FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Angels Earns Consecutive Safety Grade “A” from The Leapfrog Group
May 07, 2026
Bogalusa, LA – Our Lady of the Angels has earned an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, marking the second consecutive time the hospital has received the organization’s top safety distinction.
The Leapfrog Group, an independent national nonprofit focused on patient safety, assigns grades from “A” to “F” to general hospitals nationwide based on more than 30 performance measures, including errors, accidents, injuries, infections and the systems hospitals have in place to prevent them.
“This achievement is a testament to the unwavering commitment of our entire team to provide the safest, highest-quality care for our patients,” said Ralph Serpas, vice president and chief operating officer of FMOL Health | Our Lady of the Angels. “Earning an ‘A’ grade reflects the dedication of our physicians, nurses, and staff to creating an environment where patient safety is always the top priority.”
For more than 25 years, The Leapfrog Group has championed healthcare transparency and patient safety. Its Hospital Safety Grade program uses a peer-reviewed methodology developed by patient safety experts to evaluate hospitals nationwide. Grades are updated twice annually and are publicly available at hospitalsafetygrade.org.
This Leapfrog Safety grade program is the only hospital ratings program that focuses solely on preventable medical errors, infections and injuries that claim more than 500 lives a day in the United States. This recognition highlights Our Lady of the Angels as one of the safest hospitals serving Bogalusa, the Northshore and Baton Rouge.
To learn more about FMOL Health | Angels and its services, visit Our Lady of the Angels Hospital.
About FMOL Health
FMOL Health is one of the largest healthcare systems based in Louisiana and is the leading healthcare provider for more than half the state’s population. The health system is a non-profit, Catholic organization sponsored by the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the ministry serves patients in Louisiana and Mississippi through a network of hospitals, clinics, physicians and integrated health systems. The health system’s unified physician organization is comprised of more than 1,100 adult and pediatric primary care physicians and specialists. The system’s nine main campus hospitals include St. Francis Medical Center in Monroe, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge and Gonzales, Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Heart Hospital, and Women's & Children's Hospital in Lafayette, Our Lady of the Angels in Bogalusa, and St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Mississippi. For more information, visit fmolhealth.org.