Grundy Reporter

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has received an 'A' grade for patient safety in the fall 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. This recognition places Morris Hospital among 35 hospitals in Illinois to achieve this distinction, according to the results released on November 13.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog, assigns letter grades to general hospitals across the United States. The grading is based on more than 30 performance measures that evaluate errors, accidents, injuries, infections, and the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them. Grades are updated twice a year and are publicly available.

For the fall 2025 report, data used covers periods ranging from July 2021 through December 2024, depending on each quality measure. Of the 109 Illinois hospitals included in Leapfrog’s report, about one-third received an A grade while others received lower marks.

Kimberly Landers, Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nurse Executive at Morris Hospital, commented on the hospital's achievement: “Every day our clinical and professional teams work to ensure our patient experience and quality of care is the best it can be,” said Landers. “Achieving an A grade from Leapfrog every six months requires a commitment to continuous improvement, as the targets are always moving higher and higher, making it even more difficult to obtain an A each grading period.”

Landers also noted that quality and safety are measured daily at Morris Hospital with monthly report cards reviewed by the Board of Directors’ Quality Committee.

She added: “The entire senior team and Board of Directors at Morris Hospital is so very pleased with our patient outcomes and quality scores. We are especially proud of our zero hospital acquired central line infections and inpatient Nursing Communication scores, both which recently received national recognition. Morris Hospital is here to improve the health of our community, and we want to ensure we do the right things for our patients every day.”

More information about hospital grades nationwide can be found at https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/.

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers operates from 28 locations including its main facility with 89 beds as well as physician offices in several area communities. The organization employs over 1,900 healthcare professionals who provide services such as cardiac intervention through a modern catheterization lab, radiation therapy for cancer patients, orthopedic surgery using robotic technology, intensive care services, integrated behavioral health within primary care settings, perinatal care as a Level II provider, and stroke treatment as a primary stroke center.