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Hospitals in Connecticut with the smallest Medicare readmissions penalties

25 Connecticut hospitals ranked by readmissions penalty in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Griffin Hospital, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, Saint Mary's Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.

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25 hospitals ranked in Connecticut by readmissions penalty; 11 more match but have no reported value.

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#HospitalReadmissions penaltyhigher is betterOverall star ratinghigher is betterPatient survey star ratinghigher is betterHeart attack death ratelower is betterHeart failure death ratelower is betterHospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 dataSerious complicationslower is betterTime in emergency departmentlower is betterMedicare spending per patientlower is betterTotal beds
National average−0.34%3.311.9%11.1%15.0%1.00162 min1.00
T1Griffin HospitalDerby, CT · Acute care0.00%4411.1%11.6%13.6%1.01165 min0.94160Compare
T1Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London, CT · Acute care0.00%3311.1%9.7%14.3%1.05131 min0.97280Compare
3Saint Mary's HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care−0.03%3210.8%11.8%15.5%1.00249 min1.02347Compare
4Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven, CT · Acute care−0.04%539.4%7.1%14.2%0.70198 min0.99874Compare
5Stamford HospitalStamford, CT · Acute care−0.05%5311.1%11.6%14.1%0.96200 min1.00305Compare
6John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of ConnectFarmington, CT · Acute care−0.09%3412.6%12.4%14.8%1.01246 min0.99204Compare
T7Sharon HospitalSharon, CT · Acute care−0.13%54—11.3%14.3%0.94130 min0.9278Compare
T7Manchester Memorial HospitalManchester, CT · Acute care−0.13%42—9.5%14.9%0.85223 min0.98249Compare
T9William W Backus HospitalNorwich, CT · Acute care−0.14%4311.5%10.2%14.4%0.76174 min0.97213Compare
T9The Hospital Of Central ConnecticutNew Britain, CT · Acute care−0.14%2312.7%12.4%14.6%1.03173 min1.03330Compare
11Windham Community Memorial HospitalWillimantic, CT · Acute care−0.16%33—11.2%15.2%0.93138 min0.94130Compare
12Johnson Memorial HospitalStafford Springs, CT · Acute care−0.18%33—12.8%16.0%0.97182 min0.9892Compare
T13Danbury HospitalDanbury, CT · Acute care−0.33%4312.7%9.4%15.4%0.90209 min1.02345Compare
T13St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford, CT · Acute care−0.33%2211.6%11.9%14.8%1.39275 min1.05617Compare
15St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport, CT · Acute care−0.35%4311.0%12.5%14.0%0.88228 min1.03397Compare
16Waterbury HospitalWaterbury, CT · Acute care−0.37%2311.7%12.4%14.8%1.18227 min1.03357Compare
17Norwalk HospitalNorwalk, CT · Acute care−0.48%3310.9%10.7%14.7%0.98200 min1.00328Compare
18Greenwich Hospital Association -Greenwich, CT · Acute care−0.58%5310.7%6.5%14.7%0.92176 min0.94206Compare
19Bristol HospitalBristol, CT · Acute care−0.61%23—10.8%16.0%1.12190 min1.06134Compare
20MidState Medical CenterMeriden, CT · Acute care−0.62%4312.2%12.2%14.9%0.71220 min1.02144Compare
21Hartford HospitalHartford, CT · Acute care−0.81%429.6%10.8%15.5%0.67269 min1.02819Compare
22Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport, CT · Acute care−0.93%4312.3%8.5%15.6%0.91140 min0.99497Compare
23Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington, CT · Acute care−1.08%33—13.0%16.1%0.83147 min0.96109Compare
24Day Kimball HospitalPutnam, CT · Acute care−1.28%23—10.5%15.2%0.97221 min1.07104Compare
25Middlesex HospitalMiddletown, CT · Acute care−1.45%34—12.7%14.7%0.82159 min0.95275Compare

About these rankings

Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.

Readmissions penalty
Change to Medicare payments under the Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program, which cuts payments (by up to 3%) to hospitals with more readmissions than expected. 0% means no penalty..
Overall star rating
CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
Patient survey star rating
HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
Heart attack death rate
30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
Heart failure death rate
30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
Hospital-wide readmission rate
Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
Serious complications
Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
Time in emergency department
Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
Medicare spending per patient
Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).
Total beds
Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).