Exeter Hospital Earns an 'A' Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
Fall 2025 Safety Grade Is a National Recognition for Commitment to Patient Safety
Exeter, NH – Exeter Hospital earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit watchdog focused on patient safety. This is the fourth consecutive “A” grade the hospital has received.
Leapfrog assigns a grade to general hospitals across the country based on over 30 measures of errors, accidents, injuries and infections as well as the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
“Exeter’s clinicians adhere to the highest national guidelines to ensure all patients receive the best quality care,” said Debra Cresta, President, Exeter Hospital. “This recognition underscores our commitment to providing extraordinary care, right here in our community.”
“Earning an ‘A’ Grade means Exeter Hospital made a true commitment to put patient safety first,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the leadership, Board, clinicians, staff and volunteers that all had a role to play in this achievement.”
The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade stands as the only hospital ratings program focused solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries. This program is peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. Grades are updated twice annually, in the fall and spring.
Explore Exeter Hospital’s full grade details on The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade website.
About Exeter Hospital
For more than 125 years, Exeter Hospital has been integral to the health and wellness of communities in the Seacoast Region. The hospital opened in 1897 as a small cottage hospital on Pine Street in Exeter with accommodations for 10 patients. Since then, Exeter Hospital has grown into a 100-bed community-based acute care hospital that also provides extensive outpatient services.
Exeter Hospital is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a healthcare system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.
