Saint Francis Hospital Recognized by Healthgrades for Orthopedic Care
HARTFORD, Conn. (December 11, 2024) – Saint Francis Hospital has been recognized for clinical excellence by Healthgrades, the #1 site Americans use when searching for a doctor or hospital. Among the accolades received, Saint Francis has been named one of America’s 50 Best for Outpatient Joint Replacement and Outpatient Orthopedic Surgery. In addition, Saint Francis earned Five-Star ratings for Outpatient Total Knee Replacement, Outpatient Total Hip Replacement, and Back and Neck Surgery, and was awarded the Outpatient Joint Replacement Excellence Award, placing the hospital among the nation’s top 10 percent in that specialty.
These achievements place Saint Francis in the upper echelon of hospitals nationally for specialty care and reflect the organization’s commitment to consistently delivering the best care possible.
“Part of our Mission at Saint Francis Hospital is to serve as a transforming, healing presence in our community, and these recognitions by Healthgrades emphasize our award-winning team’s commitment to providing world class care to our patients,” said Valerie Powell-Stafford, MHSA, FACHE, President, Saint Francis. “Patient-centered care is at the forefront of our thinking at all times, and being named among the best in the United States in these specialties highlights that dedication.”
The accolades received by Saint Francis are based solely on what matters most: patient outcomes. As part of its 2025 hospital assessment, Healthgrades evaluated risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates for over 30 of the most common conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide to determine the top performers in specialty care. By offering easy access to objective performance measures, Healthgrades helps consumers find and select a hospital that excels in providing the care they need.
As variation in performance among hospitals continues to grow, it is increasingly important for consumers to seek care at top-rated programs. Healthgrades’ 2025 analysis revealed that if all hospitals as a group performed similarly to five-star hospitals during the 2021-2023 study period, on average, 224,958 lives could potentially have been saved and 141,692 complications could potentially have been avoided.*
“Healthgrades commends Saint Francis Hospital for their clear commitment to delivering consistently superior patient outcomes in critical service areas, including orthopedic and joint replacement surgery,” said Brad Bowman, MD, chief medical officer and head of data science at Healthgrades. Saint Francis’s leadership, expertise, and unwavering dedication to clinical excellence set a high mark for specialty care in Connecticut and nationwide.”
Consumers can visit healthgrades.com to learn more about how Healthgrades measures hospital quality and access a patient-friendly overview of how we rate and why hospital quality matters here.
*Statistics are based on Healthgrades analysis of MedPAR data for years 2021 through 2023 and represent three-year estimates for Medicare patients only. Click here to view the complete 2025 Specialty Awards and Ratings Methodology.
About Saint Francis Hospital
Saint Francis Hospital has been an anchor institution in Connecticut since 1897. Saint Francis is a member of Trinity Health Of New England and Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation. Saint Francis Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center, is a 617-bed hospital, a major teaching hospital, and the largest Catholic hospital in New England. Other Saint Francis entities include the Comprehensive Women’s Health Center, the Connecticut Joint Replacement Institute, the Hoffman Heart and Vascular Institute of Connecticut, the Smilow Cancer Hospital Yale-New Haven at Saint Francis, Trinity Health Of New England Medical Group, and Community Health and Well Being, which includes the Curtis D. Robinson Center for Health Equity, the Joan C. Dauber Food Pantry, and the Greater Hartford Family Advocacy Center. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @SaintFrancisCT
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