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Awards and Recognition

Top Docs!
When Hartford County physicians were asked which doctors they would refer their friends and family to, more Hartford Hospital physicians were  listed than those at any other hospital in the area.* We could not be more proud of each and every member of our outstanding medical staff. Congratulations to all. Click here to view the complete list
*Research conducted by Best Doctors®, Boston, MA.

Stroke Center Recognized by American Stroke Association
Hartford Hospital has received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The GuidelinesSM – Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Silver Performance Achievement Award. The award recognizes Hartford Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of stroke care by ensuring patients receive treatment according to nationally-accepted standards and recommendations. (more)

Hartford Hospital's Surgical Weight Loss Program is a Dual-Accredited, Nationally Recognized "Center of Excellence"
American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence
The Surgical Weight Loss Program at Hartford Hospital is the only hospital in Connecticut to be designated a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence by both the American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS). (more)
American College of Surgeons Center of Excellence 

Hartford Hospital Named a U.S.News & World Report Best Hospital
For the third consecutive year, U.S.News & World Report has named Hartford Hospital’s Institute of Living among the nation’s top psychiatric facilities, ranking at number 19. With 174 hospitals listed within all 16 categories – and only two hospitals in Connecticut – Hartford Hospital is among the top four percent of hospitals in the country. (more)

Hartford Hospital Named 2009 Most Wired (3rd Year in a Row) and Most Wireless Hospital
For the third consecutive year, Hartford Hospital has been named one of the nation’s 100 Most Wired hospitals according to Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the journal of the American Hospital Association. In addition, Hartford Hospital has been named among the nation’s top 25 Most Wireless hospitals. Most Wired hospitals show better outcomes in patient satisfaction, risk-adjusted mortality rates and other key quality measures. (more)

More National Recognition for Heart Attack Care
Hartford Hospital is among 93 hospitals across the country that have received the highest honor from a prestigious national registry for consistent quality in caring for patients with potentially-fatal heart attacks. (more)

Hartford Hospital chosen as "Best Hospital" in Hartford Advocate's 2008 Best of Hartford Readers Poll
View the full story from the Hartford Advocate 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 Website Wins National Award for Second Year
For the second year in a row, Hartford Hospital’s website, www.harthosp.org, was chosen as a Silver Award winner in the eHealthcare Leadership Awards in the category of best health/healthcare content among hospitals with 400 or more beds. Sharing the silver award for content in the same category was NYU Langone Medical Center in New York.

Hartford Hospital Named a "Blue Distinction" Center for Complex and Rare Cancers
 
Andrew Salner MM. 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 Rare CancersSM. 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)

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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