Norwalk Hospital
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| Location | |
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| Place | Norwalk, Connecticut (? country) |
| Organisation | |
| Care System/Type | Unknown |
| Affiliated Med.Sch. | Yale University School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | Level II |
| Beds | 328 |
| Speciality | Community hospital |
| History | |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Links | |
| Website | Homepage |
| See also | |
Norwalk Hospital is a a nonprofit, acute-care, community hospital in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is also a teaching hospital.
The hospital says it has the only publicly accessible Hyperbaric Medicine Center in the state.[1] Other offerings include an Occupational Health Services division, a "lobby pharmacy" (SWC Pharmacy), a Sleep Disorders Center and the Whittingham Cancer Center.
"Norwalk’s Radiology Department is one of the few in the country with full digital imaging technology, and we recently replaced all beds with new state-of-the-art beds and transfer devices that both provide better care for our patients and ease of use for our employees," according to the hospital's Web site.[2].
A redesigned and renovated "Childbirth Center at Norwalk Hospital" held its grand opening in May 2006.[3] The seven private birthing rooms have beds that convert to chairs for easier delivery, private baths and showers, recliners and rockers, flat-screen televisions, chair massages and a "private brunch for two with linens, china and champagne." In 2005, 28 twins were born at the hospital and one set of triplets. Brahms "Lullaby" plays over the public-address system each time a baby is born.[4]
The hospital has a credit union (Norwalk Hospital Credit Union Inc.), and an Occupational Health Services division.
Norwalk Hospital is affiliated with the Advanced Center for Rehabilitation Medicine, Inc., Honey Hill Care Center.
The hospital has a fully accredited, three-year residency program in both internal medicine and diagnostic radiology, one-year physician assistant residency programs in surgery and "education opportunities" in anesthesiology.
The Department of Medicine sponsors subspecialty fellowship training programs in Gastroenterology, Nutrition, Pulmonary, Sleep and Critical Care Medicine. The Section of Pulmonary Medicine also sponsors a School of Respiratory Care in conjunction with the Norwalk Community College.
The hospital had 1,600 employees in 2005.[5] The president is Geoffrey Cole.
The hospital is licensed for 338 beds, 10 more than it currently has.
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[edit] Areas of Specialization
The hospital says it offers these specialized services:[1]
- Inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services
- Inpatient and outpatient addiction rehabilitation
- Newly completed outpatient Cancer Center
- Emergency Department with Level 2 Trauma Accreditation
- Hospital-based Emergency Medical Service, considered one of the best in the state
- Inpatient and ambulatory surgery
- Sleep Disorder Laboratory
- Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit
- Hyperbaric Medicine Center
[edit] Individual patient-created Web pages
The hospital became the first in the state to offer "CarePages" -- Web pages that patients themselves create to communicate with friends and family while they are in the hospital. The service was announced by the hospital in April 2006, with a pilot program in the Childbirth Center for families with babies in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit. "Patients or family members can update the Web page without repeated phone calls to share their news," according to a hospital news release. "All registered guests are automatically e-mailed when an update is posted, allowing the patient or family member to spend less time on the phone." Laptops or other computers are available for patients to use, and photo galleries can also be created.[6]
[edit] Honey Hill Care Center
"Honey Hill is a 130-bed combination of extended nursing care facility and short-term rehabilitation program," according to the Norwalk Hospital Web site.[1] The nursing home offers extended care, including to the elderly with dementia. The nursing home offers rehabilitation services, including physical, occupational, and speech therapy, stroke and neurological rehabilitation.
[edit] History
The hospital was founded in 1892 and opened in 1893.
[edit] Nearby hospitals
- List of hospitals in Connecticut
- Stamford Hospital
- St. Vincent's Medical Center
- Bridgeport Hospital
- Greenwich Hospital
- Danbury Hospital
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ a b c [1] Web page titled "Spiritual Care: Clinical Pastoral Education at Norwalk Hospital" at the Norwalk Hospital Web site, accessed September 4, 2006
- ^ [2]Norwalk Hospital Web site, "Employment Opportunities" section, Web page titled "Frequently Asked Questions," accessed September 4, 2006
- ^ [3] news release dated May 10, 2006 and titled "Norwalk Hospital Holds Grand Opening for Newly Renovated Childbirth Center, found at Norwalk Hospital Web site, accessed September 4, 2006.
- ^ "Norwalk Hospital focuses on research and technology," article by Nancy Robinson in Healthy Connections advertising supplement to The Advocate of Stamford and Greenwich Time page 14 of supplementJuly 30, 2006
- ^ 2006 Book of Business Lists, Facts and People published by The Fairfield County Business Journal and The Westchester County Business Journal of Westfair Communications Inc., White Plains, N.Y., early 2006, "Fairfield Hospitals" list, page 57
- ^ [4]News release dated April 29, 2006 and titled "Norwalk Hospital Offers New Service that Connects Patients and Families" found at Norwalk Hospital Web site, accessed September 4, 2006
[edit] External links
- Norwalk Hospital Web page
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Hospital Performance Comparisons a report released in February 2006 by the state Department of Health
