AnMed has earned another “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit watchdog organization.
The distinction serves as independent certification of the comprehensive health system’s efforts to minimize risk and maximize safety.
“Exceptional care starts with safety,” said AnMed CEO William Kenley. “The wellbeing of our patients is at the center of everything that we do, so it’s gratifying to know that The Leapfrog Group validates our team’s efforts to guard and enhance our patients’ welfare. It takes accountability throughout our team to maintain these high standards.”
Leapfrog assigns “A,” “B,” “C,” “D” or “F” grades to general hospitals across the nation based on more than 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections, as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
AnMed earned “A” grades in the spring and fall of last year, too.
“Achieving an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Grade reflects enormous dedication to patient safety,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “I extend my congratulations to AnMed, its leadership, clinicians, staff and volunteers for creating a culture where patients come first.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is the only hospital ratings program focused exclusively on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
About AnMed
Founded in 1908, AnMed is an independent, not-for-profit health system serving Upstate South Carolina and northeast Georgia. It is licensed for 648 beds and anchored by AnMed Medical Center, a 495-bed acute-care hospital that’s earned the prestigious Magnet designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2012. Also included are a heart and vascular center, a maternity center and a comprehensive cancer center. The AnMed Piedmont campus, opening in 2025, is among new locations for the growing system. AnMed Rehabilitation Hospital, AnMed Cannon and more than 60 physician practices are also among service sites spread throughout the region. The system has 620 physicians on medical staff and about 3,600 employees.
AnMed Integrated Therapy locations from Powdersville to Hartwell, Georgia, were added to the system in 2025, enhancing and increasing access throughout the region to outpatient therapy services.
Guided by core values of compassion, innovation, integrity, accountability and collaboration, AnMed was named one of the nation’s “Great Community Hospitals” by Becker’s Hospital Review. It is one of three systems in the nation to earn the 2024 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award from the American Hospital Association. Learn more at AnMed.org.