Which New Hampshire Hospitals Are Rated A For Safety In 2025?

One thing is for sure, when you are sick and need medical care, you want to know that you are going to a safe hospital. Lucky for us, here in the Granite State, 5 Hospitals received an "A" grade for safety for 2025.

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About 3,000 hospitals across the country are graded on safety and the "Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade" is known as the gold standard measure of patient safety.

The methodology for the patient safety scores were based on a number of measures including the "CMS Medicare PSI 90 Patient Safety and Adverse Events" report. From what I know from my family that work in Healthcare, this report is very, VERY important for the hospital.

Here's what the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade said were the 5 safest:

WENTWORTH DOUGLAS HOSPITAL, 789 Central Avenue, Dover, NH. This is the only hospital within the 5 that received a "STRAIGHT A." I'm assuming that's a little better than a plain ol' A.
EXETER HOSPITAL, 4 Alumni Drive, Exeter, NH
FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, 11 Whitehall Road, Rochester, NH
PARKLAND MEDICAL CENTER, 1 Parkland Drive, Derry, NH
ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL, 172 Kinsley Street, Nashua, NH

It is really important to look into these scores, especially if you are going in for surgery. People don't always realize that they have a choice in where they go for health care. Luckily, we have amazing hospitals here in New Hampshire, with affiliations with Boston Hospitals.

I'm happy to see St. Joseph's Hospital on the list. Not only was I born there, but my son was also born there. It was a great hospital back then and the have only gotten stronger.