Big Rapids Hospital is being ranked among the safest hospitals in the country after nationwide hospital safety grades were released Tuesday by The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog.

Spectrum Health Big Rapids Hospital president Mary Kay VanDriel says they work hard to make patient safety an integral part of the hospital’s culture and a top priority.

This is the second year in a row that Big Rapids Hospital has received an “A” in the fall Hospital Safety Grades.