Danbury Hospital’s commitment to excellence in heart and vascular care has received national recognition from the health care industry’s leading ratings organizations including HealthGrades™, Solucient® and CareScience.
For the third consecutive year, Solucient® recognized Danbury Hospital among the 100 Top Hospitals® in America for better patient safety, shorter length of stay and higher survival rate than its peer teaching hospitals. In 2006, Danbury Hospital and The Praxair Regional Heart and Vascular Center received a CareScience Select Practice National Quality Award for superior performance in the care of patients with acute heart attacks.
Danbury Hospital also has been nationally recognized for the past three years (2005-2007) as a Distinguished Hospital - Clinical Excellence by Healthgrades™, the nation’s leading independent health care ratings company. This designation places Danbury Hospital in the top 5 percent of hospitals nationally.
For 2008, the hospital ranks in the top 5 percent in the nation for Overall Cardiac Services specifically:
- Recipient of the HealthGrades Cardiac Care Excellence Award™
- Recipient of the HealthGrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award™
Patients in our region can now receive the same level of care that was previously available only in large, urban areas. Under the leadership of Hal Wasserman, M.D., Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Services and Director of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, and Mark Warshofsky, MD, Associate Director, patients now benefit from access to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in one location. Dr. Wasserman and Dr. Warshofsky are joined by a dedicated team of nurses and technicians specializing in cardiac catheterization and angioplasty procedures.
For diagnosis and treatment of heart and vascular disease, stay close to home and your family. Choose The Praxair Regional Heart and Vascular Center at Danbury Hospital. We treat your heart right.
