Danbury Hospital in Danbury, CT
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About Danbury Hospital
Danbury Hospital is an acute care hospital in Danbury, 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 456 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. CMS also lists an inpatient rehabilitation unit inside the hospital. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Danbu, about 1.1 mi away.
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 0.24
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.28
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.18
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.23
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 1.56
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.22
49% 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 recommend71%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1065%
- Completed surveys2,200
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
41.40617, -73.44601
Nearby hospitals
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Danbu50 Reserve Rd, Danbury, CTRehabilitation hospital1.1 mi
- Putnam Hospital Center670 Stoneleigh Avenue, Carmel, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- New Milford Hospital21 Elm Street, New Milford, CT · Emergency roomHospital12 mi
- Four Winds800 Cross River Rd, Katonah, NYPsychiatric hospital13 mi
- Silver Hill Hospital Inc208 Valley Road, New Canaan, CTPsychiatric hospital17 mi
- St Vincent's Medical Center2800 Main St, Bridgeport, CT · Level III traumaAcute care hospital19 mi
- Griffin Hospital130 Division St, Derby, CT · Emergency roomAcute care hospital19 mi
- Norwalk Hospital24 Stevens Street, Norwalk, CT · Level III traumaAcute care hospital20 mi
- Northern Westchester Hospital400 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY · Emergency roomAcute care hospital20 mi
- Southwest Connecticut Mental Health System1635 Central Ave, Bridgeport, CTPsychiatric hospital21 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Danbury Hospital located?
Danbury Hospital is at 24 Hospital Ave, Danbury, CT 06810 in Fairfield County.
Does Danbury Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Danbury Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 209 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Danbury Hospital?
Danbury 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 Danbury 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 Danbury Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (203) 739-7000.
Would patients recommend Danbury Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,200 completed surveys), 71% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 65% 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.