The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) is recognizing 20 Pennsylvania hospitals for their exemplary results delivering safe patient care.
Now in its eighth year, HAP’s Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program honors the commonwealth’s top-performing hospitals that have demonstrated low rates of healthcare-associated infections. The 2026 honorees were selected based on their performance during 2025.
“Hospitals are unwavering in their commitment to providing safe, high-quality care for the communities they serve,” HAP President and CEO Nicole Stallings said. “HAP is proud to recognize the leading Pennsylvania hospital teams that have embraced continuous quality improvement, strengthened patient safety, and achieved outstanding results through their dedication and hard work.”
HAP announced the 2026 Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition recipients today during its Patient Safety, Quality, and Equity Symposium in Harrisburg. They are:
This is the fifth consecutive year that St. Luke's Monroe Campus has been honored through the Excellence in Patient Safety Recognition program. The hospital’s team received special recognition for demonstrating consistent, outstanding patient safety outcomes annually from 2022–2026.
HAP identifies top-performing hospitals using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network. To be recognized, hospitals must perform better than the mean standardized infection ratio in three key measures: central line-associated bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and occurrences of Clostridioides difficile.
Learn more about the Excellence in Patient Safety recognition program online.
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