Thirty-four urban, eight children's and three rural hospitals named 2009 Leapfrog Top Hospitals

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Dec 5 2009The Leapfrog Group

While Congress debates whether health care reform would control health care costs, Leapfrog's purchaser members point to 45 hospitals that lead through example -- delivering the best quality care in the nation while attaining the highest levels of efficiency. Thirty-four urban, eight children's and three rural hospitals have been named 2009 Leapfrog Top Hospitals, based on results from The Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

New this year, Leapfrog recognizes a new category: Top Rural Hospitals. The award winners in are located in Georgia and Maine:

Polk Medical Center; Cedartown GA
Stephens Memorial Hospital; Norway ME
Waldo County General Hospital; Belfast ME

This year's top urban hospitals are located in 13 states - Arizona, California, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Washington:

Mayo Clinic Hospital; Phoenix AZ
California Pacific Medical Center - Davies Campus; San Francisco CA
California Pacific Medical Center - California Campus; San Francisco CA
California Pacific Medical Center - Pacific Campus; San Francisco CA
Kaiser Permanente Anaheim Medical Center; Anaheim CA
Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center; Baldwin Park CA
Kaiser Permanente Bellflower/Downey Medical Center; Bellflower CA
Kaiser Permanente Hayward Hospital; Hayward CA
Kaiser Permanente Sacramento Hospital; Sacramento CA
Kaiser Permanente South Sacramento Hospital; Sacramento CA
Stanford Hospital & Clinics; Stanford CA
University of California Davis Medical Center; Sacramento CA
NorthShore University HealthSystem's Highland Park Hospital; Highland Park IL
Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Chicago IL
Rush University Medical Center; Chicago IL
University of Maryland Medical Center; Baltimore MD
Baystate Medical Center; Springfield MA
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center; Boston MA
Brigham and Women's Hospital; Boston MA
North Shore Medical Center - Union Hospital; Lynn MA
Norwood Hospital; Norwood MA
Detroit Receiving Hospital; Detroit MI
Harper-Hutzel Hospital; Detroit MI
Mayo Clinic - Methodist Hospital; Rochester MN
Mayo Clinic Saint Marys; Rochester MN
Regions Hospital; Saint Paul MN
The Valley Hospital; Ridgewood NJ
University Medical Center at Princeton; Princeton NJ
James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute; Columbus OH
The Ohio State University Hospital; Columbus OH
Lehigh Valley Hospital; Allentown PA
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System; Greenville SC
Vanderbilt University Hospital; Nashville TN
Virginia Mason Medical Center; Seattle WA

Top pediatric hospitals in 2009 achieved a quality score of 95 or better through Leapfrog's Hospital Recognition Program and are located in California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee: