Ms. Calcasola leads quality outcomes and patient safety strategy across Hartford HealthCare’s eight acute care hospitals and more than 500 locations, overseeing processes to monitor, measure and improve key quality performance indicators. Under her leadership, Hartford HealthCare was the only health system in the nation to receive the American Heart Association “Quest for Quality Prize” in 2025. Twice in the past three years, all seven eligible Hartford HealthCare hospitals earned “A” safety grades from The Leapfrog Group, and the system has received more than 80 specialty excellence awards from Healthgrades. Hartford HealthCare was also named “Innovator of the Year” by Press Ganey in 2026. Ms. Calcasola previously served as vice president of quality and safety at Hartford HealthCare from 2017 to 2024 before being elevated to her current role. The system has also received an award from Costs of Care and Leapfrog for enhancing excellence and affordability, and earned a perfect 3-star rating in all five cardiothoracic categories from the Society for Thoracic Surgery for several consecutive periods.
