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Hartford Hospital Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
August 04, 2025
Hartford Hospital has been named best regional hospital by U.S. News & World Report, recognized for high perform
ance in 20 types of care — the highest distinction awarded for clinical excellence in procedures and conditions.
The hospital earned a specialty emblem in orthopedics, along with top marks in areas such as cardiac care, cancer surgery and joint replacement.
These distinctions reflect Hartford Hospital’s commitment to delivering world-class, safe and innovative care across a wide range of specialties.
The U.S. News & World Report rankings are designed to help patients and physicians make informed decisions about where to receive care for complex health needs and elective procedures.
“This achievement reflects the dedication of an entire team focused on one goal — delivering world-class care to every patient, every day,” said Ajay Kumar, MD, EVP, Chief Clinical Officer, Hartford HealthCare. “Safety is the foundation of everything we do. It drives our innovation and inspires the best practices we apply across the system to earn the trust of those we serve.”
Hartford HealthCare has been consistently recognized in quality and safety and among the best in the Northeast for hospital safety.
Some of the more recent accolades include:
- AHA Quest for Quality Prize — The American Hospital Association recognizes one health system each year that demonstrates commitment to patient safety, health equity, and quality improvement. After a rigorous review from the AHA, Hartford HealthCare is the winner of this year’s prestigious Quest for Quality prize.
- Perfect “A” grade for safety for every one of Hartford Health Care’s seven hospitals from the Leapfrog Group, an independent safety watchdog agency.
- The only health system in New England, New York and New Jersey that achieved uniform “A” grades, and one of three in the U.S.
- Best in the U.S. — Perfect three-star rating in all six cardiothoracic categories from the Society for Thoracic Surgery (STS).
- Of the handful of hospitals across the U.S. with perfect ratings, Hartford Hospital is number one in the nation for mitral-valve surgery based on STS composite data and ranked second in the nation for all five cardiothoracic categories measured by STS.
- Best in the U.S. — Hartford HealthCare’s Transplant Program at Hart-ford Hospital had the best one-year kidney graft survival rate in the nation.
- The program has the highest overall functionality one year after transplant of any similar program in the country.
- Best in New England – Infection Prevention – The only health system in New England to meet the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services high standards for significantly reducing hospital-acquired infections.
- Medicare Star Ratings – Best in Connecticut — The U.S. government uses a star system to rate key quality measures. Hartford HealthCare earned the highest average rating (4 stars) of any health system in Connecticut. Hartford HealthCare ranks in the top 10 in all of the Northeast.
- HealthGrades Awards – Most in Connecticut — Hartford HealthCare has earned 56 total awards and 5-star ratings. Healthgrades, a national evaluator, awards hospitals for quality and safety in a range of specialties based solely on clinical outcomes.
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