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HospitalThe Connecticut Hospice Inc.×

Hospital record · FY2026CCN 070038

1Hospital

The Connecticut Hospice Inc.

2Location

Branford, CT (Connecticut’s hospitals on the map and in the table) 06405

New Haven County

3Type

Not a teaching hospital · 52 beds · Nonprofit · Urban

4Care Compare stars

Not Available

Overall rating, CMS Care Compare data of July 22, 2026
CMS footnote 16: There are too few measures or measure groups reported to calculate a star rating or measure group score.
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5Total HAC Score

No score published

6Payment reduction

No cut
CMS’s value: No

7Estimated cut

No dollar estimate
No usable impact-file row

No score

No dollar estimate

For fiscal year 2026, CMS reports no Total HAC Score for The Connecticut Hospice Inc. and a payment reduction decision of No.

CMS’s FY2026 impact file, which this site’s estimate is built from, has no usable row for this hospital.

Its record, fiscal years 2015 to 2026 Cut in 6 of 11 years

  1. 15Cut
  2. 16Cut
  3. 17Cut
  4. 18Cut
  5. 19Cut
  6. 20Cut
  7. 21No
  8. 22No
  9. 23—
  10. 24No
  11. 25No
  12. 26No

In FY2026, CMS reports a payment reduction decision for this hospital but no Total HAC Score.

CMS’s note on the score: Results are not available for this reporting period.

Where the score came from

CMS scored this hospital on 0 of the 6 measures. On every measure a lower value is better. Each row puts the hospital among every hospital with a value: the gray columns are those hospitals, the tall tick is the national median, and the hatched ends score the same as CMS’s floor or cap.

Figure 1. CMS published no measure values for this hospital.
  • This hospital
  • National median
  • Scores the same as CMS’s floor or cap
  1. PSI 90 (what it counts)

    Safety problems such as serious bedsores, falls that break a bone and blood clots after surgery, found by CMS in traditional Medicare claims. A value of 1 matches the national composite value.

    Patient safety and adverse events composite

    Not scored on this measure

    CMS footnote 13: Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.

    CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period.

    CMS valueno value published

    Z-scoreno value published

    Part of scoreno value published

  2. CLABSI (what it counts)

    Bloodstream infections tied to a central line, a tube often placed in a large vein in the neck, chest or groin. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.

    Central line–associated bloodstream infections

    Not scored on this measure

    CMS footnote 13: Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.

    CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period.

    CMS valueno value published

    Z-scoreno value published

    Part of scoreno value published

  3. CAUTI (what it counts)

    Urinary tract infections that start from a urinary catheter, a tube that drains the bladder. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.

    Catheter-associated urinary tract infections

    Not scored on this measure

    CMS footnote 13: Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.

    CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period.

    CMS valueno value published

    Z-scoreno value published

    Part of scoreno value published

  4. SSI (what it counts)

    Deep infections at the site of colon surgery or an abdominal hysterectomy, within a month of the operation, pooled into one measure. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.

    Surgical site infections after colon surgery or abdominal hysterectomy

    Not scored on this measure

    CMS footnote 12: This measure does not apply to this hospital for this reporting period.

    CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period.

    CMS valueno value published

    Z-scoreno value published

    Part of scoreno value published

  5. CDI (what it counts)

    C. diff infections, which cause diarrhea and inflammation of the colon, found by a lab test and starting in the hospital. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.

    Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infections

    Not scored on this measure

    CMS footnote 13: Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.

    CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period.

    CMS valueno value published

    Z-scoreno value published

    Part of scoreno value published

  6. MRSA (what it counts)

    Bloodstream infections with MRSA, a germ that resists several antibiotics, found by a lab test and starting in the hospital. Hospitals report them to the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network. A value of 1.0 means as many infections as the CDC’s model predicted.

    MRSA bloodstream infections

    Not scored on this measure

    CMS footnote 13: Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.

    CMS footnote 5: Results are not available for this reporting period.

    CMS valueno value published

    Z-scoreno value published

    Part of scoreno value published

Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.

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MeasureCMS valueNational medianZ-scorePart of the scoreAmong hospitals
PSI 90no value published0.9623no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
CLABSIno value published0.559no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
CAUTIno value published0.489no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
SSIno value published0.795no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
CDIno value published0.346no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure
MRSAno value published0.641no value publishedno value publishedNot scored on this measure

Year by year

Where this hospital’s score fell among every hospital’s, each year CMS published one. A score near the top is among the highest; the shaded band is where CMS cut. Places compare across years even where CMS changed how it builds the score.

Its longest run: cut 6 years in a row.

Figure 2. CMS cut this hospital in 6 of the 11 years it made a decision.
highest middle lowest z‑scoresequal weights no scores FY2015: score 8.9500, higher than 95% of scores; cutFY2016: score 9.2500, higher than 97% of scores; cutFY2017: score 9.5500, higher than 98% of scores; cutFY2018: score 1.7791, higher than 98% of scores; cutFY2019: score 1.7831, higher than 99% of scores; cutFY2020: score 1.6003, higher than 99% of scores; cutFY2021: score 0.0797, higher than 58% of scores; not cutFY2022: score −0.7714, higher than 9% of scores; not cutFY2024: score −1.4163, higher than 0% of scores; not cutFY2025: score −1.5447, higher than 0% of scores; not cut 161820222426 highest middle lowest z‑scoresequal weights no scores FY2015: score 8.9500, higher than 95% of scores; cutFY2016: score 9.2500, higher than 97% of scores; cutFY2017: score 9.5500, higher than 98% of scores; cutFY2018: score 1.7791, higher than 98% of scores; cutFY2019: score 1.7831, higher than 99% of scores; cutFY2020: score 1.6003, higher than 99% of scores; cutFY2021: score 0.0797, higher than 58% of scores; not cutFY2022: score −0.7714, higher than 9% of scores; not cutFY2024: score −1.4163, higher than 0% of scores; not cutFY2025: score −1.5447, higher than 0% of scores; not cut 151617181920212223242526

● Red: a year CMS cut it ○ Hollow: a year it didn’t

This site recomputes · Source: CMS, HACRP hospital files for fiscal years 2015 to 2026 (Provider Data Catalog, its archives and, for the oldest years, the Internet Archive’s copies), and CMS’s cut lists for FY2015 and FY2016.

Show table
Fiscal yearTotal HAC ScoreHigher than this share of scoresPayment reduction
FY20158.950095.1%cut
FY20169.250097.8%cut
FY20179.550098.9%cut
FY20181.779198.8%cut
FY20191.783199.0%cut
FY20201.600399.1%cut
FY20210.079758.9%not cut
FY2022−0.77149.9%not cut
FY2023no decision
FY2024−1.41630.1%not cut
FY2025−1.54470.1%not cut
FY2026N/Anot cut, with no score published

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CMS’s footnotes on this page

5
Results are not available for this reporting period.
13
Results cannot be calculated for this reporting period.
12
This measure does not apply to this hospital for this reporting period.

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Paid & Penalized. The Connecticut Hospice Inc., Branford, CT: Hospital-Acquired Conditions, FY2026. https://paidandpenalized.org/hacrp/hospital/070038/. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, HACRP FY2026 (yq43-i98g), released August 13, 2026.