Bridgeport Hospital is among the elite five percent of nearly 4,800 hospitals in the United States to receive the maximum level of accreditation from the nation's leading healthcare accrediting body. During its triennial accreditation survey in May, Bridgeport Hospital received a score of 94 out of 100 from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Additionally, Bridgeport Hospital received no "Type I" recommendations, an indication that the hospital is in full compliance with JCAHO's rigorous national quality standards. Of the 4,765 hospitals surveyed by JCAHO during the last three years, only five percent, or about 240 hospitals, achieved...