Analysis finds CT hospitals more efficient than most in US

A new study from the Lown Institute finds all but two Connecticut hospitals are more efficient than the median US hospital within 30 or 90 days after admission. However, no Connecticut hospitals are in the top 10 most efficient in the nation and there is significant variation between Connecticut hospitals. Greenwich and Bridgeport Hospitals are the most efficient in Connecticut. UConn and St. Mary’s are below US median efficiency and trail other state hospitals.

Methodology: The study determines efficiency by combining hospitals’ traditional Medicare patient mortality rates and their costs of care for 30 (or 90) days after admission. Hospitals’ scores were adjusted for patients’ health risks and for regional costs of care.