These Are The 19 Safest Virginia Hospitals, New Report Says

VIRGINIA — Nineteen hospitals in Virginia were among hundreds across the country recently recognized for safety and patient experience by Healthgrades, a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals and health care providers.

Healthgrades’ 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Awards recognize 442 hospitals in 40 states that represent the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide for hospital safety, including the prevention of serious infections.

The hospitals in Virginia receiving Patient Safety Excellence Awards include the following in the DC metropolitan area:

Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Reston Hospital Center, Reston

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Inova Fair Oaks Hospital, Fairfax

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Inova Loudoun Hospital, Leesburg

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025

Others in Virginia include:

Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center, Mechanicsville

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025

VCU Medical Center Main Hospital, Richmond

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025

Chippenham Hospital, Richmond

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025 and 2024

Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center, Williamsburg

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Sentara Careplex Hospital, Hampton

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Sentara Leigh Hospital, Norfolk

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Sentara Obici Hospital, Suffolk

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Sentara Princess Anne Hospital, Virginia Beach

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Centra Bedford Memorial Hospital, Bedford

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025

Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany, Low Moor

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025 and 2024

Lewisgale Medical Center, Salem

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital, Rocky Mount

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025

Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery, Blacksburg

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski, Pulaski

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025 and 2024

Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon

Received Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2025, 2024 and 2023

If all hospitals performed at a similar level in the prevention of serious injuries and illnesses, about 100,900 patient safety events could have been avoided from 2021 to 2023, Healthgrades said in a news release.

To develop the list, Healthgrades’ data scientists and clinical experts analyze Medicare claims for hospitalizations across 13 patient safety indicators, each representing a serious, potentially preventable complication.

The analysis found that four of these complications accounted for nearly 76 percent of all patient safety events between 2021 and 2023, and that patients treated at a 2025 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient hospital have a lower risk of experiencing each of these adverse events:

• In-hospital fall resulting in fracture (54 percent less likely);
• Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest (54.8 percent less likely);
• Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (69.4 percent less likely);
• Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (72 percent less likely).