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Connecticut Valley Hosp

A psychiatric hospital in Middletown, Connecticut 06457

1000 Silver St, Middletown, Connecticut 06457. (203) 344-2666.

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The short answer

Record last released by CMS on Oct 20, 2026.

The last 24 months 1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. Every month

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What these words mean2
Inspection (survey)
A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
Deficiency, citation, violation
What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.

What did inspectors find?

The last inspection on record was on Dec 9, 2025: a complaint inspection.

1 deficiency cited in the last three years.

Source:

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

When those deficiencies happened

1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Mar 2024. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.

Each deficiency, as cited

Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.

Source:

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

Mar 15, 2024: complaint inspection1 deficiency
  • Patient Rights: Restraint Or Seclusion

    The inspectors’ words, 412 words

    “PATIENT RIGHTS: RESTRAINT OR SECLUSION CFR(s): 482.13(e)(5) §§482.13(e)(5) - The use of restraint or seclusion must be in accordance with the order of a physician or other licensed practitioner who is responsible for the care of the patient and authorized to order restraint or seclusion by hospital policy in accordance with State law. This Standard is not met as evidenced by: 47454 Based on clinical record review, review of hospital documentation, review of hospital policy and interviews for 1 of 3 sampled patients (Patient #6) who was reviewed for restraints, the Hospital failed to ensure a physician order was written for the use a chair restraint. The findings include: Patient #6 diagnoses included self-destructive behaviors. Review of the nurse’s note dated 2/27/24 with APRN #1 on 3/15/24 at 12:00 PM identified Patient #6 was picking at his/her fingers and when prompted to stop refused. Patient #6 was offered as needed (PRN) medication and/or to go to the blue room but refused. The nurse’s note further identified that Patient #6 went to the dorm and banged his/her head on the wall and a physical hold was implemented for patient safety which transitioned into the restraint chair. Review of the restraint documentation dated 2/27/24 identified that Patient #6 was placed in a physical hold (physical restraint) on 2/27/24 starting at 8:00 PM and ending at 8:05 PM (5 minutes) and Patient #6 was then placed in a restraint chair (mechanical restraint) on 2/27/24 starting at 8:05 PM and ending at 8:30 PM (25 minutes). Review of physician’s order dated 2/27/24 identified an order was obtained to place Patient #6 in a physical restraint not to exceed 20 minutes. Further review of clinical record failed to identify that an order was obtained for the chair restraint (mechanical). Interview with APRN #1 on 3/15/24 at 12:00 PM identified that the physician’s order should reflect the type of restraints the patient was placed in and an order for the restraint chair should be documented in patient #6’s clinical record. Review of facility policy on restraint use for the management of violent or self-destructive behavior identified that a restraint is any manual method, physical or mechanical device, material or equipment that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a patient to move his or her arms, legs, body, or head freely. Additionally, orders written for the application of restraints must include the date and time of the order, must be time limited, and specify the type of restraints utilized.”

    Rule A0168. Standard-level. From a complaint.

All 2 inspections in the last three years
Inspections on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Dec 9, 2025Complaint inspectionNo deficiencies cited
Mar 15, 2024Complaint inspection1 deficiency cited

How do patients fare?

  • CMS gives no overall : “Data are shown only for hospitals that participate in the Inpatient Quality Reporting (IQR) and Outpatient Quality Reporting (OQR) programs.”
  • CMS publishes no patient survey results for it.
Ratings and measures, as published
MeasureRating
Overall ratingCMS’s overall hospital quality star rating, 1 to 5Not rated
Patient survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of the hospital’s patients (HCAHPS), 1 to 5Not rated

Is it certified, and in good standing?

  • Medicare-certified psychiatric hospital since Jul 1, 1966.
  • Ownership: government - state.
  • It is accredited by The Joint Commission, whose surveys stand in for the state’s routine inspections.
  • No deficiency on record in the last three years.
  • Government - State.
Source:

CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

Has it been penalized?

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals.
  • CMS’s HAC Reduction Program file has no result for it: the program covers general acute care hospitals Medicare pays under its inpatient prospective payment system.
  • 1 deficiency cited in the last three years came from an inspection that included a complaint investigation.
Source:

CMS, Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated yearly.

CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.

CMS, QCOR Hospital 2567 statements of deficiencies. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated monthly.

What do patients say about their care?

  • CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.
Source:

CMS, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital and Timely and Effective Care - Hospital. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.

Who owns it?

  • State of Connecticut runs it.
  • 2 owners or officers are people: Christina Arias (corporate director); Christina Arias (managing employee (on the payroll)).
  • CMS’s Provider of Services file records no change of ownership.
  • No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
  • No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
Source:

CMS, Hospital All Owners and Hospital Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated monthly.

CMS, Provider of Services File - Hospital & Non-Hospital Facilities. Released Oct 14, 2026. Updated quarterly.

How does it compare nearby?

  • Of the 3 hospitals CMS lists in Middlesex County, 1 has an overall star rating from CMS: 1 rated 3 of 5.
  • CMS gives this hospital no overall star rating to compare.
Source:

CMS, Hospital General Information. Released Aug 13, 2026. Updated quarterly.

2 compared
PlaceOverall star rating
Middlesex Hospital3
Albert J Solnit Children’s Center - South CampusNot given

What the record doesn’t say

  • CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospitals, so none are shown. The one payment cut CMS publishes for each hospital, under its Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program, is shown where it applies.
  • Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
  • Most hospitals are accredited by a private organisation (The Joint Commission, DNV and others) whose routine inspections stand in for the state’s; those reports aren’t public, and QCOR holds only the state’s surveys: no inspection on record here doesn’t mean none took place.
  • QCOR says its hospital inspection data are complete only through September 17, 2026, while it moves to a new system.
  • CMS doesn’t publish staffing levels for hospitals.

Sources

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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

From the hospital

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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