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Surgery Residency Program

St Mary's Hospital
Waterbury, CT
Continued AccreditationACGME #4400831065CommunityJ1J-1

St Mary's Hospital is an ACGME-accredited community-based Surgery residency program in Waterbury, CT. It has 4 PGY-1 positions per year and approximately 12 residents in training. It reports 86.7% IMG residents, J-1 visa sponsorship, and a PGY-1 salary of $66,510. MatchPath compiles this profile from ACGME, FREIDA, and NRMP public data; every field is free to view, with no account required.

Cross-validated from ACGME, FREIDA, NRMP & CMS, each field stamped with a verification date. How we source this.

Overview

Positions / year
4
12 residents · 13 approved
PGY-1 salary
$66.5k
IMG percentage
86.7%
x
Visa sponsorship
J-1
Apps : 1 spot
Match report pending
verified
Open vacancies
None listed
SOAP eligible
Yes
1096440C0

Accredited since 1969 · 5 years · Last ACGME review 2016

IMG Fit

IMG-friendliness score

IMG-Friendliness Score
Computed from visa policy, IMG % in roster, and accreditation status.

Application requirements

Step 1
Optional
Required to apply
Step 2 CK
Optional
Required to apply
COMLEX
DO applicants
Letters
4
Incl. faculty
Visa
J-1
Application service
ERAS
Main match

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Match & Tracks

NRMP match trend

Match code
1096440C0
NRMP identifier
Match status
Active
SOAP eligible
Yes
via ERAS
MRM eligible
Yes
via ERAS

Listed in the NRMP directory as “St Marys Hospital-CT”.

View on NRMP Program Directory ↗

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Training tracks

Research track/fellowship (non-ACGME accredited)

Research

Residents

Cohort composition

IMG
87%
x
US MD
7%
x
DO
7%
x
Women
40%
x

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Resident roster

Resident roster — data pending

Resident roster ingest is still in progress. Names, medical schools, and country flags land with the next LinkedIn data refresh.

Schedule & Culture

Hours / week
73
Avg PGY-1 on duty
Max on-duty
24
Consecutive hours
Lecture hours
6
Protected didactic / week
Night float
No
PGY-1 rotation
Moonlighting
No
Outside work allowed
Faculty ratio
0.9
Full-time per resident
Days off / year
1.3
Avg PGY-1
Interviews / cycle
Slots offered
Preliminary positions
Yes
Offered by this program

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Hospital & Location

Hospital quality

Unknown
Star Rating
3 / 5
Overall hospital rating
Beds
237
Mid-size
Care quality (CMS Care Compare)
Safety of care1 better · 5 same · 0 worse
Mortality0 better · 6 same · 0 worse
Readmission2 better · 7 same · 0 worse

Measures rated better / same / worse vs the US national average.

Reports 8 of 8 HCAHPS patient-experience measures. Reports 11 of 12 timely & effective care measures.

Industry Payments (2024)
Total
$4K
Research
$0
Payments
2

Top payer: Olympus America Inc. ($4K)

Source: CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act) — drug/device-maker payments to this teaching hospital.

Facility volume (annual)
Admissions
8,797
ED visits
46,862
Inpatient surgeries
6,515
Outpatient surgeries
3,979
Births
587
Daily census
105
Full-time staff
694

Source: FREIDA facility profile.

Primary teaching site: St Mary's Hospital · Waterbury, CT

Verified Jun 2026 · how we source this

Clinical sites

St Mary's Hospital

Primary
Waterbury, CT237 beds

Hartford Hospital

Hartford, CT923 beds

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Hartford, CT185 beds

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, NY514 beds

Location

Purchasing power

~$4,042/mo
Estimated take-home after rent & state tax
Rent ~20.1% of pay
Take-home$4,042/mo
Rent (1BR)$1,113/mo
State tax$387/mo

Estimate: PGY-1 salary $66,510 minus a 1-bedroom median rent (Realtor.com) and 6.99% state income tax. Before federal taxes and other costs.

Livability

State Income Tax
6.99%
Top marginal rate · 2025

Median rent and walkability scores arrive with the Zillow and Walk Score data refresh.

People

Leadership

J. A Palesty, MD

Program Director

Program Director

Mr. Gary A Hodge, C-TAGME

Manager of Surgical Administration and Education

Coordinator

Kathie Matthews

Associate Program Coordinator

Coordinator

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is St Mary's Hospital located?
St Mary's Hospital is located in Waterbury, CT.
What type of program is St Mary's Hospital?
St Mary's Hospital is a community-based residency program.
Is St Mary's Hospital ACGME-accredited?
Yes — St Mary's Hospital holds continued ACGME accreditation.
How many residents are at St Mary's Hospital?
St Mary's Hospital has approximately 12 residents in training.
How much is rent near St Mary's Hospital?
Median rent near Waterbury, CT is ~$1,113/month for a 1BR and ~$1,250/month for a 2BR, based on a recent sample of Zillow and Realtor.com listings in the program's ZIP code.
Does St Mary's Hospital accept International Medical Graduates (IMGs)?
Yes — 86.7% of St Mary's Hospital's current residents are International Medical Graduates, as reported to FREIDA. This page also shows its visa sponsorship, reported Step 2 CK expectation, and PGY-1 salary. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
Does St Mary's Hospital sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?
St Mary's Hospital reports sponsoring J-1 visas. It does not currently report H-1B sponsorship. Sponsorship is set by the program and its sponsoring institution and can change between cycles, so confirm with the program before you apply.
What USMLE Step 2 CK score does St Mary's Hospital require?
St Mary's Hospital does not report a minimum USMLE Step 2 CK score, so MatchPath publishes no cutoff for this program — most programs do not publish one. Use its IMG percentage and the specialty's overall match data to gauge fit instead; both are on this page. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
What is the resident salary at St Mary's Hospital?
St Mary's Hospital reports a PGY-1 salary of $66,510. Salary is set by the sponsoring institution and rises each training year through completion. This page also shows what that salary is worth locally, adjusted for state income tax and area rent. All of it is free to view, with no account needed.
How do I apply to St Mary's Hospital?
US residency programs accept applications through ERAS and rank applicants through the NRMP Match. Applications open in the fall, interviews run through winter, and Match results release in March. Save St Mary's Hospital to your MatchPath tracker to manage it across the cycle.
Does St Mary's Hospital have unfilled or off-cycle positions?
Unfilled positions are offered through SOAP during Match week, and off-cycle vacancies can open year-round. MatchPath's Vacancies feed tracks open Surgery residency program positions as they appear.