Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Connecticut with the lowest time in emergency department
25 Connecticut hospitals ranked by time in emergency department in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Sharon Hospital, Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, Windham Community Memorial Hospital. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Left ED without being seenlower is better | Appropriate sepsis carehigher is better | Health care workers vaccinated for fluhigher is better | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National average | 162 min | 2.0% | 65.0% | 78.0% | ||
| 1 | Sharon Hospital | 130 min, 65th percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 61.0%, 39th percentile | 80.0%, 51st percentile | Compare Sharon Hospital |
| 2 | Lawrence & Memorial Hospital | 131 min, 64th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 42.0%, 10th percentile | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Lawrence & Memorial Hospital |
| 3 | Windham Community Memorial Hospital | 138 min, 58th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 95.0%, 88th percentile | Compare Windham Community Memorial Hospital |
| 4 | Bridgeport Hospital | 140 min, 56th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 36.0%, 5th percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare Bridgeport Hospital |
| 5 | Charlotte Hungerford Hospital | 147 min, 51st percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Charlotte Hungerford Hospital |
| 6 | Middlesex Hospital | 159 min, 43rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 70.0%, 61st percentile | 98.0%, 97th percentile | Compare Middlesex Hospital |
| 7 | Griffin Hospital | 165 min, 39th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 69.0%, 59th percentile | 99.0%, 99th percentile | Compare Griffin Hospital |
| 8 | The Hospital Of Central Connecticut | 173 min, 34th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 53.0%, 23rd percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare The Hospital Of Central Connecticut |
| 9 | William W Backus Hospital | 174 min, 33rd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 66.0%, 52nd percentile | 93.0%, 81st percentile | Compare William W Backus Hospital |
| 10 | Greenwich Hospital Association - | 176 min, 32nd percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 65.0%, 49th percentile | 81.0%, 53rd percentile | Compare Greenwich Hospital Association - |
| 11 | Johnson Memorial Hospital | 182 min, 28th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 72.0%, 67th percentile | 17.0%, 1st percentile | Compare Johnson Memorial Hospital |
| 12 | Bristol Hospital | 190 min, 24th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 47.0%, 14th percentile | 100.0%, 100th percentile | Compare Bristol Hospital |
| 13 | Yale-New Haven Hospital | 198 min, 20th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 37.0%, 6th percentile | 92.0%, 78th percentile | Compare Yale-New Haven Hospital |
| T14 | Stamford Hospital | 200 min, 19th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 44.0%, 11th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Stamford Hospital |
| T14 | Norwalk Hospital | 200 min, 19th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 52.0%, 21st percentile | 76.0%, 44th percentile | Compare Norwalk Hospital |
| 16 | Danbury Hospital | 209 min, 15th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 49.0%, 17th percentile | 77.0%, 45th percentile | Compare Danbury Hospital |
| 17 | MidState Medical Center | 220 min, 12th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 66.0%, 52nd percentile | 86.0%, 63rd percentile | Compare MidState Medical Center |
| 18 | Day Kimball Hospital | 221 min, 11th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 73.0%, 69th percentile | 55.0%, 17th percentile | Compare Day Kimball Hospital |
| 19 | Manchester Memorial Hospital | 223 min, 11th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 44.0%, 11th percentile | 89.0%, 70th percentile | Compare Manchester Memorial Hospital |
| 20 | Waterbury Hospital | 227 min, 10th percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 42.0%, 10th percentile | 96.0%, 92nd percentile | Compare Waterbury Hospital |
| 21 | St Vincent's Medical Center | 228 min, 9th percentile | 2.0%, 32nd percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 90.0%, 73rd percentile | Compare St Vincent's Medical Center |
| 22 | John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect | 246 min, 6th percentile | 1.0%, 60th percentile | 68.0%, 57th percentile | 74.0%, 41st percentile | Compare John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect |
| 23 | Saint Mary's Hospital | 249 min, 5th percentile | 5.0%, 5th percentile | 74.0%, 72nd percentile | 27.0%, 2nd percentile | Compare Saint Mary's Hospital |
| 24 | Hartford Hospital | 269 min, 3rd percentile | 0.0%, 88th percentile | 46.0%, 13th percentile | 84.0%, 59th percentile | Compare Hartford Hospital |
| 25 | St Francis Hospital & Medical Center | 275 min, 2nd percentile | 3.0%, 17th percentile | 57.0%, 30th percentile | 37.0%, 6th percentile | Compare St Francis Hospital & Medical Center |
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.
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Left ED without being seen
- Percentage of patients who left the emergency department before being seen.
- Appropriate sepsis care
- Percentage of patients who received appropriate care for severe sepsis and septic shock.
- Health care workers vaccinated for flu
- Percentage of health care workers given influenza vaccination.