Thirteen hospitals within the CommonSpirit Health system were named recipients of the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award from Healthgrades, according to a March 10 announcement during National Patient Safety Awareness Week. The award recognizes hospitals that have demonstrated consistent success in minimizing preventable complications and events during patient stays.
The recognition places these facilities among the top-performing hospitals nationwide for patient safety outcomes. Healthgrades evaluates hospitals across the country based on their ability to prevent serious, potentially avoidable complications, using risk-adjusted data from 13 specific patient safety indicators between 2022 and 2024.
The honored CommonSpirit hospitals include CHI Health Lakeside (Omaha, Nebraska), CHI Health St. Elizabeth (Lincoln, Nebraska), CommonSpirit Holy Cross Hospital-Jordan Valley (West Jordan, Utah), Marian Regional Medical Center (Santa Maria, California), Mercy Medical Center Merced (Merced, California), Mercy San Juan Medical Center (Carmichael, California), Methodist Hospital of Sacramento (Sacramento, California), Northridge Hospital Medical Center (Northridge, California), OrthoColorado Hospital (Lakewood, Colorado), Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals Siena (Henderson, Nevada), Sequoia Hospital (Redwood City, California), St. Luke’s Health-Memorial Hospital-Lufkin (Lufkin, Texas) and Woodland Memorial Hospital (Woodland, California).
“This outstanding achievement underscores our commitment to providing high-quality, safe care to every person,” said Phillip Chang, MD, Chief Medical and Quality Officer for CommonSpirit. “The recognition demonstrates our deep dedication to fostering an environment where healing flourishes. I’d like to thank all our clinical teams throughout our ministry for your commitment to patient safety.”
Healthgrades’ Patient Safety Awards are one part of a broader program focused on quality and best practices at CommonSpirit. Other recent recognitions include having 55 acute care hospitals listed in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings and earning high ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The system has also been recognized as a finalist for the American Hospital Association Quest for Quality Award and received other honors such as the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award in National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality.
Chi Memorial Hospital Georgia is part of this network and features multiple hospitals and care sites according to its official website. The hospital has received recognition for its commitment to quality and patient safety from leading organizations according to its official website. Chi Memorial includes three hospitals and 65 care sites according to its official website, aiming to enhance lives through superior care and optimal patient results according to its official website. Janelle Reilly serves as president of Chi Memorial Hospital Georgia according to its official website.
As more healthcare systems focus on improving patient safety outcomes nationwide, awards such as these highlight ongoing efforts within large networks like CommonSpirit Health.