Johnson Memorial Hospital Gets A High Safety Grade

STAFFORD, CT — Johnson Memorial Hospital has been given a relatively high rating for safety. The evaluation was part of The Leapfrog Group's spring 2024 Hospital Safety Grades, which were released Wednesday.

JMH received a B.

The independent, nonprofit "watchdog" group assigned safety grades, ranging from A to F, for 3,000 general hospitals on how well they prevent medical errors, accidents and infections.

In Connecticut, hospitals receiving A grades were:

• Hartford Hospital, Hartford
• Middlesex Hospital, Middletown
• Midstate Medical Center, Meriden
• Saint Mary's Hospital, Waterbury
• Sharon Hospital, Torrington
• Stamford Health, Stamford
• St. Vincent's Medical Center, Bridgeport
• The Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain
• The William H. Backus Hospital, Norwich
• University of Connecticut Health Center, John Dempsey Hospital, Farmington
• Windham Community Memorial Hospital, Willimantic

The hospitals also received A grades in the fall 2023 rankings, except for Sharon Hospital, which scored a B.

In Connecticut, hospitals receiving B grades were:

• Bristol Health, Bristol
• Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, Torrington
• Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich
• Johnson Memorial Hospital, Stafford
• Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk

Five hospitals received a B grade in the fall 2023 rankings.

In Connecticut, hospitals receiving C grades were:

• Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport
• Bridgeport Hospital - Milford Campus, Milford
• Danbury Hospital, Danbury
• Day Kimball Hospital, Putnam
• Griffin Hospital, Derby
• Lawrence & Memorial Hospital, New London
• Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester
• New Milford Hospital, New Milford
• St. Francis Hospital & Medical Center, Hartford
• Waterbury Hospital, Waterbury
• Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven
• Yale New Haven Hospital - Saint Raphael Campus, New Haven

A total of 10 hospitals scored a C in the fall 2023 rankings.

Connecticut did not have any hospitals that received D or F grades for the spring.