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Awards & Recognition
Hartford Hospital: Widely Honored for Quality and Expertise
U.S. News & World Report:
Hartford Hospital Top Ranked Again for Psychiatry in 2008
Hartford Hospital again has been selected as one of the top-ranked hospitals in the nation for psychiatry in US News & World Report’s annual issue devoted to “America’s Best Hospitals.”  A total of 170 hospitals are listed as “Best Hospitals” in 16 different categories, representing only about 3% of the nation’s medical facilities. (more) (view the U.S. News & World Report List)

Hartford Hospital chosen as "Best Hospital" in Hartford Advocate's 2008 Best of Hartford Readers Poll
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According to the Hartford Advocate, "Hartford Hospital has consistently managed to balance its focus between charity and innovation, providing a haven for the poor and uninsured, while leading the region in technology and research. With national rankings in the Top 50 for overall care, and Top 10 for cardiovascular surgery, Hartford Hospital is Connecticut's leader in healthcare." (more)

Hartford Hospital Named a "Blue Distinction" Center
for Complex and Rare Cancers

 
Andrew Salner MD, Director, Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Connecticut has named Hartford Hospital as one of its Blue Distinction Centers for Complex and Rare Cancers(SM) .  There are only 84 such centers designated in the United States, and only two in Connecticut. Complex and rare cancers comprise approximately 15 percent of new cancer cases each year, making it difficult for patients to locate research facilities with oncologists or surgical teams that are experienced in treating these specific malignancies. (more)

Hartford Hospital Surgical Weight Loss Program
a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
Hartford Hospital's Surgical Weight Loss Program has been designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).  Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence status is bestowed upon a program following a rigorous evaluation process that documents safe surgical care and excellent outcomes, with an emphasis on results.  (more)

Imaging Center Wins
Three-Year ACR Accreditation
Accredited for Computed Tomography from the ACR
The Imaging Center at Hartford Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in CT Scanning as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Accreditation by the ACR reflects the “achievement of high practice standards” following a peer-review evaluation of the practice.    (more)

National Cancer Institute Names the Helen & Harry Gray
Cancer Center a Community Cancer Center
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The Helen & Harry Gray Cancer Center at Hartford Hospital is one of 14 hospitals nationwide chosen to participate in the pilot phase of a new program that promises will help bring state-of-the-art cancer care to patients in community hospitals across the United States. (more)

Hartford Hospital a National
Leader In Heart Attack Care
Hartford Hospital does a better job of treating and saving the lives of heart attack patients than the average U.S. hospital and outperforms national institutions ranked highest for cardiac care. Newly-released 2007 data show that Hartford Hospital had significantly better results compared to all participating hospitals and to best-practice institutions in treating patients with the most common type of heart attack. (more)

 

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