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.

Four people in surgical gowns operate on a patient in a hospital room surrounded by medical equipment and screens.

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.

Also receiving A grades for the past five consecutive cycles were:

  • Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, Texas
  • William Beaumont Army Medical Center, Fort Bliss, Texas

The other 12 military hospitals to earn an A grade this cycle were:

  • Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
  • Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, Fort Campbell, Kentucky
  • Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center, Fort Gordon, Georgia
  • Keesler Medical Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
  • Madigan Army Medical Center, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington
  • Mike O’Callaghan Military Medical Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
  • Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida
  • Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina
  • Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia
  • U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Marine Corps Base Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan
  • Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

During its recent evaluation, Walter Reed scored above average in preventing MRSA and sepsis.