Hartford Hospital is one of the largest and most respected teaching hospitals and tertiary care centers in New England. Our reputation for providing complex and innovative care to those in need is built on our four core values: integrity, caring, excellence and safety.
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Hartford Hospital has been training physicians for nearly 130 years, primarily in collaboration with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. The hospital includes The Institute of Living, a 114-bed mental health facility with a national and international reputation for excellence in care, education and research.
The hospital's active medical staff includes more than 1,000 physicians and dentists within 18 departments and is home to the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), one of the most-advanced medical simulation training centers in the world. Medical providers from across the world have trained at CESI, which also is the Northeast’s largest robotic surgery center. CESI is expanding to further increase its training and development of innovative treatments in patient care.
Hartford Hospital is dedicated to providing each and every patient with the highest-quality health care available anywhere. Quality is made up of many elements, including excellent, efficient clinical care and superb customer service. Hartford Hospital is committed to becoming the best in the country for patient safety and is pursuing that goal by taking innovative action and creating a culture of safety at every level within the organization.
FY22 Fast Facts
SVP & President: Bimal Patel
Founded: 1854
Licensed Beds (incl. bassinets): 867
Transitions from Inpatient Care: 45,093
Patient Days: 271,015
ED Visits: 108,249
Newborn Admissions: 3,937
Inpatient Surgeries: 12,871
Ambulatory Surgeries*: 23,712
Employees: 6,725
Physicians on Staff: 1,842
Residents/Fellows: 756
Medical Students: 285
Operating Revenue (audited): $2.2 billion
*Includes joint venture Ambulatory Surgery Center (Glastonbury, Southington, Bone & Joint Institute, and Waterford) volumes
FY22 Accomplishments
U.S. News & World Report:
- #1 hospital in the Hartford Metro Area for 11 consecutive years and among the best hospitals in Connecticut
- 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:
- The Joint Commission: Comprehensive Cardiac Center Certification, first in New England to receive the 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:
- America’s 50 Best for Cardiac Surgery
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgeries for 3 consecutive years
- Critical Care Excellence Award for 13 consecutive years
- Best treatment of respiratory failure for 7 consecutive years
Healthgrades “5-Star” Ratings:
- Cranial Neurosurgery
- Treatment of Pneumonia
- Gallbladder Removal Surgery
- Treatment of Respiratory Failure for 7 consecutive years
- Treatment of Sepsis for 18 years in a row (2004-2021)
Other Healthgrades Awards:
- America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgeries for 3 consecutive years
- Critical Care Excellence Award for 13 consecutive years
Quality & Safety: Hartford Hospital continued to rank among the nation’s most elite centers for quality and safety. For the second consecutive year, the hospital was named one of The Leapfrog Group’s Top Teaching Hospitals — the only Connecticut one and among 72 nationwide. In addition, the hospital was named one of Healthgrades’ America’s 50 Best Hospitals for cardiac surgery and earned “high-performing” designation in 16 specialties. Again named top hospital in the Hartford Metro Region by U.S. News & World Report, the hospital was dubbed one of the World’s Best Specialized Hospitals by Money Magazine and one of the nation’s best maternity hospitals by Newsweek.
Community Caring: To address food insecurity in the community, Hartford Hospital opened Food4Health in May, offering free fruits and vegetables, dairy products and more to anyone qualified. Patients shop at their convenience for canned goods, leafy greens, root vegetables, grains, beans, rice, almond milk, eggs and other healthy foods. They also receive healthy recipes and meal planning advice specific to dietary and nutritional needs. More than 1,200 patients have been referred to the program to help achieve health and wellness goals.
Lean Silver Certification: Sterile processing systems earned a rare Lean Silver Certification and first-place recognition as Hartford Hospital’s Clinical Support Team of the Year.
Cardiac Surgery Achievement: The Hartford Hospital cardiac surgery team achieved the maximum 3-STAR Rating by the Society of Thoracic Surgery in four of five clinical categories for the last four consecutive years. This accomplishment puts the hospital in an elite category nationally.
TAVR Recognition: Hartford Hospital’s structural heart team was the only hospital in Connecticut to earn 3 STAR recognition for quality in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons and American College of Cardiology for quality. The recognition ranks the hospital in the top 10% of programs nationally.
State Leader: Hartford Hospital is also the only one in the state named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care and 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery for the third consecutive year. The hospital was also named one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention for the third consecutive year.