Hartford Hospital
Once again ranked by U.S. News & World Report as among the nation’s best hospitals. Ranked No. 1 in the Hartford metro area and high performing in diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and GI surgery, nephrology, orthopedics, and pulmonology.
Named by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the top 100 hospitals in the country for cancer care. Recognized by the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program for meritorious outcomes for surgical patient care.
Recognized with the Platinum Award for promoting enrollment in state organ donor registries in a national campaign sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration.
The Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI) recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review as one of the top 50 Great Innovation Programs in the country.
LIFE STAR air-ambulance service named the first air-medical, critical-care transport team in the nation to receive the prestigious American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Beacon Award for Excellence. The award is traditionally given to hospital intensive care units.
While continuing to treat a high volume of complex patients, successfully deployed the Epic electronic health record and rated 5 out of 5 by Epic for outstanding implementation.
First hospital in the United States to perform heart and kidney transplants in a single patient.
Named one of only four Connecticut hospitals to receive Healthgrades’ Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence for performing in the top 5 percent nationwide for outcomes for a number of common procedures and conditions.
Announced the opening of the state-of-the-art Hartford HealthCare Bone & Joint Institute (BJI) at Hartford Hospital, which brings all aspects of musculoskeletal care together under one roof.
Treated more than 6,100 patients transferred from other hospitals.
25,000-square foot expansion of the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI), a world-renowned training center, was completed, further differentiating HH as a leader in medical technology and training.
Added 14 intensive care rooms; renovated 16 labor and delivery and 38 post-partum rooms.
Named a 2016/2017 Consumer Choice Award winner by the National Research Corporation
Opened a Family Health Center in Vernon, housing Hartford HealthCare Movement Disorders Center, primary and specialty care, rehabilitation services, and Hartford HealthCare at Home.
Researchers from 16 departments/divisions published 291 papers and submitted 87 scientific abstracts/presentations during the year.
Total research revenue for FY16 totaled nearly $10 million, with funding from federal, state, foundation, industry and internal grants.
U.S. Department of State re-designated Hartford Hospital as a sponsor for the exchange visitor research scholar program. Four physicians from Qilu Hospital, China, visited as part of program.
Major research collaborations with the National Institutes of Health, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Johns Hopkins Medical School and partnerships with drug and device clinical research trials continue to advance standards of medicine through innovative treatments, providing more options for patients.
Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI) trained more than 11,000 medical professionals, including Israeli paramedics, U.S. Navy medical personnel, local law-enforcement officers, U.S. Army and National Guard personnel, as well as medical providers from Europe and South America
Hospital researchers selected as investigators for the REGAIN Trial, a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute-funded multicenter clinical research study to evaluate post-operative patient outcomes and independence levels following surgery with general or regional anesthesia.
Researchers from Urogynecology and Gynecologic Oncology programs selected to participate in a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute funded multicenter study to evaluate and treat incontinence in women with uterine cancer.
Hartford Hospital leads the way in the state in the percutaneous treatment of high-risk patients with severe functional mitral regurgitation with MitraClip therapy as part of the COAPT Trial. The COAPT Trial in the U.S. and Canada is studying an investigational device in patients with functional mitral regurgitation who are not appropriate candidates for mitral valve surgery.
Hartford Hospital Rehabilitation Network received three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program received national certification.
Hospital recognized by the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association as a Get with the Guidelines®-Stroke GOLD PLUS Achievement Award and as a Target: Elite Stroke™ Program for 2016.
Chest Pain Center is first in New England and only the fourth in the nation to receive dual accreditation from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (coronary angioplasty) and Resuscitation.
Performed a world first with a new catheter ablation technique pioneered at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
First hospital in the region to offer MAKOplasty, a minimally invasive surgical procedure for knee or hip replacement using a robotic arm, enabling quicker recovery; additionally, first hospital in the state and one of the first in the nation to use MAKOplasty for total knee replacement.
Sleep Center performed the first hypoglossal nerve stimulation — a minimally invasive outpatient procedure for the treatment of sleep apnea — the first treatment of its kind approved by the Food and Drug Administration and the only advance in treatment in years.
Performed first “Visualase” case, a new laser procedure to treat metastatic brain tumors.
Neurosurgery performed the second-ever reported (in the world) awake craniotomy in a pregnant woman who had a brain tumor near her language areas.
Cardiology Department completed a first in Connecticut when they delivered a TAVR via the left carotid artery.
Cardiac Surgery and the Electrophysiology Division of the Department of Cardiology performed the first three minimally invasive Maze procedures.
Performed the region’s first total shoulder replacement outpatient surgery.
Over 10 days in April, the transplant team transplanted one heart, six kidneys and five livers, events that require the collaboration of almost every hospital department.
Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute at Hartford Hospital celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center, the first cancer center in the Northeast selected as a National Cancer Institute Community Cancer Center.
Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute partnered with Interventional Radiology to introduce new treatment options for men with enlarged prostates.
Through the Hartford Consensus, Hartford Hospital continues to lead the way in training the public to take action quickly to stop the bleeding in victims of a mass-casualty or active-shooter event.
The hospital’s nearly 830 volunteers contributed more than 106,000 hours of service to more than 237 areas of the hospital.
The 25th annual Black & Red featuring the band Chicago raised more than $1 million for the HHC Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital.