Best Hospitals in Connecticut 2026

Connecticut has 37 hospitals with an average procedure payment of $19K. The top-rated hospital is Sharon Hospital in Sharon with a 5-star CMS rating.

Top 20 of 37 Hospitals in Connecticut

#	Hospital	City	Quality	Avg Payment	Value
1	Sharon Hospital	Sharon	★★★★★	$20K	B
2	Hartford Hospital	Hartford	★★★★☆	$21K	B
3	Greenwich Hospital Association -	Greenwich	★★★★☆	$15K	B
4	William W Backus Hospital	Norwich	★★★★☆	$20K	B
5	Stamford Hospital	Stamford	★★★★☆	$19K	B
6	Midstate Medical Center	Meriden	★★★★☆	$16K	B
7	Griffin Hospital	Derby	★★★★☆	$20K	C
8	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven	★★★☆☆	$26K	C
9	Waterbury Hospital	Waterbury	★★★☆☆	$17K	C
10	Bridgeport Hospital	Bridgeport	★★★☆☆	$20K	C
11	Norwalk Hospital	Norwalk	★★★☆☆	$19K	C
12	St Vincent's Medical Center	Bridgeport	★★★☆☆	$16K	C
13	John Dempsey Hospital Of The University Of Connect	Farmington	★★★☆☆	$16K	C
14	Manchester Memorial Hospital	Manchester	★★★☆☆	$24K	D
15	Saint Mary's Hospital	Waterbury	★★★☆☆	$23K	C
16	Lawrence & Memorial Hospital	New London	★★★☆☆	$16K	C
17	Charlotte Hungerford Hospital	Torrington	★★★☆☆	$26K	D
18	Middlesex Hospital	Middletown	★★★☆☆	$20K	C
19	Danbury Hospital	Danbury	★★★☆☆	$17K	C
20	Johnson Memorial Hospital	Stafford Springs	★★★☆☆	$21K	C

Hospital quality and cost data for Connecticut is sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Compare dataset.
— CMS Hospital Compare (2024)

Frequently Asked Questions

Based on CMS quality ratings and outcome scores, Sharon Hospital in Sharon is the top-rated hospital in Connecticut with a 5-star quality rating and an average procedure payment of $20K.

Connecticut has 37 Medicare-participating hospitals. The average procedure payment across the state is $19K.

Hospitals are ranked by CMS star quality rating (1-5 stars) and then by outcome score, which reflects mortality rates and patient safety. The Value Score also factors in cost — so the best hospitals deliver great outcomes at reasonable prices.

Sources: CMS Hospital Compare

Last updated: April 2026

Hospitals ranked by CMS star quality rating and outcome score. Value Score: price percentile (40% inverted), quality rating (40%), outcome score (20%).

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