Middlesex Hospital is a non-profit,

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Middletown, Connecticut Middletown is a city in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Located along the Connecticut River, in the central part of the state, 16 miles (25.749504 km) south of Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford. Middletown is the largest city in the L ...

. Its service area includes

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, and the lower

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region. In 2015 Middlesex became the first hospital in Connecticut to join the

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Care Network.

History

In 1895 the

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issued a charter incorporating Middlesex Hospital. With a $20,000 grant from the state, and the gift of the Camp Homestead on Crescent Street, the hospital opened in the spring of 1904. Middlesex Hospital Camp homestead

The hospital's nursing school graduated nurses from 1910 until the Ona M. Wilcox School of Nursing closed in 1997.

Facilities and current operations

Middlesex Hospital provides inpatient medical, surgical and emergency services, as well as

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, including diagnostic, rehabilitation,

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, disease management,

radiology Radiology ( ) is the medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose diseases and guide treatment within the bodies of humans and other animals. It began with radiography (which is why its name has a root referring to radiation), but tod ...

, laboratory, cancer care, homecare, wound and

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care, surgical services,

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, and a network of

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offices. The hospital employs over 3,500 people and has 381 active medical staff, 77 courtesy medical staff, and 142 allied health professionals. The hospital has a family medicine residency program and a radiologic technology school. In addition to its emergency department in Middletown, the health system operates two satellite medical centers in

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, and

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, with fully accredited, stand-alone emergency departments. Combined, the three locations serve the 4th highest emergency patient volume of all Connecticut hospitals. In 2022 the hospital had 11,902 discharges and 77,805 emergency department visits.

Services

Inpatient Care

The hospital is licensed for 297 beds, 33 bassinets and serves a total population of over 250,000 persons.

Walk-In Urgent Care

Middlesex Hospital Urgent Care handles non-emergency medical care in

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, Middletown and

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Cancer Center

The Cancer Center offers

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and supportive services with diagnostic radiology including

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and

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close by. The cancer program is an ACoS-approved Comprehensive Community Cancer Center.

Comprehensive Breast Center

Middlesex Hospital is accredited by the

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National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers as a Comprehensive Breast Center. The Breast Center is located at 540 Saybrook Road.

Home Care / Hospice Program

The hospital provides Homecare,

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and

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home visits. The hospice program is Medicare-certified and includes homecare as well as in-patient care within the hospital. It was established in 1985.

Pregnancy and Birth Center

The Pregnancy & Birth Center at Middlesex Hospital is designated as “Baby-Friendly” by Baby-Friendly USA. The Baby-Friendly Hospital initiative recognizes hospitals that provide an optimal level of care and information for breastfeeding moms.

Centers of Excellence

The hospital has Joint Commission approved Centers of Excellence in

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, joint replacement for hips and knees, and

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. The Middlesex Hospital Center for Joint Replacement has earned The Joint Commission Gold Seal of Approval® for hip and knee replacements.

Awards and recognition

Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

In 2018, Middlesex Hospital earned a "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" designation from the

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Leapfrog Group report card

In 2024, Middlesex Hospital received an A grade for safety from the

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Magnet Hospital

On June 1, 2001, Middlesex Hospital became Connecticut's first Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), an arm of the

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. The hospital has retained its designation since 2001.

Top 100 Hospitals

Middlesex Hospital has been designated four times as one of the

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Best Health Care Rankings

Middlesex Hospital achieved the highest rating possible from '' U.S. News & World Report''s hospital rankings in

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. GOLD defines COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory s ...

(COPD),

heart failure Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to Cardiac cycle, fill with and pump blood. Although symptoms vary based on which side of the heart is affected, HF ...

colon cancer Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, colon cancer, or rectal cancer, is the development of cancer from the colon or rectum (parts of the large intestine). Signs and symptoms may include blood in the stool, a change in bowel ...

surgery, and hip replacement.

Joint Commission Top Performers

The Hospital was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2015 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability for key quality measures for: * heart attack * heart failure *

Pneumonia Pneumonia is an Inflammation, inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli. Symptoms typically include some combination of Cough#Classification, productive or dry cough, ches ...

* surgical care *

venous thromboembolism Venous thrombosis is the blockage of a vein caused by a thrombus (blood clot). A common form of venous thrombosis is deep vein thrombosis (DVT), when a blood clot forms in the deep veins. If a thrombus breaks off ( embolizes) and flows to the lun ...

* perinatal care *

Healthgrades Quality Awards

Middlesex Hospital was recognized by Healthgrades for the following five clinical and hospital quality awards: * America's 100 Best Hospitals for Pulmonary Care Award 2015, 2016, 2017 * America's 100 Best Hospitals for Stroke Care Award 2016, 2017 * Critical Care Excellence Award 2017 * Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence 2016 * Outstanding Patient Experience Award 2014, 2016 Middlesex was the only hospital in Connecticut to receive the Patient Experience Award in 2014, and one of only two in 2016. Middlesex Hospital received an award for Clinical Excellence in 2017 for rating in the top 5% of hospitals in the nation with the lowest risk-adjusted mortality and complication rates across at least 21 of 32 common conditions and procedures.

References

External links

Official website
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