Saint Mary’s has received the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award for a remarkable 10th consecutive year.
Reno, Nevada (March 10, 2026) – Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, a member of Prime Healthcare, announced today that it has been recognized with the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades, the #1 healthcare resource connecting patients with doctors and hospitals. This award reflects Saint Mary’s commitment to safe, patient-centered care and puts the organization in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for patient safety.
Notably, this marks a full decade of award-winning performance for Saint Mary’s, highlighting 10 consecutive years of exceptional, patient-centered care.
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is the only hospital in northern Nevada to achieve this distinction in 2026, and it is the only hospital in the entire state of Nevada to have earned the Patient Safety Excellence Award for 10 years in a row.
“The data behind this year’s Patient Safety Excellence Award highlights how measurable improvements in safety can prevent thousands of complications,” said Dr. Alana Biggers, MPH, medical advisor at Healthgrades. “By prioritizing evidence-based safety practices, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center is achieving better clinical outcomes and cultivating a culture where patients come first.”
The achievement is based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. To determine the national leaders in patient safety, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted complication and mortality rates from approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide across 13 patient safety indicators (PSIs), with each PSI representing a serious, preventable complication.
“Patient safety is the cornerstone of exceptional healthcare, and this recognition from Healthgrades affirms the unwavering standards our team upholds every day,” said Derrick Glum, MBA, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer of Saint Mary’s Health Network. “Earning this distinction for the tenth consecutive year, a milestone achieved by very few hospitals nationwide, is an extraordinary honor. Being the only hospital in Nevada to sustain this level of performance for a decade speaks to the relentless commitment, clinical excellence, and compassion our caregivers bring to every patient, every day.”
Alongside this national recognition for patient safety, Saint Mary’s was recently named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery, also reaching the 10-consecutive year mark. Last month, Saint Mary’s was also named to Forbes’ Top Hospitals list for 2026, and the hospital has earned multiple patient safety awards from Leapfrog for several award cycles. These designations further underscore the organization’s commitment to delivering compassionate, individualized care at every step of the patient journey.
Healthgrades’ annual analysis revealed significant performance gaps between the nation’s highest-and lowest-achieving facilities, making it increasingly important for consumers to seek care at a hospital with top safety ratings. During the 2022-2024 study period, 167,228 preventable safety events occurred among Medicare patients at U.S. hospitals, with four PSIs accounting for nearly 78% of all incidents. Patients treated at Saint Mary’s and other award-winning facilities had a profoundly lower risk of experiencing these leading complications:
- In-hospital fall resulting in fracture (52.4% less likely)
- Collapsed lung due to a procedure in or around the chest (57.5% less likely)
- Catheter-related bloodstream infections acquired in the hospital (67.8% less likely)
- Pressure sores or bed sores acquired in the hospital (71.9% less likely)
Where patients receive treatment matters, which is why Healthgrades is committed to providing the most scientifically accurate information about doctors and hospitals-with data insights not available anywhere else. For additional guidance on finding safe, high-quality care in 2026, visit healthgrades.com.
*Statistics are calculated from Healthgrades’ Patient Safety Excellence Award Methodology, which is based primarily on AHRQ technical specifications (Version 2025.0.1) to MedPAR data from approximately 4,500 hospitals for years 2022 through 2024 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only.