Bridgeport Hospital in Bridgeport, CT
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About Bridgeport Hospital
Bridgeport Hospital is an acute care hospital in Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 501 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsNo different · SIR 0.51
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.00
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.27
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.58
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 3.02
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.39
36% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend64%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1063%
- Completed surveys1,060
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.18884, -73.16569
Nearby hospitals
- Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System1635 Central Ave, Bridgeport, CTPsychiatric hospitalSame campus
- St Vincent's Medical Center2800 Main St, Bridgeport, CT · Level III traumaAcute care hospital2.1 mi
- Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus300 Seaside Avenue, Milford, CT · Emergency roomHospital5.6 mi
- Griffin Hospital130 Division St, Derby, CT · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- West Haven VA Medical Center950 Campbell Avenue, West Haven, CT · Emergency roomVA medical center13 mi
- Norwalk Hospital24 Stevens Street, Norwalk, CT · Level III traumaAcute care hospital14 mi
- Connecticut Mental Health Center34 Park Street, New Haven, CTPsychiatric hospital14 mi
- Yale-New Haven Hospital20 York St, New Haven, CT · Level I traumaAcute care hospital14 mi
- Silver Hill Hospital Inc208 Valley Road, New Canaan, CTPsychiatric hospital16 mi
- St Charles Hospital200 Belle Terre Road, Port Jefferson, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital18 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Bridgeport Hospital located?
Bridgeport Hospital is at 267 Grant Street, Bridgeport, CT 06610 in Fairfield County.
Does Bridgeport Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Bridgeport Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 140 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Bridgeport Hospital?
Bridgeport Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Bridgeport Hospital a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date April 2024). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Connecticut EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Bridgeport Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (203) 384-3000.
Would patients recommend Bridgeport Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (1,060 completed surveys), 64% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 63% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.