Beacon Kalamazoo among nation’s best hospitals for patient safety
Beacon Kalamazoo has achieved the 2026 Patient Safety Excellence Award™ from Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use to find a doctor or hospital. This award puts the organization in the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for patient safety. Beacon Kalamazoo is one of only eight hospitals in Michigan to receive the Patient Safety Excellence Award in 2026.
“We are honored to receive this award,” says Carl Risk, President of Beacon Kalamazoo. “This recognition reflects the daily commitment to a culture of safety by all our physicians, caregivers and associates for each patient who comes through our doors for care.”
Beacon Kalamazoo’s 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.
Alongside this national recognition for patient safety, Beacon Kalamazoo was recently named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for overall clinical care. Beacon Kalamazoo is the only hospital in Michigan to receive both the America’s 100 Best Hospitals and the Patient Safety Excellence Awards in 2026. The hospital has also been recognized for its exceptional patient outcomes in key service areas:
- Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery (2026)
- Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery (2025-2026)
- Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Vascular Surgery (2025-2026)
- Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care (2020-2026)
These achievements further underscore Beacon Kalamazoo’s commitment to delivering compassionate, individualized care at every step of the patient journey.
