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5 Sentara hospitals ranked in top 10% nationwide for patient safety

Healthgrades’ Patient Safety Excellence Award recognizes hospitals for providing top-quality care while preventing serious safety events
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Healthgrades has given 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Awards to five Sentara hospitals, putting them in the top 10% nationwide for patient safety.

The following five Sentara hospitals received the distinction:


Healthgrades used federal hospital data to create the rankings, analyzing 13 preventable patient safety events, from in-hospital falls resulting in a fracture to blood stream infections following surgery.

“Hospitals that prioritize evidence-based safety practices not only achieve better clinical outcomes, but also cultivate a culture where patients come first,” said Dr. Alana Biggers, medical advisor at Healthgrades, an online platform that helps people find and compare healthcare providers.

“These insights give individuals and families the information they need to make confident and better-informed healthcare decisions."

In addition to receiving a Patient Safety Excellence Award, Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital received an America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgery Award from Healthgrades. The award recognizes superior clinical outcomes in prostate removal surgery and transurethral resection of the prostate.

Avoiding serious, preventable complications


According to Healthgrades, “Patient safety ratings evaluate the safety and quality of care at a hospital by measuring the rate at which serious, potentially preventable complications and adverse events occurred in the hospital.”

This year’s recipients include 438 hospitals from 40 states. Patients treated in these facilities were much less likely to experience the four most common patient safety indicators, which represent a serious, preventable complication and account for 78% of all hospital safety events:

  • In-hospital fall resulting in fracture (52.4% less likely)
  • Collapsed lung due to a procedure or surgery in or around the chest (57.5% less likely)
  • Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (67.8% less likely)
  • Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (71.9% less likely)


You can learn more about Sentara’s clinical quality and patient safety here.