Saint Francis Hospital Awards
2024 Healthgrades - Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award
Healthgrades evaluates hospitals solely on clinical outcomes: risk-adjusted mortality and complications. By focusing on what matters most, patient outcomes, Healthgrades ratings provide critical feedback for both patients and hospitals. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades gives consumers the information they need to find a hospital that excels in providing the care they need.
2023 – 2024 Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting specific requirements based on ACR Practice Parameters and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.
2013 – 2024 Best Regional Hospital by U.S. News & World Report
Saint Francis Hospital has been recognized as a Best Hospital for 2013-24 by U.S. News & World Report.
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2023 Newsweek World's Best Hospital and Infection Prevention
Newsweek and Statista have recognized Saint Francis Hospital as one of the World’s Best Hospitals for 2023, which recognizes the best medical institutions across 25 countries that stand out for consistent excellence, including distinguished physicians, top-notch nursing care and state-of-the-art technology.
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2022 - 2023 State of Connecticut Health Plan Center of Excellence
The ACR gold seal of accreditation represents the highest level of image quality and patient safety. It is awarded only to facilities meeting specific requirements based on ACR Practice Parameters and Technical Standards after a peer-review evaluation by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field.
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2021 Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals®
Saint Francis Hospital has been named to the Fortune/IBM Watson Health 100 Top Hospitals® List. This is the ninth time Saint Francis has been recognized with this honor.
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Thrombectomy-Capable Certification
Saint Francis Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® and the American Stroke Association’s Heart-Check mark for Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center.
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CARF Accreditation
Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital is proud to be designated as CARF accredited. CARF accreditation is a public seal of trust and commitment to quality based on internationally accepted standards. Achieving this accreditation demonstrates Mount Sinai's commitment to exceptional, personalized care.
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2016 - 2021 'A' Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Saint Francis has earned “A” Safety Grade ratings from Leapfrog from Fall 2018 through Fall 2021, the only CT hospital to achieve seven consecutive “A” grades.
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2023 AHA's Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
Get With The Guidelines®– Stroke Quality Achievement Award for our commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.
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2023 AHA's Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
This inpatient quality program strives to improve outcomes for heart failure patients including reduced readmissions; and increased healthy days at home.
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2023 MBSAQIP
MBSAQIP is a comprehensive, nationwide surgical quality program aimed at ensuring the safe and effective performance of metabolic and bariatric surgery. Surgical outcomes focus on weight loss and the treatment of obesity-related diseases, like diabetes, sleep apnea, and others.
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2022 AHA's Mission: Lifeline®- STEMI Receiving Gold Plus Award
Mission: Lifeline Receiving Hospital recognition is designed to showcase hospitals who provide reperfusion support for STEMI’s 24 x 7.
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QOPI Certification
Saint Francis Hospital Cancer Center awarded the QOPI Certification for outpatient hematology-oncology practices that meet nationally recognized standards for quality cancer care.
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Center for Comprehensive MS Care
We were the first in Connecticut to be recognized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a Center for Comprehensive Multiple Sclerosis Care. Through our continuing partnership with the National MS Society, we offer community outreach, educational programs and support groups.
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Verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
This achievement recognizes the optimal care already in place throughout the comprehensive Saint Francis Trauma Program
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Gengras Medical Clinic Awarded NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition
The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home standards emphasize the use of systematic, patient-centered, coordinated care that supports access, communication and patient involvement.
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Baby-Friendly Designation
This distinguished honor demonstrates that Saint Francis is adhering to the highest standards of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies.
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Cribs for Kids Gold Infant Safe Sleep Hospital
The National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program was created by Cribs for Kids®, a national infant safe sleep organization.
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National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC)
Our breast care program is accredited by both the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC) and the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer, assuring that we meet the highest standards of care for patients with diseases of the breast.
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Commission on Cancer Accredited Program
The Commission on Cancer (CoC) is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients through standard-setting, which promotes cancer prevention, research, education, and monitoring of comprehensive.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) 4-Star Rating
Saint Francis is one of only seven hospitals in Connecticut to receive four out of five stars from CMS, placing them among the top 25 percent of hospitals rated by CMS across the country. This rating recognizes hospitals for their top quality care, safety, and patient satisfaction.