At Bristol Health, we have made infection control a priority. Every year, some 2 million people, including nearly 250,000 hospital patients, become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics, which are an important and common treatment for many diseases. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) estimates that 23,000 people die from these infections.
Bristol Hospital's Maternal-Fetal Medicine Ultrasound program is accredited by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). AIUM is a multidisciplinary association dedicated to advancing the safe and effective use of ultrasound in medicine. It's also the only major medical society in the United States devoted entirely to education and research in medical diagnostic ultrasound.
This accreditation demonstrates the excellence of our MFM ultrasound program.
Bristol Hospital is one of the few hospitals in Connecticut to receive 4 stars on Hospital Compare, an online database of information on more than 4,000 hospitals in the US. The overall rating summarizes a variety of quality measures, including mortality, safety and care, readmission, patient experience, effectiveness of care, timeliness of care and efficient use of medical imaging.
Hospital Compare was created by CMS and other partners, including consumers, employers and accrediting organizations to help patients make better decisions about where to get their health care.
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Bristol Hospital has received the Gold Seal of Approval from the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission is a national accrediting organization and this accreditation reflects our commitment to meeting certain performance standards.
A number of Bristol Health entities are recognized as Gold Star sites by the Joint Commission, including Home Care & Hospice, Bristol Hospital, Rehab Dynamics and the Bristol Health Counseling Center.
Gold Star Certified Orthopedic Care
Bristol Health's hip replacement and knee replacement programs received The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval and Disease-Specific Care Certification. The Joint Commission compares a program’s compliance with national standards, its use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and its approach to performance measurement and improvement activities.
4 Star Nursing Home
Bristol Health's Ingraham Manor was awarded 4 stars for quality by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services in 2024. This is a designation for nursing homes and is awarded based on health inspections, staffing and 17 different physical and clinical quality measures. The quality measures provide information about how well nursing homes care for their residents' physical and clinical needs. Learn more about the ratings here.
Bristol Health Medical Group primary care practices are nationally recognized for our commitment to continuous quality improvement and a patient-centered approach to care by the National Committee on Quality Assurance, an independent health care accreditation organization. The patient-centered medical home care model is shown to help better manage patients' chronic conditions and improve patients' overall access to care. Read more about the patient-centered medical home model here.
Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Bristol Health was the first health system in Connecticut to achieve Silver Recognition in the 2020 and again in 2021 ENA Baldrige-based Quality Award program for our commitment to safety, high-reliability, transparency and for our continued dedication to our community.
When first achieved in 2015, Bristol Hospital was the only hospital in Hartford County to receive Magnet recognition. Our continued dedication to nursing excellence and our drive to go above and beyond to ensure the highest quality care is delivered to you each and every day has now earned us our second Magnet redesignation in 2020 from the American Nurses Credentialing Center—the highest national honor for nursing practice.
Nursing presents best practice to internal and external audiences cultivating a relationship of trust and education. Our nursing culture promotes mindfulness and self-care, a physical and mental rejuvenation, cultivating a patient care focus on quality and satisfaction. Collaboration with our interprofessional teams helps develop strong bonds and improve communication across the continuum for patient safety.
Our qualities of transformational leadership in nursing practice promise a bright and healthy tomorrow in the future of healthcare excellence.
Bristol Health Home Care & Hospice is proud to be rated five stars for patient satisfaction by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid—one of only 10 agencies in the state to earn the highest mark in 2024!
