These are the safest hospitals in Fresno area, report says. Is yours on the list?
How safe are hospitals in Fresno County?
Two local hospitals scored “A” grades for patient safety in The Leapfrog Group’s latest report.
The nonprofit organization, which focuses on patient safety and care, issues Hospital Safety Grade reports twice a year for general hospitals across the United States.
Those grades are based on hospitals’ ability to “protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections,” The Leapfrog Group said.
Nearly 40% of California hospitals received “A” grades for patient safety in spring 2026, with a total of 113 healthcare facilities earning A’s, according to the group.
That means the Golden State ranks among the 10 safest states for hospital patients in the country, The Leapfrog Group said.
“The good news is that hospitals across the country are making meaningful strides in patient safety and helping save countless lives,” Leah Binder, President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, said in a May 6 news release. “But not all hospitals are the same. That’s why it’s so important for people to ... do their research when choosing a hospital.”
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What are the safest hospitals in Fresno County?
Adventist Health Selma, 1141 Rose Ave. in Selma, was among the Fresno County hospitals that received “A” grades in The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2026 report.
Adventist Health Selma achieved average or better-than average scores for its practices to prevent errors and safety problems. These include handwashing and safe medication administration.
However, the hospital needs to improve on doctor communication and hospital staff responsiveness, as well as efforts to prevent problems with surgery such as blood leakage, The Leapfrog Group said.
“Protecting our patients from injury, accidents and infections is our highest priority,” Dr. Ghassan Jamaleddine, chief medical officer for Adventist Health’s Central California network, said in a May 6 news release. “We are dedicated to continuing that level of excellence across our hospitals.”
Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center, 7300 North Fresno Ave. in Fresno, received high marks for its work to prevent safety problems and errors, as well as its doctors, nurses and hospital staff.
The hospital scored lower in terms of preventing certain infections, according to The Leapfrog Group’s report.
Which local hospitals got C grades for patient safety?
Three Fresno County hospitals received “C” grades for patient safety, according to The Leapfrog Group’s latest report.
Community Regional Medical Center, 2823 Fresno St. in Fresno, excelled at its practices to prevent errors but underperformed when it came to preventing infections and surgical complications.
The Leapfrog Group said the hospital received worse-than-average scores for its efforts to stave off sepsis and other infections as well as surgery issues such as serious breathing problems, wounds splitting open and death from serious treatable complications.
Infections were a problem at Clovis Community Medical Center, 2755 Herndon Ave. in Clovis, according to The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2026 report.
The Clovis hospital generally scored average lower than average on its efforts to prevent infections, safety problems and problems with surgery.
However, Clovis Community Medical Center performed better in terms of effective leadership, nursing care and practices to prevent errors.
Both Clovis Community Medical Center and Community Regional Medical Center are owned by Community Health System.
Saint Agnes Medical Center, 1303 East Herndon Ave. in Fresno, got average or better-than-average scores for its work to prevent infections and surgical problems, according to The Leapfrog Group.
However, the hospital struggled in terms of safety problems such as collapsed lungs and dangerous blood clots.
It also received lower scores for hospital staff responsiveness and communication with doctors and nurses and hospital staff, the spring 2026 report found.
How did Fresno-area hospitals perform in the past?
According to The Leapfrog Group, Adventist Health Selma and Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center have consistently earned A grades for patient safety since 2023 — with the exception of fall 2023, when both hospitals got B grades.
Community Regional Medical Center received C grades during the same time period.
Clovis Community Medical Center got B grades for health safety in spring and fall 2024. However, the hospital received C grades in 2023 and 2025.
Since spring 2023, Saint Agnes Medical Center has received mostly C grades. In fall 2023 and spring 2024, the Fresno hospital got “D” grades for patient safety.
How does The Leapfrog Group measure health safety?
In spring 2026, The Leapfrog Group graded more than 2,300 hospitals across the nation on patient safety.
However, the organization did not assign health safety grades to 450 hospitals that did not participate in its surveys in 2024 and 2025, due to a ruling in a Florida federal court.
Grades were calculated by using “evidence-based measures” in five categories:
- Infections
- Problems with surgery
- Safety problems
- Practice to prevent errors
- Doctors, nurses and hospital staff
“Taken together, these measures are used to produce a single letter grade representing Leapfrog’s perspective on a hospital’s overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors,” The Leapfrog Group said.
An expert panel of nine doctors and consultants help guide the organization in adjusting the measures and scoring methodology for the hospitals.
