Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines. CLOSE ALERT FOR SESSION DURATION Search Physician Referral Menu Home / About / Safety & Quality IN THIS SECTION Safety & Quality At Stamford Health, we believe that patient safety and quality go hand in hand, and are committed to continually improving how we care for our patients and their families. Ensuring our patients receive appropriate, safe and effective care is a challenging process that requires the dedication of many people throughout the organization, as well as that of our patients, families and visitors. We invite you to review some of our more recent recognitions highlighting the quality and safety measures driven by our dedicated healthcare teams. Nursing. Excellence. Stamford Hospital is one of roughly 7 percent of hospitals nationwide to have achieved the prestigious Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (AMCC) Magnet Recognition Program®, the highest recognition possible for nurses. This reflects our dedication to superior patient care, safety, quality and patient satisfaction. We're proud of this honor. We're proud of our nurses. Learn More The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® Stamford Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The accreditation award recognizes Stamford Hospital’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards. The Joint Commission’s Key Quality Measures® Joint Commission, considered the gold seal for hospital care, named Stamford Hospital in their 2015 TJC report as a Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®. Recognition by the Joint Commission puts Stamford Hospital among 9% of US hospitals recognized for achieving excellence across six areas, and among 32% percent who received recognition in at least one area. Stamford Hospital was recognized for attaining and sustaining excellence across a number of medical and surgical care measures, specifically in Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Perinatal, Pneumonia, Stroke, and Surgical Care. Among all Connecticut hospitals evaluated by the Joint Commission, Stamford was one of only three recognized in six areas for 2014. Planetree Designated® Patient-Centered Hospital Stamford Hospital is a Planetree designated patient-centered hospital, and has earned their Distinction Award for Leadership and Innovation in Patient-Centered Care, placing it among only eight of the 365 Planetree facilities in the world to be recognized with the honor. The prestigious award acknowledges our ongoing efforts to advance patient-centered care through participation in research, publication, outreach and innovation. As a Planetree hospital, we are committed to personalizing, humanizing and demystifying the healthcare experience for patients and their families. Our approach is holistic and encourages healing in all dimensions - mind, body, and spirit. U.S. News & World Report Ranking Stamford Hospital is proud of its 2020-2021 U.S. News & World Report ranking on their Best Regional Hospitals list. Learn More Recognized for Quality Improvement A recipient of the Joint Commission's Ernest A. Codman award for excellence in the use of outcomes measurement to achieve improvements in the quality and safety of healthcare in the hospital Intensive Care Unit. Stamford Hospital has been recognized numerous times at the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System (NYPHS) Quality Symposium. The hospital received the award for "Recognition of Commitment to Quality Innovation." The award recognizes the achievements of the Environmental Services and Infectious Disease Departments in their joint effort to combat the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections. The Hospital received the innovation award for our poster presentation “Sustained Reduction in Hospital-Wide Urinary Catheter Use and CAUTIs.” In addition, our Primary Angioplasty program was selected for a poster presentation about door-to-balloon performance improvement. Level II Trauma Center Designation Stamford's trauma service is recognized by both The American College of Surgeons and the Connecticut Department of Health as a Level II Trauma Center. Great Place to Work 2021 Stamford Health was officially Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for June 2021 – June 2022 and is currently one of 27 organizations in Connecticut to hold this recognition. Of those, Stamford Health was only 1 of 2 health systems in the state to join the likes of the 220 healthcare organizations in the U.S. to be GPTW-Certified™. Read More Most Wired Stamford Hospital Named 2018 CHIME HealthCare’s Most Wired Recipient. CHIME, the professional organization for chief information officers and other healthcare IT leaders, awards the Most Wired recognition to hospitals and health systems that use healthcare information technology to improve the delivery of care to patients. More than 640 surveys from over 2,100 hospitals were submitted to CHIME for consideration, outlining specific IT capabilities including interoperability, information security and patient engagement. BENNETT CANCER CENTER Accredited as an Academic Comprehensive Cancer Program, the center has received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer in 2019, 2013 and 2010. The Bennett Cancer Center has a multidisciplinary approach to providing quality cancer care and continues to meet or exceed 32 standards of compliance related to clinical services, patient outcomes, program management, and data quality. The Bennett Cancer Center is recognized as a Center of Excellence by the Lung Cancer Alliance. This recognition represents our ongoing commitment to responsible screenings for patients. Stamford Hospital received a 2015 - 2018 Women’s Choice Award, recognizing it as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care. BREAST CENTER CENTER FOR SLEEP MEDICINE CENTER FOR SURGICAL WEIGHT LOSS COHEN'S CHILDREN SPECIALTY CENTER DIABETES & ENDOCRINE CENTER ENDOSCOPY CENTER HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE ORTHOPEDIC & SPINE INSTITUTE STROKE CENTER WOMEN'S HEALTH WOUND CARE CENTER AND HYPERBARIC CENTER Other Recognitions The Hospital Laboratory service is certified by the College of American Pathologists. The Darien Imaging Center was awarded accreditation in Computer Tomography Services from the American College of Radiology. Nominate a Nurse for the DAISY Award! Everyone at Stamford Hospital is grateful for the trust our patients and their families place in us. We thank you for taking the time to recognize one of our outstanding nurses! Each DAISY Award Honoree will be recognized at a public ceremony in her/his unit and will receive: a beautiful certificate, a DAISY Award pin, and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled A Healer’s Touch. Additionally, everyone in the unit will celebrate with cinnamon rolls — a favorite of Patrick’s during his illness. The Barnes Family asks that whenever and wherever nurses smell that wonderful cinnamon aroma, they stop for a moment and think about how special they are. Nominate a Nurse Patient Safety Hotline We want your voice heard! No concern is too big or too small. If you have a safety concern, please call us any time at 855.571.0887. You may file an anonymous report online. scroll to top of page Stamford Health Bennett Medical Center One Hospital Plaza P.O. Box 9317 Stamford, CT 06904 Hospital Main Number 203.276.1000 Need Assistance? 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