Connecticut hospital Medicare penalties
Which Connecticut hospitals Medicare is penalizing for infections and patient-safety problems in fiscal year 2026, and which had more readmissions than expected.
Safety penalty (HAC)3 of 2612% · U.S. 24%
Excess readmissions23 of 25Above expected on 1+ condition
In the programs26Connecticut hospitals
Fiscal year2026Penalty year
Every Connecticut hospital in the programs
Penalized hospitals first. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | HAC penalty | Readmissions above expected | VBP score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Kimball HospitalPutnam | 1% cut | 3 of 3Highest: Heart failure 1.11 | 19.4 |
| St Francis Hospital & Medical CenterHartford | 1% cut | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.06 | – |
| John Dempsey HospitalFarmington | 1% cut | 2 of 4Highest: COPD 1.03 | 27.2 |
| Greenwich Hospital AssociationGreenwich | No | 4 of 5Highest: Heart attack 1.17 | 43.1 |
| Hartford HospitalHartford | No | 4 of 6Highest: Heart failure 1.14 | 31.3 |
| Bristol HospitalBristol | No | 3 of 3Highest: COPD 1.12 | 24 |
| Charlotte Hungerford HospitalTorrington | No | 3 of 3Highest: Pneumonia 1.13 | 41.5 |
| Hospital of Central Connecticut, theNew Britain | No | 3 of 4Highest: Heart attack 1.02 | 21.3 |
| St Vincent's Medical CenterBridgeport | No | 3 of 6Highest: Heart bypass surgery 1.06 | 22.3 |
| Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport | No | 2 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.15 | 31.3 |
| Johnson Memorial HospitalStafford Springs | No | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.02 | 42.8 |
| Middlesex HospitalMiddletown | No | 2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.17 | 26.3 |
| Midstate Medical CenterMeriden | No | 2 of 4Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.29 | 30.3 |
| Norwalk HospitalNorwalk | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.12 | 25.6 |
| Sharon HospitalSharon | No | 2 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.01 | 46.9 |
| Stamford HospitalStamford | No | 2 of 6Highest: COPD 1.07 | 31 |
| Waterbury HospitalWaterbury | No | 2 of 5Highest: Pneumonia 1.06 | 21 |
| Windham Comm Mem Hosp & Hatch HospWillimantic | No | 2 of 3Highest: COPD 1.02 | 25.3 |
| Yale-New Haven HospitalNew Haven | No | 2 of 6Highest: Hip or knee replacement 1.10 | – |
| Danbury HospitalDanbury | No | 1 of 6Highest: Pneumonia 1.07 | 25.4 |
| Manchester Memorial HospitalCentral Manchester | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.03 | 30.6 |
| Saint Marys HospitalWaterbury | No | 1 of 4Highest: Heart failure 1.00 | 22.8 |
| William W Backus HospitalNorwich | No | 1 of 4Highest: COPD 1.07 | 31.2 |
| Griffin HospitalDerby | No | 0 of 4 | 31.2 |
| Lawrence & Memorial HospitalNew London | No | 0 of 4 | 31.4 |
| The Connecticut HospiceBranford | No | – | – |
Questions
Which Connecticut hospitals does Medicare penalize for patient safety?
3 of 26 Connecticut hospitals in the program (12%, vs 24% nationally) have their Medicare payments cut 1% in fiscal year 2026: Day Kimball Hospital, St Francis Hospital & Medical Center, John Dempsey Hospital.
What does a readmission ratio above 1.00 mean?
It means the hospital's Medicare patients were readmitted within 30 days more often than CMS expected for similar patients. In Connecticut, 23 of 25 rated hospitals were above 1.00 on at least one condition.
HAC: the quarter of hospitals with the worst hospital-acquired condition scores get a 1% cut to Medicare inpatient payments. Readmissions: a ratio above 1.00 means more readmissions than expected; whether payments are cut depends on how the hospital compares with similar hospitals, so a ratio above 1.00 alone isn't a penalty. VBP: Value-Based Purchasing total performance score out of 100. How the penalties work.