Greenwich Hospital Quality Ratings: Among Best Of 2021

GREENWICH, CT — When it comes to providing outstanding overall care, Greenwich Hospital ranks among the best in the nation, according to recently updated ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

The federal agency recently updated its hospital quality ratings for 2021, which assesses more than 4,500 U.S. hospitals on measures such as safety, mortality and effectiveness of care.

This is the first star ratings update since January 2020.

The ratings were compiled using data from various periods; however, the most recent data used was from 2019, or before the coronavirus pandemic.

To rate hospitals, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services uses a star rating system, which it launched in 2016. The system assigns stars based on 48 measures in five different categories, according to the agency’s website: mortality, safety, readmission rates, patient experience, and timely and effective care.

Once reporting thresholds are met, a hospital's overall star rating is calculated using only those measures for which data is available. The average is about 37 measures. The agency then calculates a weighted average that combines a hospital’s score in each category into a single summary score.

Overall, 50 percent of hospitals received the same rating while 45 percent moved up or down by one star, according to Becker’s Hospital Review. Only 5 percent shifted up or down by two or more stars.

Read more about the methodology behind the 2021 ratings.

This year’s ratings looked at 36 hospitals across Connecticut in. Among them, Greenwich Hospital, Stamford Hospital, Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, Conn., and Sharon Hospital in Sharon, Conn were rated the highest with five stars.

"I am extremely proud of the team at Greenwich Hospital for achieving this five-star rating,” said Diane Kelly, president Greenwich Hospital. "This is further confirmation of what we already know - our physicians, nurses and staff have created the safest environment for our patients and deliver exceptional care each and every day."

Nationwide, here’s how hospitals rated this year:

• 455 received a five-star rating
• 988 received a four-star rating
• 1,018 hospitals received a three-star rating
• 690 hospitals received a two-star rating
• 204 hospitals received a one-star rating

No information was available for 1,181 facilities, about a quarter of all U.S. hospitals.

This compares with January 2020 data, when of the 5,340 hospitals listed, 396 received five stars; 1,132 received four stars; 1,108 got three stars; 710 received two stars; and 226 got one star.

Explore the 2021 ratings on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website.

A full list of Connecticut hospitals and grades can be found below:

• Albert J Solnit Children's Center - South Campus, Middletown, Not Available
• Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, 2
• Bristol Hospital, Bristol, 4
• Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington, 2
• Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, Not Available
• Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, Not Available
• Connecticut Valley Hospital, Middletown, Not Available
• Danbury Hospital, Danbury, 3
• Greenwich Hospital Association, Greenwich, 5
• Griffin Hospital, Derby, 4
• Hartford Hospital, Hartford, 3
• Hebrew Home And Hospital Inc., West Hartford, Not Available
• Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, 4
• Midstate Medical Center, Meriden, 4
• Natchaug Hospital, Mansfield Center, Not Available
• Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, 3
• Rockville General Hospital, Vernon, 2
• Saint Mary’s Hospital, Waterbury, 3
• Sharon Hospital, Sharon, 5
• Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, Not Available
• Southwest Connecticut Mental Health, Bridgeport, Not Available
• St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Bridgeport, 3
• St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, 3
• Stamford Hospital, Stamford, 5
• The Connecticut Hospice Inc., Branford, Not Available
• The Hospital Of Central Connecticut, New Britain, 4
• Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury, 2
• William W. Backus Hospital, Norwich, 4
• Windham Community Memorial Hospital, Willimantic, 4
• Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, 4