Connecticut's Top Hospitals: Who Made The List?

Editor’s note: We published this story earlier in the week, but here it is again in case you missed it.

What are the top hospitals in Connecticut?

U.S. News and World Report sifted through data for nearly 5,000 hospitals and results from surveys of more than 140,000 physicians to rank the best centers in 16 adult specialties from cancer to urology, according to the publication.

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Death rates, patient safety, and hospital reputation were a few of factors considered. Only 137 hospitals were nationally ranked in a specialty.

Connecticut has nearly 50 hospitals. One is nationally ranked and seven others meet national high performing standards, according to the report.

Here is the list for Connecticut:

1. Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT

Bed Count: 1571

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 1,664

2. Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Bed Count: 798

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 1,009

3. Danbury Hospital, Danbury, CT

Bed Count: 344

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 506

4. (Tie) Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT

Bed Count: 174

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 493

4. (Tie). Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, CT

Bed Count: 215

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 357

4. (Tie) St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT

Bed Count: 569

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 244

4. (Tie) Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, CT

Bed Count: 214

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 359

8. St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, CT

Bed Count: 414

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 541

No other Connecticut hospitals were ranked, but here are others of interest. Click on the hyperlink to read additional reviews and information pertaining to that hospital.

Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT

Bed Count: 337

Type: General medical and surgical

Doctors: 715

Connecticut Department of Correction Hospital, Somers, CT

Bed Count: 29

Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT

Type: Psychiatric

Bed Count: 39

Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown, CT

Type: Psychiatric

Bed Count: 604

Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, CT

Type: Acute long-term care

Bed Count: 125

Griffin Hospital, Derby, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

Bed Count: 255

Hebrew Home and Hospital, West Hartford, CT

Lawrence and Memorial Hospital, New London, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

Masonic Healthcare Center, Wallingford, CT

MidState Medical Center, Meriden, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

Milford Hospital, Milford, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

Natchaug Hospital, Mansfield, CT

Type: Psychiatric

New Milford Hospital, New Milford, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

Rockville General Hospital, Vernon and Rockville, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, CT

Type: Psychiatric

Stamford Hospital, Stamford, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

St. Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

UConn Health-John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington, CT

Type: General medical and surgical

VA Connecticut Healthcare, West Haven, CT

Veterans Home and Hospital, Rocky Hill, CT

Find more information and view hospital rankings by specialty here.