Bridgeport Hospital

What it reported doing in 2024

Schedule obridgeport hospital is a non-profit 501-bed acute care hospital with two campuses. Its bridgeport and milford campuses serve patients from across the region. It is home to the only burn center in Connecticut and features the second inpatient campus of yale new haven children's hospital. Bridgeport hospital is committed to providing safe, compassionate and cost-efficient care for its patients and the community. The hospital is a member of yale new haven health system, which also includes greenwich, lawrence + memorial, westerly and yale new haven hospitals as well as northeast medical group, a multispecialty medical foundation.advancing care across communitiesbridgeport hospital launched a lifesaving prehospital blood transfusion program, where regional emergency medical services agencies are equipped so paramedics can administer blood transfusions directly in their ambulances. It became the first of its kind in the region.as part of yale new haven health system's focus on bringing hospital-based retails pharmacies into communities served, bridgeport hospital opened a retail pharmacy at the hospital to improve integrated, personalized medication care for patients, employees and the community. Bridgeport hospital received the 2025 community service award by the Connecticut hospital association for its family bridge program, an initiative offering home visits by nurses and community health workers to all families with newborns delivered at one of the two bridgeport hospitals.a grant from the Connecticut department of public health has enabled bridgeport hospital to provide outreach and education on lung cancer screening a lifesaving test for those at risk. Eligible participants had to be between ages 55 and 80; a current smoker or have quit within the last 15 years; and have smoked a pack a day for 20 years or two packs a day for 10 years.members of bridgeport hospital's psychiatric inpatient care department were recognized for their work with a patient from the anderson center for autism in New York with the act differently award for professionalism, excellence and dedication in interacting with people of all abilities.bridgeport hospital was certified by the joint commission as a thrombectomy-capable stroke center (tsc). Offered in collaboration with the american heart association/american stroke association, tsc certification means a hospital meets rigorous standards for performing endovascular thrombectomy and providing post-procedural care. Recent studies show the effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusive ischemic strokes.a new magnetic resonance imaging suite at bridgeport hospital's milford campus has expanded access to top-tier medical imaging for patients and offered new clinical capabilities in breast and prostate imaging. With technology that offers more efficient workflows for staff, the mri allows more patients to be scanned each day for faster, more accurate and patient-friendly mri scans.in partnership with the bridgeport farmers market collaborative and end hunger ct, and smith's acres, bridgeport hospital brought fresh produce to the community with its weekly farm stand. The stand, featuring fresh fruits and vegetables from a local produce supplier helps supplement area family food bridgeport hospital, located in Connecticut's most populous city, primarily serves patients from fairfield and new haven counties. Burn patients are seen in the Connecticut burn center from throughout Connecticut and neighboring states. The hospital, with more than 3,300 employees and 2,100 active members of the medical staff, discharges more than 25,000 inpatients per year and handles more than 440,000 ambulatory encounters.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 96%; rating input score 96
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Missing
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 47th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 76.5%; rating input score 76; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -8.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.62; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 0.8%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 74th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6.3% per year; rating input score 100; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.3% per year; rating input score 100; 39th percentile among comparable filings