Where are the Kansas City area’s safest hospitals? See the latest ratings
Fewer Kansas City-area hospitals are considered safe this spring than last fall, the latest report from The Leapfrog Group finds.
Here are the Kansas City-area hospitals with the best and worst patient safety ratings for spring 2026, according to Leapfrog Group.
Safest hospitals in the Kansas City area (A grades)
AdventHealth South Overland Park Hospital, 7820 W 165th St.
AdventHealth South Overland Park Hospital scored above average in 14 out of 32 categories, including the best possible score on doctors, nursing and hospital staff, looking at nursing and bedside care for patients and the responsiveness of hospital staff.
It also received an A grade in fall 2025’s report.
Liberty Hospital, 2525 Glenn Hendren Drive
Liberty Hospital scored above average in 15 out of 32 categories, including the best possible score on doctors, nursing and hospital staff. Every category under the “Practices to Prevent Errors” tab received an above average grade, reviewing the hospital’s handwashing techniques and safeness in administering medicine
The hospital last received an overall A grade in spring 2023.
Saint Luke’s East Hospital, 100 NE St. Lukes Blvd., Lee’s Summit
Saint Luke’s East Hospital scored above average in 17 out of 32 categories, but some categories were not measured. It received the best possible score for “Practices to Prevent Errors,” reviewing the hospital’s abilities to order medications through computers and how the staff works together to prevent errors.
The hospital has received A grades during the last three reports dating back to fall 2024.
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, 4401 Wornall Road
Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City scored above average in 14 out of 32 categories, including the best possible score under the “Problems with Surgery” tab.
The hospital received A grades in both reports in 2025.
St. Mary’s Medical Center, 201 NW R.D. Mize Road, Blue Springs
St. Mary’s Medical Center scored above average in 10 out of 32 categories. It received an above average score in the “Safety Problems” tab, based on hospital care related to patient falls and injuries or air or gas bubbles found in blood.
The hospital received an A grade in fall 2025’s report and a B-grade in spring 2025’s report.
KC-area hospitals that received B grades
Here are the hospitals that received B grades in The Leapfrog Group’s latest report:
- AdventHealth Shawnee Mission, 9100 W. 74th St.,
- Belton Regional Medical Center, 17065 S. Outer Road
- Centerpoint Medical Center, 19600 E. 39th St., Independence
- Lee’s Summit Medical Center, 2100 SE Blue Parkway
- Providence Medical Center, 8929 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas
- Saint Luke’s South Hospital, 12300 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park
- St. Joseph Medical Center, 1000 Carondelet Drive, Kansas City
- University Health Lakewood Medical Center, 7900 Lees Summit Road, Kansas City
- University Health Truman Medical Center, 2301 Holmes St., Kansas City
Most unsafe hospitals in the Kansas City area (C grades)
Six Kansas City-area hospitals received C grades in The Leapfrog Group’s latest report:
- Menorah Medical Center, 5721 W. 119th St., Overland Park
- North Kansas City Hospital, 2800 Clay Edwards Drive
- Olathe Medical Center, 20333 W. 151st St.
- Overland Park Regional Medical Center, 10500 Quivira Road
- Research Medical Center Main Campus, 2316 E. Meyer Blvd., Kansas City
- Saint Luke’s North Hospital Barry Road, 5830 NW Barry Road
The University of Kansas Hospital, 4000 Cambridge St. in Kansas City, Kansas, did not receive a grade for spring 2026. The hospital has received only C grades for the past five assessments.
As for the distribution of grades across the state, 25% of Kansas hospitals earned A grades, higher than the 23% recorded in fall 2025. Missouri also improved, with 19% of its hospitals earning A grades compared to the 17% in fall 2025’s report.
The nonprofit does not release grades for VA hospitals, mental health facilities, free-standing pediatric hospitals and some specialty facilities, like surgery centers and cancer hospitals.
