Hartford Hospital has been named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery, according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems.
Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data, and outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 16 states.
The hospitals that have achieved the Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery have demonstrated exceptional quality of care.
“This recognition by Healthgrades is a true testament to the superb skills of our surgeons and talent of our entire cardiovascular team which includes cardiologists, cardiac anesthesiologists, advanced practitioners, perfusionists, and nurses. This is a team focused on one mission: providing the safest and highest quality care to our patients always,” said Dr. Sabet Hashim, Chairman of Cardiac Surgery and Physician in Chief of the Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute.
Hartford Hospital is also the only hospital in the state to be recognized as “One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care” in 2021.
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“It is in honor to be recognized by Healthgrades and is a welcome validation of our team’s extraordinary effort s that have helped position the Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute at Hartford Hospital as one of the top centers in the country for cardiac surgery and overall cardiac care,” said Wheatley Wentzell, Senior Vice President of Operations, Hartford HealthCare.
Hartford Hospital was also recognized for the following clinical achievements:
- One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention in 2021.
- One of Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Prostate Surgeries for 3 Years in a Row (2019-2021).
- Recipient of the Healthgrades Critical Care Excellence Award for 13 Years in a Row (2009-2021).
- Five-Star Recipient for Cranial Neurosurgery in 2021.
- Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Pneumonia in 2021.
- Five-Star Recipient for Gallbladder Removal Surgery in 2021.
- Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Respiratory Failure for 7 Years in a Row (2015-2021).
- Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis for 18 Years in a Row (2004-2021).
“To be consistently honored by Healthgrades over the years is a celebration of the talent and commitment of our staff. Hartford Hospital has served the community for more than 160 years and as always our team remains laser focused on providing the safest and highest quality care to our patients,” said Bimal Patel, President of Hartford HealthCare’s Hartford Region and Senior Vice President, Hartford HealthCare.
For its analysis, Healthgrades evaluated approximately 45 million Medicare inpatient records for nearly 4,500 short-term acute care hospitals nationwide to assess hospital performance in 32 common conditions and procedures, and evaluated outcomes in appendectomy and bariatric surgery using all-payer data provided by 16 states.
Healthgrades recognizes a hospital’s quality achievements for cohort-specific performance, specialty area performance, and overall clinical quality. Individual procedure or condition cohorts are designated as 5-star (statistically significantly better than expected), 3-star (not statistically different from expected) and 1-star (statistically significantly worse than expected). The complete Healthgrades 2021 Report to the Nation and detailed study methodology, can be found here.