Norwalk Hospital is a not-for-profit, acute care community teaching hospital in the Hospital Hill[1] section of Norwalk, Connecticut. The hospital serves a population of 250,000 in lower Fairfield County, Connecticut. The 366-bed[2] hospital has more than 500 physicians on its active medical staff, and 2,000 health professionals and support personnel. The hospital was part of the Western Connecticut Health Network, which included two other hospitals - Danbury Hospital and New Milford Hospital - up until April 2019, when WCHN merged with Health Quest to form Nuvance Health.[3]
The hospital was awarded the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence in 2010, 2011 and 2012. HealthGrades, an independent health care ratings organization, analyzed three years of Medicare data and determined that Norwalk Hospital ranked in the top five percent of all hospitals nationally for clinical excellence. This top tier of hospitals was found by HealthGrades to have statistically significantly lower patient mortality and in-hospital complications than other hospitals.[4]
Norwalk Hospital also offers specialty centers and surgical weight loss, sleep disorders, and wound care and hyperbaric medicine. Norwalk Hospital manages and operates the 911 ambulance service for Norwalk and provides paramedic services for the towns of Wilton, Weston, Westport and New Canaan.
Norwalk Hospital is a major landowner in the Spring Hill neighborhood. Aside from the land on which the hospital buildings are located, the hospital owns more than a dozen parcels totaling roughly six acres on Truman, Stevens and Maple Streets, Magnolia Avenue and Rhodonolia. The parcels contain houses, condominiums and medical facilities.[5]
Education
Some of Norwalk Hospital's medical education programs are affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine. The Department of Medicine-based Internal Medicine Residency is recognized as high quality with graduates going on to practice and pursue fellowships at leading health care institutions. Many of the hospital's physicians engage in research designed to provide patients with new treatments. Norwalk Hospital provides a variety of clinical programs and health education classes to local groups and organizations.
The hospital has a fully accredited, three-year residency program in 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 (in conjunction with the Yale School of Medicine). The Section of Pulmonary Medicine also sponsors a School of Respiratory Care in conjunction with the Norwalk Community College.
The hospital pictured in an early 20th-century postcard
Areas of specialization
Norwalk Hospital provides a wide range of clinical programs, anchored by six signature services:
Cancer
Cardiovascular
Digestive diseases
Emergency care with Level II trauma accreditation
Orthopedics and neurospine
Women's and children's
The hospital also offers these specialized services:[6]
In April 2007, Norwalk Hospital announced that its principal location on Maple Street would be renovated and four new medical facilities would be created, three in Norwalk and one in the Georgetown, Connecticut community that covers parts of Redding, Ridgefield, Weston and Wilton, Connecticut. The Georgetown facility would have 30,000- to 50,000 square feet (5,000 m2) of space.[7]
In May 2008 the Health and Wellness Center of Norwalk Hospital opened in the i.park Norwalk office park spanning the Norwalk-Wilton border on Route 7. Three medical practices staff the 100,000-square-foot (10,000 m2) space,[8] which offers medical and wellness services and the offices of primary care physicians, obstetricians/gynecologists and other specialists.
Also in Norwalk, at the corner of Maple Street and West Avenue, the hospital planned a 50,000-square-foot (5,000 m2) Musculoskeletal Institute to open in 2008. The hospital also opened another 50,000-square-foot (5,000 m2) location for medical and office space on West Avenue.[7]
References
^"Hospital Hill neighborhood in Norwalk, Connecticut (CT), 06850, 06854". City-data.com. 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
^Robinson, David. "Health Quest's $2.4B merger: How officials say Nuvance will benefit patients". The Poughkeepsie Journal. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
^. Archived from the original on 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
^Koch, Robert, "Spring Hill residents: We want a park" The Hour of Norwalk, Connecticut, January 12, 2008
^. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2006-09-05.
^ abGarrison, Lauren, "Norwalk Hospital Announces Major Expansion", news article in The Darien Times, April 26, 2007
^Ginocchio, Mark, "Hostpial brings i.park to fruition: Wellness center to open at Norwalk complex", news article, The Advocate of Stamford, Connecticut, both Norwalk and Stamford editions, pp C1-C2, May 29, 2008
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Norwalk Hospital news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Norwalk Hospital is a not for profit acute care community teaching hospital in the Hospital Hill 1 section of Norwalk Connecticut The hospital serves a population of 250 000 in lower Fairfield County Connecticut The 366 bed 2 hospital has more than 500 physicians on its active medical staff and 2 000 health professionals and support personnel The hospital was part of the Western Connecticut Health Network which included two other hospitals Danbury Hospital and New Milford Hospital up until April 2019 when WCHN merged with Health Quest to form Nuvance Health 3 Norwalk HospitalNuvance HealthShown in ConnecticutGeographyLocation34 Maple Street Norwalk CT Connecticut United StatesCoordinates41 06 43 N 73 25 20 W 41 112 N 73 4223 W 41 112 73 4223 Coordinates 41 06 43 N 73 25 20 W 41 112 N 73 4223 W 41 112 73 4223OrganizationTypeCommunity TeachingAffiliated universityYale University School of Medicine New York Medical College School of MedicineNetworkNuvance HealthServicesEmergency departmentLevel II trauma centerBeds328HistoryOpened1893LinksWebsitewww wbr norwalkhospital wbr orgListsHospitals in Connecticut Contents 1 Quality and Safety 2 Education 3 Areas of specialization 4 Expansion plans 5 References 6 External linksQuality and Safety EditThe hospital was awarded the HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence in 2010 2011 and 2012 HealthGrades an independent health care ratings organization analyzed three years of Medicare data and determined that Norwalk Hospital ranked in the top five percent of all hospitals nationally for clinical excellence This top tier of hospitals was found by HealthGrades to have statistically significantly lower patient mortality and in hospital complications than other hospitals 4 Norwalk Hospital also offers specialty centers and surgical weight loss sleep disorders and wound care and hyperbaric medicine Norwalk Hospital manages and operates the 911 ambulance service for Norwalk and provides paramedic services for the towns of Wilton Weston Westport and New Canaan Norwalk Hospital is a major landowner in the Spring Hill neighborhood Aside from the land on which the hospital buildings are located the hospital owns more than a dozen parcels totaling roughly six acres on Truman Stevens and Maple Streets Magnolia Avenue and Rhodonolia The parcels contain houses condominiums and medical facilities 5 Education EditSome of Norwalk Hospital s medical education programs are affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine The Department of Medicine based Internal Medicine Residency is recognized as high quality with graduates going on to practice and pursue fellowships at leading health care institutions Many of the hospital s physicians engage in research designed to provide patients with new treatments Norwalk Hospital provides a variety of clinical programs and health education classes to local groups and organizations The hospital has a fully accredited three year residency program in 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 in conjunction with the Yale School of Medicine The Section of Pulmonary Medicine also sponsors a School of Respiratory Care in conjunction with the Norwalk Community College The hospital pictured in an early 20th century postcardAreas of specialization EditNorwalk Hospital provides a wide range of clinical programs anchored by six signature services Cancer Cardiovascular Digestive diseases Emergency care with Level II trauma accreditation Orthopedics and neurospine Women s and children sThe hospital also offers these specialized services 6 Inpatient and outpatient psychiatric services Inpatient and outpatient addiction rehabilitation Hospital based emergency medical services considered one of the best in the state Inpatient and ambulatory surgery Sleep disorder laboratory Acute inpatient rehabilitation unit Hyperbaric medicine centerExpansion plans Edit Maple Street entrance and logo In April 2007 Norwalk Hospital announced that its principal location on Maple Street would be renovated and four new medical facilities would be created three in Norwalk and one in the Georgetown Connecticut community that covers parts of Redding Ridgefield Weston and Wilton Connecticut The Georgetown facility would have 30 000 to 50 000 square feet 5 000 m2 of space 7 In May 2008 the Health and Wellness Center of Norwalk Hospital opened in the i park Norwalk office park spanning the Norwalk Wilton border on Route 7 Three medical practices staff the 100 000 square foot 10 000 m2 space 8 which offers medical and wellness services and the offices of primary care physicians obstetricians gynecologists and other specialists Also in Norwalk at the corner of Maple Street and West Avenue the hospital planned a 50 000 square foot 5 000 m2 Musculoskeletal Institute to open in 2008 The hospital also opened another 50 000 square foot 5 000 m2 location for medical and office space on West Avenue 7 References Edit Hospital Hill neighborhood in Norwalk Connecticut CT 06850 06854 City data com 2011 Retrieved 3 September 2016 Norwalk Hospital www nuvancehealth org Retrieved 2022 01 04 Robinson David Health Quest s 2 4B merger How officials say Nuvance will benefit patients The Poughkeepsie Journal Retrieved 2019 10 07 Norwalk Hospital history of Norwalk Hospital Archived from the original on 2012 06 04 Retrieved 2012 06 14 Koch Robert Spring Hill residents We want a park The Hour of Norwalk Connecticut January 12 2008 Norwalk Hospital Clinical Pastoral Education at Norwalk Hospital Archived from the original on 2007 09 28 Retrieved 2006 09 05 a b Garrison Lauren Norwalk Hospital Announces Major Expansion news article in The Darien Times April 26 2007 Ginocchio Mark Hostpial brings i park to fruition Wellness center to open at Norwalk complex news article The Advocate of Stamford Connecticut both Norwalk and Stamford editions pp C1 C2 May 29 2008External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Norwalk Hospital Norwalk Hospital Web page Connecticut Department of Public Health Hospital Performance Comparisons a report released in February 2006 by the state Department of Health Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norwalk Hospital amp oldid 1105658006, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
