Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Hospital Recognized for Patient Safety

Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco hospital is recognized with an A grade by the Leapfrog Group for providing safe, high-quality care to our members and patients.

According to The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2025 Hospital Safety Grade, 11 Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California received A grades including Fresno, Manteca, Modesto, Redwood City, Roseville, San Leandro, San Rafael, Santa Clara, South Sacramento, South San Francisco, and Vacaville.

“The safety of our patients is our top priority, and our dedicated physicians, nurses and staff work tirelessly every day to make a meaningful impact on our patients’ lives,” said Kaiser Permanente San Mateo Senior Vice President and Area Manager Shasta Addessi, FACHE. “We are proud to be nationally recognized for providing safe, high-quality care.”

Leapfrog assesses hospitals on approximately two dozen measures, including patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections. Hospitals receive an A through F depending on their performance.

“Our extraordinary clinicians keep our patients safe while providing outstanding medical care,” said Kaiser Permanente South San Francisco Physician in Chief Edward Kao, MD. “It’s important that all patients have access to safe, compassionate care so that we can achieve the best possible health outcomes and quality of life for our patients.”

The Leapfrog Group evaluates nearly 3,000 hospitals throughout the United States. The grades are issued twice annually, in the fall and spring.

More than half of Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California received an A grade.

The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health benefits, released its Hospital Safety Grades after examining publicly available data on patient injuries, medical and medication errors, and infections at U.S. hospitals. The report includes data collected by national health care organizations, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Scores are calculated based on publicly available measures, and hospitals are then assigned A, B, C, D or F grades for their safety records. The grades are released as a free resource to help patients and their families make informed health care decisions.

Kaiser Permanente is one of America’s leading integrated health care providers and serves 12.6 million members. Nationally, 24 of the 39 Kaiser Permanente hospitals that were eligible for a grade, or nearly two-thirds of our hospitals, received a Leapfrog Safety A grade. In contrast, approximately one-third of the nation’s other hospitals received an A rating.

For more information and a complete list of the hospital safety grades, visit Leapfrog.