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Apr 07, 2015 More on Quality and Safety

494 hospitals earn Healthgrades 2015 Patient Safety Excellence Awards (full list)

Healthgrades list based on CMS data on patients who stayed at these hospitals between 2011 and 2013.

Henry Powderly

Image of Garfield Medical Center from Garfield Medical Center.

The following list shows the 494 hospitals who earned 2015 Patient Safety Excellence Awards by ratings agency Healthgrades based on federal safety data on patients who stayed at these hospitals from 2011 to 2013. The table is both sortable and searchable by name, city and state.

[Also: 453 hospitals earn Healthgrades patient experience awards]

Click here to learn more about the awards.


Facility City State
Facility City State
Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery Alabama
East Alabama Medical Center Opelika Alabama
Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital Phenix City Alabama
Parkway Medical Center Decatur Alabama
Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City Arizona
Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center Sun City West Arizona
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale Arizona
Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City Arizona
Payson Regional Medical Center Payson Arizona
Scottsdale Healthcare - Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale Arizona
Showing 1 to 10 of 494 entries

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