North Carolina Specialty Hospital Earns Full Transparency Badge from The Leapfrog Group

DURHAM, N.C., AUGUST 27, 2026 — North Carolina Specialty Hospital has earned the Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to publicly reporting information about patient safety and quality through the annual Leapfrog Hospital Survey.

The Full Transparency Badge is awarded to hospitals that complete, affirm, and submit all sections of the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, one of the nation’s leading voluntary reporting programs focused on patient safety, quality, and transparency.

“Transparency is essential to building trust with the patients and families we serve,” said Randi Shults, RN, BSN, MHSA, CNOR(e), Chief Executive Officer of North Carolina Specialty Hospital. “Earning the 2026 Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge reflects our ongoing commitment to openly sharing quality and safety information and continually improving the care we provide.”

North Carolina Specialty Hospital has served Durham and the greater Triangle Region since opening in 1926, providing individualized inpatient and outpatient surgical care across orthopedics, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat surgery, sports medicine, joint replacement, oral surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, podiatry, general surgery, pain management, gynecology and urology. Patient safety, quality and accountability are central to the hospital’s mission. NCSH maintains a 4:1 patient-to-nurse ratio and has earned a five-star CMS rating for patient experience, along with CareChex recognition for ranking among the nation’s top hospitals for major orthopedic surgery. The Full Transparency Badge reinforces NCSH’s commitment to giving patients and families clear information about the quality and safety of their care.

“We applaud North Carolina Specialty Hospital for its commitment to transparency,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “Transparency is one of the most powerful drivers of improvement in health care. By fully participating in the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, North Carolina Specialty Hospital is helping patients and families access meaningful information about the safety and quality of their care.”

The Leapfrog Full Transparency Badge appears on Leapfrog’s public ratings website and identifies hospitals that have committed to openly sharing information about their performance.

For more information about North Carolina Specialty Hospital, visit https://www.ncspecialty.com/.

About North Carolina Specialty Hospital

North Carolina Specialty Hospital (NCSH) is a private, physician-owned medical center located in Durham, North Carolina. Since opening in 1926, NCSH has provided high-quality, cost-effective inpatient and outpatient surgical care to patients across the Triangle Region. The hospital has 18 licensed beds, nine observation beds, four operating rooms and five procedure rooms, offering specialized care in orthopedics, ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat surgery, sports medicine, joint replacement, oral surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, podiatry, general surgery, pain management, gynecology and urology. Learn more at https://www.ncspecialty.com/.

About The Leapfrog Group
Founded in 2000 by large employers and other purchasers, The Leapfrog Group is an independent national nonprofit organization driving a movement for patient safety and transparency. Leapfrog collects, analyzes, and publicly reports data on hospital and ambulatory surgery center performance to help patients, purchasers, and other stakeholders make informed health care decisions. Leapfrog’s flagship initiatives include the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a biannual letter grade focused exclusively on hospital safety, and the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, a voluntary survey that publicly reports hospital performance on patient safety and quality measures. Leapfrog’s ratings and reports are peer-reviewed, fully transparent and free to the public. For more from Leapfrog, follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram and sign up for our newsletter.