FORT CAMPBELL, KY – The Defense Health Agency announced May 6 that Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earned a Leapfrog “A” hospital safety grade for spring 2026.
Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit organization, evaluates hospitals nationwide on safety and prevention measures, including those concerning errors, injuries and infections. It assigns participating facilities grades from A to F twice a year, in the fall and spring. This marks the fifth consecutive six-month cycle that the medical center in Bethesda, Maryland, has earned a top score.
Walter Reed was one of 15 military hospitals to earn an A grade, and one of only three to earn consecutive A grades over the past five cycles. The grades are indicative of Walter Reed’s readiness and commitment to safety and quality care…