Today, Riverside Health is proud to announce that three of its acute care hospitals have been nationally recognized for top marks in the Spring 2026 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade program. Riverside Regional Medical Center (RRMC), Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg (RDHW) and Riverside Walter Reed Hospital (RWRH) have each earned an “A” safety grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent, nationwide organization dedicated to quality and safety measures in health care.
To analyze patient safety in hospitals across the country, The Leapfrog Group assigns a Safety Grade. The sliding grade scale uses 31 national performance measures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Leapfrog Hospital Survey and information from other supplemental data resources to assign a letter grade of “A”, “B”, “C”, “D” or “F”. This grading system is the only rating program focused on hospitals’ prevention of medical errors and other harm to patients in their care.
“Safety is the promise we make to every patient, every day,” said Michael Oshiki, M.D., Senior Vice President Acute Care Division & President of Riverside Regional Medical Center. “These top Leapfrog scores show how deeply that promise is woven into the way we deliver care. When our teams commit to evidence based practice and accountability, excellence becomes the standard, and it shows in every outcome we achieve.”
As part of its ongoing improvement, Riverside facilities continue to focus on the implementation of evidence-based best practices published in medical literature and recommended by nationally recognized organizations, such as the National Quality Forum, the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Preventable complications have been significantly reduced, and patient experience surveys have shown substantial improvement.
“Patient safety is a responsibility we all share and it’s led every day by the clinicians, and team members who prioritize safety in every decision,” said Terry Sievers, Senior Vice President of Quality at Riverside Health. “We’re incredibly proud to see Riverside Regional Medical Center, Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg and Riverside Walter Reed Hospital earn an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group, and we’re encouraged by Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital’s continued strong performance. These achievements underscore the momentum our teams have built as we continue raising the bar for safety and quality across Riverside.”