Backus and Hartford HealthCare to explore affiliation Backus Corporation and Hartford HealthCare Corporation have jointly announced that they are exploring a formal affiliation of the two healthcare systems. More Feb 3, 2012 - 12:37 PM
Hartford Hospital marks surgery milestone Pioneer robotic surgeon Dr. Joseph “Peppie” Wagner performed Hartford Hospital’s 5000th robotic surgery February 2nd at 8:30 am. The patient, Litchfield native Daniel Clark is recovering well. In 2003, Dr. Wagner brought robotic surgery to Hartford Hospital, which became the first hospital in Connecticut to bring the da Vinci Surgical System into the operating room. More Feb 3, 2012 - 5:48 AM
General surgeon joins medical group at New Milford Hospital Patrick Broderick, MD, President of Western Connecticut Medical Group, announces the appointment of Courtney E. Chambers, MD, FACS, a general surgeon who has served patients at New Milford Hospital since 2007, specializing in minimally invasive techniques, including hernia repair and other abdominal laparoscopic surgery. He works in partnership with Kirstin Pilchard, MD, FACS, who also recently joined the medical group in general surgery. For information and appointments, call 860-210-5002. More Feb 2, 2012 - 6:58 PM
Stamford Health Department recognizes National Heart Health Month The Stamford Department of Health and Social Services (SDHSS) recognizes February as National Heart Health Month to raise public awareness of risk factors for heart disease and stroke and to promote preventive measures. The community is encouraged to show support for National Wear Red Day on February 3rd by wearing red. The purpose of this national campaign is promote awareness of the leading cause of death among women – heart disease. More Feb 2, 2012 - 6:55 PM
New music video aims to help kids to a healthier lifestyle One-third of our nation’s children are overweight or obese. Moreover, today’s children are the first generation likely to have shorter life spans than their parents due to increased risks for associated complications including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure and asthma. Compounding this disturbing trend is the reduction of recess in as many as 40 percent of school districts across the United States, in an effort to focus on improving test scores. More Feb 2, 2012 - 5:36 AM
Babies, moms and state DPH chief to celebrate Saint Raphael Birth Center’s birthday A bevy of moms, babies and VIPs will celebrate the first birthday of the Dr. Romeo A. and Lena B. Vidone Birth Center at the Hospital of Saint Raphael on Friday, Feb. 10. Connecticut Department of Public Health Commissioner Jewel Mullen, M.D., is scheduled to attend the event, which also marks the Vidone Center’s designation as Baby-Friendly for promotion of breast feeding. More Jan 31, 2012 - 1:03 AM
Reps. Ritter, Cook, Sen. Prague announce home health service options State Representatives Betsy Ritter (D-Waterford/Montville), House Chair of the Public Health Committee, and Michelle Cook (D-Torrington), House Vice-chair of the Aging Committee, Senator Edith Prague (D-Columbia), Senate Chair of the Aging Committee, along with other legislators and state agency officials joined the Connecticut Home Health Legislative Work Group and the Association for Home Care & Hospice at a press conference to outline home health care service delivery options for residents under state-funded programs. As the state further implements its “right-sizing” plan for health services, providing information to allow consumers to make informed choices is of critical importance. More Jan 29, 2012 - 11:42 AM
Greenwich docs included in top doctors guide Twelve physicians from Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Specialists (ONS) on Valley Drive are included in the latest edition of Castle Connolly Top Doctors, New York Metro Area guidebook. The resource directory, which is in its fifteenth edition, is a guide to finding the top primary care and specialty care doctors in the tri-state metropolitan New York area. It details information on over 5500 physicians in 65 specialties. Physicians profiled in the guide were nominated by their peers and screened by a research team at Castle Connolly. More Jan 27, 2012 - 3:49 PM
Health Care Planning and Advanced Directives “Health Care Planning and Advanced Directives” is the next topic in the Waveny Care Center and Norwalk Hospital lecture series to be presented at Waveny Care Center in New Canaan on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 4 p.m. More Jan 27, 2012 - 1:36 PM
AstraZeneca donates $3.8 million in medicines for U.S. free clinics AstraZeneca, the global biopharmaceutical company, has donated $3.8 million worth of prescription medicines to AmeriCares for chronically ill Americans who rely on safety net clinics for their medical care. The donation is one of the largest AmeriCares received in the past year for its domestic aid deliveries. More Jan 27, 2012 - 12:22 PM
Orthopedic physician collaboration keeps great grandmother on the go Marguerite Morsey has 16 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and one more on the way. Her growing family is one of the ways she stays active and in-touch, after raising her seven children and retiring to enjoy her leisure time with bus trips, reading, knitting and crocheting, and using her new computer to view the kids on Skype. More Jan 27, 2012 - 8:47 AM
Stamford Hospital now offers intensive cardiac rehabilitation program Stamford Hospital is the first hospital in Connecticut to offer heart disease patients the Dr. Dean Ornish Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation (ICR) program to Reverse Heart Disease. This unique and life-saving program is now covered by Medicare and is provided by Stamford Hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation professionals. More Jan 27, 2012 - 5:12 AM
