Alert: Ten Indiana Hospitals Struggle With Serious Safety Issues
The latest patient safety report reveals some troubling trends in Indiana hospitals. What’s behind those D grades, and how does it affect us all?
Twice a year, the Leapfrog Group publishes patient-safety reports for all 73 Indiana hospitals. In their latest report, which was published on November 13th, 2025, ten Indiana hospitals received a D grade, while one hospital was not graded.
8 Hospitals Ranked Most Unsafe in Indiana for Fall 2025
Community Hospital North Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 7150 Clearvista Dr, Indianapolis, IN
- Previous Grades: This is this hospital's third consecutive D safety grade.
- Areas of Concern Include: Sepsis infection after surgery, handwashing, and patient falls and injuries.
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Eskenazi Health Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 720 Eskenazi Ave, Indianapolis, IN
- Previous Grades: This hospital received mostly C ratings in the past. However, this is its second D grade in a row.
- Areas of Concern Include: MRSA infection, Infection in the blood, and Sepsis infection after surgery.
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IU Health Methodist Hospital Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 1701 N Senate Blvd, Indianapolis, IN
- Previous Grades: This is their third D grade in a row.
- Areas of Concern Include: Dangerous object left in patient's body, Kidney injury after surgery, and Patient falls and injuries.
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IU Health University Hospital Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 550 N University Blvd, Indianapolis, IN
- Previous Grades: This is their third D grade in a row.
- Areas of Concern Include: Doctors order medications through a computer, Safe medication administration, and Communication about medicines.
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IU Health West Hospital Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 1111 N Ronald Reagan Pkwy, Avon, IN 46123
- Previous Grades: This hospital received C grades for the last 6 reports in a row.
- Areas of Concern Include: Doctors order medications through a computer, Infection in the blood, and Safe medication administration.
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Logansport Memorial Hospital Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 1101 Michigan Ave, Logansport, IN 46947-7013
- Previous Grades: This hospital has received mostly C and B safety grades for the last three years.
- Areas of Concern Include: Effective leadership to prevent errors, Harmful events, and Dangerous bed sores.
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Memorial Hospital of South Bend Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 615 N. Michigan Street, South Bend, IN 46601-9986
- Previous Grades: This hospital received C grades for the last 6 reports in a row.
- Areas of Concern Include: Surgical site infection after colon surgery, a Dangerous object left in the patient's body, and a collapsed lung.
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Methodist Hospitals Northlake Campus Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 600 Grant St, Gary, IN
- Previous Grades: This is this hospital's fourth straight D grade.
- Areas of Concern Include: C. diff infection, Falls causing broken hips, and collapsed lung.
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Methodist Hospitals Southlake Campus Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 8701 Broadway, Merrillville, IN
- Previous Grades: This is this hospital's fourth straight D grade.
- Areas of Concern Include: Communication with Doctors, Infection in the blood, and Sepsis infection after surgery.
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Union Hospital Fall 2025 Grade: D
- Location: 1606 N 7th St, Terre Haute, IN
- Previous Grades: This is their third straight D safety grade.
- Areas of Concern Include: Dangerous object left in patient's body, Kidney injury after surgery, and Patient falls and injuries.
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It's worth noting that Saint Joseph Health Plymouth Medical Center in Plymouth, Indiana, was not graded this time around. This hospital received an A safety rating in the Spring 2025 report.
Tap here to see the patient safety grades of all 73 Indiana hospitals.