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The 10 largest hospitals in Connecticut by employees

Yale New Haven Hospital has the most employees of any hospital in Connecticut, 12,871, followed by Hartford Hospital in Hartford (7,589) and Stamford Hospital in Stamford (3,139). Together the 10 leaders hold 40,303 employees in eight cities.

Updated Full-time equivalent employees from each hospital's latest Medicare cost reportHow we ranked

  1. Yale New Haven HospitalNew Haven · Yale New Haven Health System12,871employees1,402beds
  2. Hartford HospitalHartford · Hartford HealthCare7,589employees718beds
  3. Stamford HospitalStamford · Stamford Health3,139employees288beds
  4. Bridgeport HospitalBridgeport · Yale New Haven Health System2,727employees396beds
  5. UConn John Dempsey HospitalFarmington · State of Connecticut2,523employees171beds
  6. Northwell Danbury HospitalDanbury · Northwell Health2,397employees334beds
  7. The Hospital of Central ConnecticutNew Britain · Hartford HealthCare2,306employees254beds
  8. Middlesex HospitalMiddletown · Middlesex Health System2,302employees219beds
  9. Saint Francis HospitalHartford · Trinity Health2,257employees413beds
  10. Connecticut Valley HospitalMiddletown · State of Connecticut2,192employees386beds

The 10 highest of 37 Connecticut hospitals that report employees. Ranks compare size, not quality of care.

Every hospital in Connecticut

The 10 top Connecticut hospitals hold 66% of all employees

37 Connecticut hospitals report employees, 61,075 employees in all. The 10 on this list hold 40,303 of it. The median hospital has 1,019 employees, so Yale New Haven Hospital is about 13 times that size.

of all employees at Connecticut hospitals that report them
66%
the size of the median Connecticut hospital, which has 1,019 employees
13×
of the 37 Connecticut hospitals that report employees
27%

How we ranked the top Connecticut hospitals

Measure
Full-time equivalent employees from each hospital's latest Medicare cost report.
What counts as a hospital
One CMS certification number. A hospital with several campuses under one number counts once.
Field
37 Connecticut hospitals in the Dmand AI database report employees.
Ties
Hospitals with the same number share a rank.
What a rank means
Size only. A rank compares employees; it says nothing about quality of care.
Refresh
Monthly. Updated Oct 28, 2026.

FAQ

Questions about the top Connecticut hospitals

Answers from the same data, updated monthly.

Which Connecticut hospital has the most employees?

Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, with 12,871 employees. Hartford Hospital is second with 7,589.

What are the top 10 Connecticut hospitals by employees?

Yale New Haven Hospital (12,871), Hartford Hospital (7,589), Stamford Hospital (3,139), Bridgeport Hospital (2,727), UConn John Dempsey Hospital (2,523), Northwell Danbury Hospital (2,397), The Hospital of Central Connecticut (2,306), Middlesex Hospital (2,302), Saint Francis Hospital (2,257), Connecticut Valley Hospital (2,192).

How many employees does a typical Connecticut hospital have?

The median Connecticut hospital that reports employees has 1,019 employees, out of 37 that report them.

How often is this list updated?

Every month, when the Dmand AI database refreshes. This version is from Oct 28, 2026.

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