These are the least and most safe hospitals in MS, new report shows. Is yours listed?
More Mississippi hospitals are considered safe this spring than last fall, but some still need improvement, a new report finds.
The Magnolia State ranks 20th overall among states with the safest hospitals, up from 33rd in November, according to a May ranking by the Leapfrog Group, a health care watchdog organization.
The biannual report gives hospitals across the country a letter grade based on how well they protect patients from medical errors, accidents, injuries and infections, analysts said.
“Hospitals across the country are making meaningful strides in patient safety and helping save countless lives,” said Leah Binder, President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group.
Here’s which hospitals in Mississippi are the least and most safe.
Which MS hospitals are the least safe?
Less than one-third of Mississippi hospitals are considered unsafe, receiving a C or lower, according to the report. Out of the 37 Mississippi hospitals on the list, 11 received C grades and one received an F grade. Leapfrog did not give any hospital in the state a D grade, one hospital was not graded and one was not assigned.
These are the Mississippi hospitals that scored a C or lower, according to Leapfrog’s report:
C grades
- Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
- Baptist Memorial Hospital DeSoto
- Biloxi HMA, LLC dba Memorial Hospital Biloxi
- Merit Health Central
- Merit Health Natchez
- Merit Health River Oaks
- North Mississippi Medical Center - Tupelo
- OCH Regional Medical Center
- Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
- University of Mississippi Medical Center Grenada
F grades
- South Central Regional Medical Center
Which MS hospitals are the safest?
Eleven Mississippi hospitals earned A grades and 12 earned B grades, according to the report.
These are the safest hospitals in the state, according to Leapfrog’s report:
A grades
- Baptist Memorial Hospital of Union County
- Methodist Olive Branch Hospital
- 81st Medical Group - Kessler AFB
- Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle
- Bolivar Medical Center
- Delta Health System - The Medical Center
- King’s Daughters Medical Center
- Ochsner Medical Center Hancock
- Oschner Rush Medical Center
- UMMC Madison
B grades
- Baptist Memorial Hospital - Booneville
- Forrest General Hospital
- Magnolia Regional Health Center
- Memorial Health System
- Merit Health River Region
- Merit Health Wesley
- North Mississippi Medical Center - West Point
- North Mississippi Medical Center Gilmore-Amory
- Singing River Gulfport
- Singing River Health System dba Pascagoula Hospital
- Singing River Ocean Springs
- St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital
Which states have the highest percentage of A-graded hospitals?
These are the hospitals with the highest percentage of A-grade hospitals, according to Leapfrog:
1. Connecticut
2. Virginia
3. South Carolina
4. Utah
5. Montana
6. New Jersey
7. Florida
8. Maryland and North Carolina (tie)
10. California
Which states have the lowest percentage of A-grade hospitals?
These are the hospitals with the lowest percentage of A-grade hospitals, according to Leapfrog:
1. Wyoming, Vermont, South Dakota and North Dakota (tie at 0%)
5. Iowa
6. West Virginia
7. Alabama
8. New Mexico
9. Minnesota
10. Alaska
How did experts determine hospital safety?
The Leapfrog Group’s spring 2026 hospital safety grades are assigned to eligible general acute-care hospitals across the nation and determined based on up to 22 national patient safety measures, according to Leapfrog.
