Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital has earned its second consecutive A grade from the Leapfrog Group, an independent nonprofit organization committed to driving quality, safety and transparency in the U.S. health system.
The Orlando Health system purchased the St. Petersburg hospital five years ago and has since improved its quality from a D grade in 2021 to an A this year.
It wasn’t the only Orlando Health facility to land top scores. Orlando Health South Lake Hospital, Orlando Health Horizon West Hospital and Orlando Health Melbourne also earned A grades in the fall 2025 reporting period.
“Our physicians and team members work tirelessly to uphold the highest standards of safety in our hospitals and deliver premier quality healthcare to our patients,” Orlando Health Chief Quality Officer Suzanne Worthington said. “The ‘A’ grades are an important testament to that commitment and achieving them at all our hospitals continues to be one of our top priorities.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program exclusively based on hospital prevention of medical errors, infections and injuries that cause more than 500 mortalities a day nationally. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public.
Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital, Orlando Health Lake Mary Hospital and Orlando Health St. Cloud Hospital earned B grades.
Orlando Health is a private, nonprofit academic health care system with $14 billion in assets under its management. It serves the Southeastern United States, including Florida and Alabama, as well as Puerto Rico. Based in Orlando, the system provides a continuum of care across a network of medical centers and institutes, including community and speciality hospitals, physician practices, urgent care facilities, skilled nursing facilities, home health care and long-term and behavioral health care services.
Orlando Health was founded more than 100 years ago and today provides billions in community impact through community benefit programs and services, Medicare shortfalls, bad debt, community building activities and capital investments, including nearly $2 billion in 2024.