 Hartford Hospital, founded in 1854, one of the largest teaching hospitals and tertiary care centers in New England with perhaps the region’s busiest surgery practice, has been training physicians for nearly 130 years. It is a member of Hartford Healthcare Corporation, a large, diversified health care system.
The hospital is an 867-bed regional referral center that provides high-quality care in all clinical disciplines. Among its divisions is The Institute of Living, a 114-bed mental health facility with a national and international reputation of excellence. Jefferson House, a 104-bed long-term care facility, is also a special division of Hartford Hospital.
The hospital’s active medical staff includes more than 900 physicians and dentists within 17 departments. In 2006 the hospital had over 39,200 discharges and 80,000 emergency department visits. It delivered close to 4,000 babies that year.
The hospital has been a “Top 100” hospital multiple times, and was the only one in Connecticut to be named one of the country’s “Top 50” hospitals and a “Top 10” hospital for cardiovascular surgery in a survey published by the AARP.
Major centers of clinical excellence include cardiology, oncology, emergency services and trauma, mental health, women’s health, orthopedics, bloodless surgery and advanced organ transplantation. Hartford Hospital owns and operates the state’s only air ambulance system, LifeStar.
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