Five Orlando Health hospitals designated as Top Hospitals

Orlando, FL (December 17, 2024) – Five Orlando Health hospitals were named today as 2024 Top Hospitals by the Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety and transparency in the U.S. health system. the Leapfrog Top Hospital award is widely acknowledged as one of the most competitive awards American hospitals can receive. To qualify for the distinction, hospitals must rank top among peers on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, which assesses hospital performance on the highest standards for quality and patient safety and achieve top performance in their category.

Out of the nearly 2,400 hospitals considered for the award, a total of 134 Top Hospitals were selected, including:

Top Children’s Hospital:

• Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children

Top Teaching Hospital:

• Orlando Health South Lake Hospital
• Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital
• Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center
• Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies

“It’s exciting to see a growing number of Orlando Health hospitals honored with this distinction,” said Jamal Hakim, MD, chief physician officer, Orlando Health. “The Leapfrog Group takes several important measures related to patient safety into consideration when naming the Top Hospitals, which highlights our commitment to serving the community with the highest quality care.”

The Leapfrog Group also recently awarded Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center (ORMC), Orlando Health South Lake Hospital, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital, Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital and Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital ‘A’ grades for patient safety in the fall 2024 reporting period.

To see the full list of institutions honored as 2024 Top Hospitals, visit http://www.leapfroggroup.org/tophospitals

About Orlando Health

Orlando Health is a private not-for-profit, integrated academic healthcare system with $12 billion of assets under management, that serves the southeastern United States – including Florida and Alabama – and Puerto Rico. With corporate offices in Orlando, Florida the system provides a complete continuum of care across a network of medical centers and institutes, community and specialty hospitals, physician practices, urgent care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, home healthcare, and long-term and behavioral health care services. Founded more than 100 years ago, Orlando Health’s mission is to improve the health and the quality of life of the individuals and communities we serve. The system provided nearly $1.7 billion in community impact in the form of community benefit programs and services, Medicare shortfalls, bad debt, community-building activities and capital investments in FY 23, the most recent period for which the information is available. For more information, visit orlandohealth.com, or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter.)