Hartford HealthCare’s quality and safety is second to none in Connecticut, with numerous awards, honors and recognitions to prove it.

The examples presented here demonstrate third-party professional recognition of outstanding performance for clinical excellence, quality, safety, equity, customer experience, professionalism and public service.

Hartford HealthCare:

Hartford HealthCare earned 18 awards from U.S. News and World Report

Backus Hospital Achievements

• Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades: “A”
• Joint Commission:
• Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement
• Healthgrades:
  • “America’s 250 Best Hospitals”
  • Stroke Care Excellence Award
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke
• Healthgrades “5-Star” Ratings:
  • Treatment of Stroke
  • Treatment of Pneumonia for 3 consecutive years
  • Gastrointestinal Care and Treatment of Bowel Obstruction for 2 consecutive years
  • Treatment of Sepsis for 6 consecutive years
• Critical Care Excellence Award:
  • Top 5% in the Nation for Critical Care in 2022
• Pulmonary Care Excellence Award:
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services
• The Lown Institute Hospital Social Responsibility Index:
  • Only hospital in Connecticut to earn “As” on health equity, the value of care and health outcomes; #71 among all U.S. hospitals
• Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut:
  • Non-Profit of the Year COVID-19 Hero award

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Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

• Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades: “A”
• Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center
• US News & World Report - “High Performing“ COPD

• Healthgrades:
  • “5-Star” Rating: Treatment of Sepsis
• Northwest Chamber of Commerce:
  • Annual Quality of Life Award
• National Client Press Ganey conference:
  • Emergency Department Transformation

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Hartford Hospital Awards & Recognition

U.S. News & World Report:

• #1 hospital in the Hartford Metro Area for 12 consecutive years and among the best hospitals in Connecticut (A)
• High performing in the following procedures and conditions:
  • Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
  • Aortic Valve Surgery
  • Colon Cancer Surgery
  • COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
  • Diabetes
  • Heart Attack
  • Heart Bypass Surgery
  • Heart Failure
  • Hip Replacement
  • Kidney Failure
  • Knee Replacement
  • Lung Cancer Surgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Stroke
  • TAVR (trans-catheter aortic valve replacement) 
  • Urology

Additional national rankings for the Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital:

• The Joint Commission: Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification: First in New England to receive designation
• American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation: Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center
• The American Society of Thoracic Surgeons: Highest ratings for Cardiac Surgery

Healthgrades:

• Best Specialty
  • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care™, second consecutive year
  • America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery™, second consecutive year
  • America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention™, second consecutive year
• Cardiac
  • Cardiac Care Excellence Award™, second consecutive year
  • Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™, third consecutive year
  • Coronary Intervention Excellence Award™, second consecutive year
  • Top 5% in Nation for Overall Cardiac Services, second consecutive year
  • Top 5% in Nation for Cardiac Surgery, second consecutive year
  • Top 5% in Nation for Cardiology Services
  • Top 5% in Nation for Coronary Interventional Procedures
  • Top 10% in Nation for Overall Cardiac Services, second consecutive year
  • Top 10% in Nation for Cardiac Surgery, third consecutive year
  • Top 10% in Nation for Cardiology Services
  • Top 10% in Nation for Coronary Interventional Procedures, second consecutive year
  • Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Bypass Surgery, second consecutive year
  • Five-Star Recipient for Valve Surgery, sixth consecutive year
  • Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Interventional Procedures, second consecutive year
  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Attack, second consecutive year
  • Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure, seventh consecutive year
• Neurosciences
• Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award™
• Top 5% in the Nation for Cranial Neurosurgery
• Top 10% in the Nation for Cranial Neurosurgery
• Five-Star Recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery, second consecutive year
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Stroke
• Pulmonary
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Pneumonia, second consecutive year
• Gastrointestinal
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of GI Bleed
• Critical Care
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis, 19^th consecutive year
• Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Respiratory Failure, eighth consecutive year
• Leapfrog
  • Top Teaching Hospital
  • Leapfrog “A” safety grade
•  Money & Leapfrog Group
• Best Hospitals in America
• Newsweek
• World Best Specialized Hospitals List 2023

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The Hospital of Central Connecticut

• U.S. News & World Report: Recognized as high performing in the following conditions:
  
  • Heart Failure
  • Kidney Failure
  • Stroke

• The Joint Commission: Disease-Specific Certification in Heart Failure
• Named one of the 250 best hospitals in the country in 2022 by Healthgrades
• Healthgrades “5-Star” ratings:
  • Treatment of Pneumonia for 20 consecutive years
  • Treatment of Sepsis for 8 consecutive years
  • Treatment of Respiratory Failure for 7 consecutive years
  • Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeries for 3 consecutive years
  • Spinal Fusion Surgery for 3 consecutive years
  • Treatment of Stroke for 2 consecutive years
• Healthgrades Pulmonary Care Excellence Award:
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services
• Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award:
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Critical Care in 2022

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MidState Medical Center

• U.S. News & World Report: Recognized as high performing in the following procedures and conditions:
  
  • Hip Fracture
  • Kidney Failure
  • Knee Replacement
  • Stroke
• Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades: “B”
• The Joint Commission:
  • The Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute at MidState Medical Center: Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery, first in the country
• Healthgrades “5-Star” ratings:
  • Treatment of Heart Failure
  • Total Knee Replacement for 3 consecutive years
  • Spinal Fusion Surgery
  • Treatment of Pneumonia for 2 consecutive years
  • Treatment of Sepsis for 2 consecutive years
• Healthgrades Outstanding Patient Experience Award for 2 consecutive years:
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Outstanding Patient Experience for 2 consecutive years
• Women’s Choice Award for Best Hospitals:
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Obstetrics
  • Orthopaedics
  • Stroke care
  • Minimally invasive surgery

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St. Vincent's Medical Center

• U.S. News & World Report: High performing in the following procedures and conditions:
  • Heart failure
  • Stroke
  • Kidney failure
  • Heart Attack
  • COPD
• The Joint Commission: Primary Stroke Center
• Advanced certification for hip and knee join replacement and spine surgery
• The American Heart Association: Gold Plus and Honor Roll status:
  • Heart Failure program
  • Stroke program
• Women’s Choice Awards for Best Hospitals:
  • Bariatric surgery
  • Orthopedics
  • Stroke Center
  • Heart
  • Cancer
  • Comprehensive Breast Program
  • Mammography
  • Safety
  • Outpatient Care

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Windham Hospital

• Joint Commission:
• Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification for Total Hip and Total Knee Replacement
• Healthgrades: Joint Replacement Excellence Award (B)
  • Top 10% in the Nation for Joint Replacement
  • Five-Star Recipient for Total Knee Replacement for 2 consecutive years
• The Lown Institute Hospital Social Responsibility Index:
  • Most racially inclusive hospital in Connecticut
• Northeastern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce:
  • COVID-19 Hero Award

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