In the U.S., more than 200,000 lives are lost every year because of preventable medical errors. Leapfrog is building a movement for transparency, serving as a voice for health care purchasers and using their collective influence to foster radical, positive change in U.S. health care. Based on the data gathered through our rigorous quality and safety programs, we recognize the top performing health care facilities in the nation with four prestigious badges: “A” Safety Grade, Top Hospital, Top ASC and Recognized Leader in Caring for People with Diabetes.
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is a national nonprofit organization driving a movement for giant leaps forward in the quality and safety of American health care. Visit our website for more information on The Leapfrog Group.
The Leapfrog Group issues four distinct awards. The Top Hospital , Top ASC and Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes designations are issued annually, and the Hospital Safety Grades are issued every six months.
The Hospital Safety Grade is the only independent ratings program that focuses exclusively on how hospitals work to keep their patients safe. Patients and families more than ever turn to the Hospital Safety Grade to make their healthcare decisions. Learn more...
The highest-performing hospitals on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey are recognized annually with the prestigious Leapfrog Top Hospital designation. Top Hospitals are the best in the country at preventing medical errors, delivering higher quality maternity care and minimizing infection rates. Learn more...
The highest-performing ambulatory surgery centers on the Leapfrog ASC Survey are recognized annually with the prestigious Leapfrog Top ASC designation. It is based on excellence in upholding quality standards across several areas of patient care, including staffing, hand hygiene, infection rates, practices for safer surgery and error prevention. Learn more...
A partnership between The Leapfrog Group and the American Diabetes Association, the Recognized Leader in Caring for People Living with Diabetes program is the first-ever national recognition of hospitals that provide safe and high-quality health care for inpatients with diabetes. Learn more...
While your organization is encouraged to announce your award even if you don’t choose to license, licensing helps you leverage your recognition for far greater benefits to your facility and your community.
Licensing means that your organization pays a fee to The Leapfrog Group in exchange for permission to use official Leapfrog logos and badges in your marketing campaigns, employee recognition efforts and anywhere you want your audience to understand the hard work you have invested in your patient safety efforts.
With a Leapfrog license, you get rights and permissions to promote your award in advertising, social media, facility-branded gear and any other ways you see fit to inform your community.
Licensees can download high resolution logos and badges in various formats, ready to use in internal and external promotional campaigns, as well as easily customizable print and digital ad templates with multiple messaging options to choose from.
Our widget allows you to embed your Leapfrog badge on your website. With our dynamic code, your embedded badge will automatically update if you achieve your award again in a subsequent cycle.
Licensing also gives you exclusive access to our online store, where you can order a wide array of gear branded with your Leapfrog badge and your facility logo. This store makes it very easy to reward your staff, volunteers and others for their hard work in achieving your Leapfrog designation.
Without a license, your hospital or surgery center can issue a plain-text internal announcement without the use of any program logo and issue a press release without the use of any program logo – and we highly recommend that you do both. In fact, we’ve created complimentary press release templates for your use.
Without a license, hospitals and surgery centers are not permitted to create their own version of Leapfrog’s logos and badges.
While The Leapfrog Group is a nonprofit organization, licensing fees, in part, support our work as an independent watchdog and allow us to drive more quality, safety and transparency in the U.S. health system. Support from high-achieving hospitals and surgery centers helps us maintain our independent status and funds our ability to encourage more patient safety initiatives across the nation.