Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Hospital Among the Best in the Nation for Patient Care

Kaiser Permanente San Leandro hospital is named among the nation’s top general hospitals for providing safe, high-quality patient care, according to the Leapfrog Group’s 2025 Top Hospital award.

The highest-performing hospitals on the Leapfrog Hospital Survey are recognized annually with the prestigious Leapfrog Top Hospital award, considered one of the most elite and competitive honors a hospital can receive. In 2025, only 156 hospitals nationwide, or about 6% of the more than 2,400 eligible hospitals, were recognized. California has 36 hospitals on the list.

The annual Top Hospital award is given to teaching, general medical, rural and children’s hospitals.

Six Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals received the top teaching hospital award: Fresno, Redwood City, Santa Clara, South Sacramento, South San Francisco, and Vacaville.

Four Kaiser Permanente Northern California hospitals received the top general hospital award: Manteca, Modesto, San Leandro, and San Rafael.

“This latest recognition from the Leapfrog Group is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and compassion of our care teams at Kaiser Permanente San Leandro,” said Southern Alameda County Senior Vice President and Area Manager Debra Flores, RN, FACHE. “We take pride in the high-quality care we provide to all our patients.”

The Leapfrog Top Hospital award is based on excellence in upholding quality standards across several areas of patient care including staffing, hand hygiene, infection rates, practices for safer surgery, maternity care, and error prevention. Hospitals must have also received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade in the most recent round of scoring to be eligible for the Top Hospital award.

In the fall, 11 Kaiser Permanente hospitals in Northern California received A grades including Fresno, Manteca, Modesto, Redwood City, Roseville, San Leandro, San Rafael, Santa Clara, South Sacramento, South San Francisco, and Vacaville.

“We are honored to be named a Top Hospital by the prestigious Leapfrog Group” said Kaiser Permanente San Leandro Medical Center Physician in Chief Kapil Dhingra, MD. “This recognition reflects our ongoing commitment to high standards of quality, patient safety, and medical excellence.”

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national nonprofit run by employers and other large purchasers of health care benefits. It is an independent advocacy group working with a broad range of partners, including hospitals and insurers.

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