Connecticut Hospital Listed Among Nation's Best

NEW YORK, NY — A new report listed one Connecticut hospital among the greatest in the nation. Becker’s Healthcare, which publishes business and legal information for the healthcare industry, released its annual “100 great hospitals in America” list Wednesday.

Yale New Haven Hospital was the only health system in the state to make the list. Here's what Becker's had to say about the hospital.

Yale New Haven Hospital, the primary teaching hospital of New Haven-based Yale University and the community's safety-net hospital, performed more than $57 million worth of charity care in 2016. The teaching hospital cared for nearly 1.4 million outpatients and 79,490 inpatients in 2016. The hospital employs 12,700 employees, including 4,248 medical staff. In 2017, Yale New Haven Hospital won the 2017 Foster G. McGraw Prize for Excellence in Community Service for establishing programs that fostered access to healthcare, community engagement and job growth. U.S. News & World Report placed Yale New Haven Hospital as No. 1 in Connecticut in its 2017-18 rankings.

The hospitals that made the list have received national recognition for excellence in clinical care, patient outcomes and staff and doctor satisfaction, Becker's said. The list is in alphabetical order and isn't meant to be taken as rankings.

“These institutions are industry leaders that have achieved advanced accreditation and certification in several specialties,” the company said on its website. “The list also includes industry innovators that have sparked trends in healthcare technology, hospital management and patient satisfaction.”

Becker’s Healthcare has a portfolio that includes trade publications, such as the magazine Becker's Hospital Review.

The hospital list is based on the group’s analysis of ranking and awards agencies, including the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings, star ratings from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, letter grades from The Leapfrog Group and Truven Health Analytics.

Becker's also sought nominations for the list.

See also:

• These Are The Best Hospitals in Connecticut: US News and World Report
• Hospital Safety Grades: The Best — And Worst —In CT
• New Database Reveals Patient Death, Violations in CT Hospitals

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