Connecticut's Best Hospitals For 2024: See Full List

CONNECTICUT — Throughout 2024, several data-based national rankings and safety grades helped Connecticut residents navigate the labyrinth of health care, and make decisions about the best places to have a baby, surgery or take care of other medical issues.

Here’s a review of how Connecticut stacked up in analyses and rankings from various publications, government agencies and a health care watchdog group:

U.S. News & World Report’s respected rankings included looks at the best maternity, children’s and overall hospitals in Connecticut.

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• These 3 CT Hospitals Ranked Among Nation's Best In New U.S. News Report
• 2 CT Children’s Hospitals Among Nation's Best: U.S. News Rankings
• These 4 Hospitals Are The Best Places To Have A Baby In CT: U.S. News

The publication also released reports to help guide older Connecticut residents in their decisions about health care.

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• CT Senior Living Communities Among Best In America, U.S. News Says
• 25 Connecticut Nursing Homes Make 2025 U.S. News 'Best' List

Other publications also took a look at Connecticut residents’ access to top hospitals.

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• The 5 Best Hospitals In Connecticut: New National Ranking
• 2 CT Health Care Facilities Among ‘Great Hospitals In America’

The watchdog Leapfrog Group’s twice-a-year safety grades use both data and patient surveys to measure Connecticut hospitals’ records on patient safety, infection rates and other patient experiences.

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• New CT Hospital Safety Ratings Released: 12 Get 'C' Grade
• 11 CT Hospitals Get 'C' Rating On New Safety Grades: How Did Your Hospital Do?

Healthgrades, which maintains a comprehensive database of ratings and comparisons for physicians, hospitals and health care providers, also released ratings on hospitals in Connecticut and other states.

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• 4 Connecticut Hospitals Among 250 Best In America: Healthgrades
• 8 Specialty Hospitals Ranked Among Best In Connecticut