care Maryland Catholic Conference engages wide-ranging state legislation in 2026 Mercy Medical Center brings past, present together to inspire future New U.S. global health policy seen as a way to eliminate malaria in concert with faith leaders The miracle of a living kidney donor: Virginia man realizes the power of persistent prayer Universal health coverage is not a luxury but ‘a moral imperative,’ pope says Archbishop, witnesses testify to religious freedom risks health care providers face Copyright © 2025 Catholic Review Media Print
