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Mary Gina Ratchford, MD is associated with Hartford Hospital as part of its medical staff, within the Hartford HealthCare system. Hartford Hospital is a large teaching, tertiary-care center founded in 1854 in Hartford, CT, with 867 beds and an integrated network that includes The Institute of Living (mental health), Jefferson House (long-term care), multiple affiliates, and extensive specialty services (cancer, heart/vascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, urology). The system emphasizes education and a broad regional presence through hospitals, community care, rehabilitation, home care, and an accountable care organization.

Clinic Type

Ophthalmology

Address

80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102, US

Phone

860.406.6865

Email

Nadine.Ireland@hhchealth.org

Opening Hours

a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year

Services Offered

  • Ophthalmology
  • Cataract Surgery
  • Eye Care
  • Glaucoma
  • Diabetes Management

Team

  • Mary Gina Ratchford, Board Certified Ophthalmology — MD Ophthalmologist

Insurance & Payment

  • Aetna
  • Anthem
  • Cigna Healthcare
  • Colonial Cooperative Care
  • Community Health Network of Connecticut, Inc.
  • Connecticare
  • First Health Group Corp.
  • Health New England
  • Multiplan
  • Northeast Health Direct
  • Oxford Health Plans
  • United Healthcare
  • BCBS Medicare
  • Connecticare Commercial
  • Connecticare Medicare
  • Corvel
  • Coventry
  • Essence Healthcare
  • Evercare
  • Focus
  • Health Connecticut
  • Health Direct
  • Healthy Connecticut
  • Prime Health Services
  • Private Health Care Systems, Inc.
  • Senior Whole Health
  • WellCare of Connecticut, Inc.
  • One Health Plan/ Great-West Healthcare
  • CarePartners of Connecticut

This information appears in a list of participating providers and should be verified with the insurer and Hartford HealthCare prior to scheduling.

Not specified in provided text

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Spanish
  • American Sign Language
  • Not fully specified in provided text

FAQs

Interpreter services available?

Providing the best care to our patients and their companions requires communicating in a way everyone understands. Interpreter services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. All spoken languages are available, as well as American Sign Language (AS/L).

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What Patients Say

Overall sentiment across review platforms: positive

  • RateMDs: 4.67/5 (6 ratings)
  • WebMD: 5.0/5 (12 ratings)
  • Vitals: 4.9/5 (10 ratings)
  • Yelp: Not specified (21 reviews)

Patients praise

  • caring and compassionate demeanor
  • thorough and competent medical explanations
  • professional and supportive staff
  • long-term patient satisfaction

Common complaints

  • long wait times for appointments or to be seen
  • difficulty scheduling appointments for new issues

"Dr. Ratchford is extremely skilled and compassionate. I can't say enough positive things about her. Waits to be seen can sometimes be longer than I want."

RateMDs

"Dr Ratchford is one of the most caring and professional doctors that I’ve ever met. She takes time to talk to me and always explains things thoroughly."

LocalityBiz

Synthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].

Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.

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