HOW SAFE ARE HOSPITALS IN CONNECTICUT? HERE’S WHERE THEY WERE RANKED

Eleven of 28 Connecticut hospitals in a newly released safety report card received an A rating, the top grade available.

The Leapfrog Group report card gave hospitals across the country grades from A to F with the latter being the worst grade available. None of the hospitals in Connecticut received a grade any lower than a C with the latest round of report cards.

The following hospitals received an A grade on the report card: Hartford Hospital, Middlesex Hospital in Middletown, MidState Medicial Center in Meriden, Saint Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury, Sharon Hospital, St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, Stamford Health, The Hospital of Central Connecticut in New Britain, William Backus Hospital in Norwich, UConn Health in Farmington and Windham Community Memorial Hospital.

Five hospitals received B grades. They were: Bristol Health, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, Greenwich Hospital, Johnson Memorial in Stafford Springs and Norwalk Hospital.

In addition to Yale New Haven Hospital, the following hospitals received “C” grades: Bridgeport Hospital and its Milford campus, Danbury Hospital, Day Kimball Hospital in Putnam, Griffin Hospital in Derby, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London, Manchester Memorial Hospital, New Milford Hospital, St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Waterbury Hospital and Yale New Haven’s Saint Raphael campus.