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Lasers take aim at brain tumors (Hartford Courant)

Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 EST

After little more than two hours of preparation, Simone DiGiacomo was ready to have a tumor that was lodged 3 inches deep in her brain cooked by a laser.

Kids and kidney stones (WTNH - CT Style)

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

At Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital, the pediatric stone team, a multi-disciplinary group provides comprehensive treatment to help children manage their kidney stones.

Yale-New Haven Hospital named by Becker's as a great place to work

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has been named to the 2012 Becker's Hospital Review list of the "Great Places to Work in Healthcare."

Breakthrough research for type 1 diabetes (WTNH)

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

High tech has paved the way to a breakthrough chapter in the fight against type 1 diabetes.

Joan Morgan

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Joan Morgan, clerical specialist, System Business Office, Health Services Corporation, died on December 24, 2011, at the age of 77. She began her career at YNHH on October 11, 1982.

Harry Nicholls

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Harry Nicholls, director, Corporate Business Services, Health Services Corporation, died on February 11 at the age of 55. He began his career at YNHH on December 23, 1985.

Editor: Leah Colihan

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Editor: Leah Colihan Designer: Tracy Cole Contributors: Sarah DeMarco, Myra Stanley Next issues: March 22, April 12 Copy deadlines: March 9, March 30 Submit story ideas to Leah Colihan, 688-9440, or to leah.colihan@ynhh.org. Yale-New Haven Hospital is an EEO/AAP employer. The Bulletin is available on the YNHH Intranet (YNHH logo) www.ynhh.org March 8, 2012 Vol. 35, No. 5

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Reducing readmission rates takes internal work, external relationships

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

One of the new PIP goals for employees in FY12 is reducing readmission rates for patients with three diagnoses: congestive heart failure, heart attack and pneumonia. In 2013, Medicare will impose monetary penalties on hospitals if patients are readmitted within 30 days of receiving care for these three conditions – even if the readmission is unrelated to their initial hospitalization.

Hospital announces challenge to be part of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® for organ donor registration

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) will host an event to be part of GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® for the most people to sign up as organ donors in eight hours.

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206 Yale-New Haven Hospital physicians among Connecticut Magazine’s 'top docs'

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Connecticut Magazine has named 206 Yale-New Haven Hospital physicians among the best in the state in its annual "Top Doctors" issue.

Hospital offers free head and neck screening April 13

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven and Yale Cancer Center will hold a free public screening for head and neck on Friday, April 13, from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Hospital offers free head and neck screening April 13

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven and Yale Cancer Center will hold a free public screening for head and neck on Friday, April 13, from 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital announces $1 million gift for newborn special care

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital has received $1 million to enhance its Newborn Special Care Unit (NBSCU). The anonymous gift was given by the family of a former patient.

Electronic Medical Records now part of a doctor's visit (WTNH)

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Podiatrist Dr. Peter Blume is a step ahead of many doctors in private practice. "It's a rolling record," he said.

No keeping up with Dr. Cindy Miller at Yale-New Haven Hospital (New Haven Register)

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Dr. Cindy Miller zips through the halls of Yale-New Haven Hospital and spends her days reviewing X-rays, CT scans, ultrasounds and MRIs, short for magnetic resonance imaging.

YNHH respiratory therapist fights to give kids a chance, and receives grant

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

When she’s working at YNHH, respiratory therapist Devonne Canady fights to help her patients breathe. When she’s not working, she fights for her community by teaching young people how to box. Community and Government Relations recently awarded Canady a $1,000 grant so she can complete construction on her youth boxing gym, the Elephant in the Room Boxing Club, located in New Haven’s Dixwell neighborhood. Canady, a 17-year YNHH veteran who won the heavyweight title at the first Women's Amateur World Boxing Championships in 2001, is pictured in the gym scheduled to open this spring. The hospital makes other investments in the community like the one it made in Canady’s gym. Those efforts are summarized in the latest Community Benefits Report, which can be found at www.ynhh.org/community.

Dinner honors WorkSMART ideas that have been implemented

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Last year, the WorkSMART Steering Committee approved 43 ideas that cut hospital waste and save money. Recently, the committee asked the employees who submitted the approved ideas to a dinner where they were recognized for their suggestions. WorkSMART Committee member Nancy Collins (right), director, Recruitment and Staffing, presented certificates to the honorees at the dinner, including Marci Spaziante (left), RN, and Linda Nugent, RN, both of the Pediatric Surgical Center.

Karen McCausland earns national ACGME recognition

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Karen McCausland, administrative coordinator, Graduate Medical Education (GME), has received the GME Institutional Coordinator Excellence Award from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the non-profit private council responsible for the accreditation for graduate medical training programs in U.S. teaching hospitals. She also works on reaccrediting YNHH as a teaching hospital. McCausland, who joined YNHH from the Hospital of St. Raphael in 2002, coordinates the accreditation process for the close to 90 training programs for more 900 residents and fellows. She reports to Rosemarie Fisher, MD, director and associate dean, GME. McCausland earned a BA in history at Dickinson College and an MBA at the University of New Haven

Dawn Tomaszewski named manager, Interventional Radiology

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Dawn Tomaszewski has been named manager of Interventional Radiology in the Heart and Vascular Procedure Center. Tomaszewski, who had been OR equipment and environment of care manager in Perioperative Services, joined YNHH in 2002 as a radiologic technologist. She began her role in the OR in 2008 where she improved access, function, care and maintenance of clinical equipment. In her new role, Tomaszewski will be responsible for the day-to-day clinical operations of the Interventional Radiology Lab. She will work closely with physicians and the multidisciplinary team to promote service excellence, quality outcomes, patient- and family-centered care and staff engagement. Tomaszewski earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Robert Morris University where she also studied to become a radiologic technologist.

Service Desk – formerly the Help Desk – is now available 24/7

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

The Service Desk – formerly called the Help Desk at YNHH – is now staffed 24/7 to help employees with their computer and application needs. The Service Desk, which was recently centralized at an office in Stratford, provides support to staff at all three YNHHS hospitals and its affiliates. Its phone number is 688-HELP (4357).

Certified Nurses Day March 19

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital is celebrating National Certified Nurses Day on Monday, March 19, with an information fair that also celebrates the hospital’s certified nurses. The fair will be held in the East Pavilion cafeteria special events area, 5:30-11 a.m. Certified nurses are invited to a special presentation at 9:30 a.m. Certified staff nurse council cluster chairs will provide information to those interested in certification in the following patient care areas: transplant, oncology, emergency nursing, critical care, medical/surgical, perioperative, obstetrics, pediatrics, behavioral health, progressive care, radiology, cardiac, nephrology and orthopedics. YNHH reimburses nurses who successfully pass an approved certification exam or a re-certification exam.

Red Cross blood drive March13; donors needed

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

The American Red Cross will hold its quarterly blood drive at Yale-New Haven Hospital on Tuesday, March 13, 7 a.m.-6 p.m., 2nd floor auditorium at 55 Park Street. The last 15 minutes of each hour will be kept open for walk-in donors. To make an appointment, employees should contact Lonnie Avery, blood program coordinator, Blood Bank Laboratory, at lonnie.avery@ynhh.org or 688-8425.

YNHH Auxiliary hosts heart health lecture

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

The YNHH Auxiliary will present a free community lecture called “Your health: Cardiology 2012,” a discussion on heart health on Thursday, March 15, 12-2 p.m., in the Cultural Arts Center at the Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Road, Hamden. Lawrence S. Cohen, MD, YNHH attending physician, will discuss heart-related conditions, including valvular heart disease, hypertension, congestive heart failure and coronary artery disease, as well as symptoms of and innovative treatments for these conditions. To register, employees may call 688-2000 or go to www.ynhh.org and click on “community” then “classes & events.”

2011 flexible spending accounts deadlines: March 15 and 31

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Thursday, March 15 is the deadline for employees to incur a healthcare flexible spending account (FSA) expense and apply it to a 2011 healthcare FSA balance. This extension does not apply to 2011 dependent care FSA expenses. Saturday, March 31, is the filing deadline for all 2011 flexible spending account claims. Both deadlines meet IRS regulations. Employees who have questions regarding 2011 FSA balances should contact the hospital's FSA claims administrator, Crosby Benefit Systems, 1-866-918-9711. FSA forms are available in the Benefits Office (CB 101) and on the Crosby website, www.crosbybenefits.com.

Religious Ministries announces Lenten schedule

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Religious Ministries has announced its schedule for Lenten services, leading up to Easter Sunday on April 8. Catholic Masses will be at noon on Wednesdays in the Chapel on the first floor in the South Pavilion on February 29, March 7, 14, 21 and 28, and April 4. A Good Friday ecumenical service will be on April 6 at noon in the Chapel. A Catholic Mass will be on Palm Sunday, April 1 at 9:30 a.m. On Easter Sunday, a Catholic Mass will be at 9:30 a.m. and a Protestant worship service will be at 10:30 a.m.

Beginner blood donors should buddy up for blood drive on March 13

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

First-time blood donors are the lifeblood – no pun intended! – of successful blood drives. Once a person gives blood, he or she usually is willing to give again. Statistics show that potential blood donors who arrive at the drive with a buddy are the most likely to give and become repeat donors.

Is that light at the end of the tunnel called AED reconstruction?

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

For the past 18 months, the hospital has been hard at work expanding and modernizing its Adult Emergency Department which last year treated more than 82,000 patients. Ultimately, the AED will grow from approximately 30,100 square feet to more than 48,000. Over the next two months, it will be completing and opening areas that will then account for over half of its new square footage. The AED reconstruction is expected to be complete in January 2013.

Patient Safety Week is ideal week to highlight safety initiatives

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Patient safety is the top priority at Yale-New Haven and National Patient Safety Awareness Week, March 4-10, is the ideal time to highlight key initiatives designed to keep patients safe. In recent months, the hospital has revamped and renewed several long-standing programs and implemented new patient safety initiatives throughout the hospital. Staff has stepped up efforts to reduce hospital-acquired and blood stream infections, as well as promote hand hygiene and ensure correct patient identification.

YNHH moves ahead with revised ambulatory health center plans in North Haven

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital is moving ahead with revised plans to develop an outpatient center in the former AT&T building at 6 Devine Street in North Haven. YNHH will purchase and remodel the 120,000-square-foot, four-story building for a comprehensive ambulatory care program.

Staff Nurse Council enters sixth year, the Year of Always

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

The Staff Nurse Council is starting its sixth year and has welcomed six new members – staff nurses from throughout the institution – to its current roster of 14 members, who serve two-year terms. The SNC created a structure of collaborative governance for the 2,700 YNHH nurses to make decisions about practice and the environment of care. Effective collaborative governance is a major attribute of Magnet-designated hospitals, a designation YNHH received last May.

New resources available for Smilow patients and family members

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Smilow Cancer Hospital patients and their family members are invited to use the new Patient and Family Resource Center. Located on the first floor of Smilow, the center provides a comfortable place to find information and resources related to cancer care and treatments.

Yale New Haven's Gayle Capozzalo of Guilford elected chair of national healthcare organization

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Gayle Capozzalo, executive vice president of strategy and system development at Yale New Haven Health System, has assumed the office of chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

Michael G. Caty, MD, named chief of pediatric surgery at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH) and Yale School of Medicine (YSM) announce the appointment of Michael G. Caty, MD, as pediatric surgeon-in-chief.

Dr. Richard Edelson of Westport named a national physician of the year

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 EST

Richard L. Edelson, MD, chief of dermatology at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale School of Medicine since 1986, will be honored later this month as one of three "National Physicians of the Year."

Hospital to move ahead with revised ambulatory health center in North Haven

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital will move ahead with its plans to develop an outpatient center in the former AT&T building at 6 Devine Street in North Haven.

Richard D'Aquila named president and chief operating officer at Yale-New Haven Hospital

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST

Richard D'Aquila, who has served as the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Yale-New Haven Hospital for the past six years, has been appointed president of YNHH. He will continue in his role as the Hospital's chief operating officer (COO).

Hospital honors MLK's legacy with community service awards

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital recently awarded three $1,000 Martin Luther King community service awards to New Haven students who are setting examples in their communities.

So here’s what all the cheering was about at Smilow Cancer Center (New Haven Register)

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

The people at Smilow Cancer Center at Yale-New Haven had their party shoes on last week. Well, not exactly, but there were certainly a lot of smiles ...

Hospital studies minimally invasive alternative to open heart surgery for common heart disease

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital is participating in a national clinical trial evaluating a minimally invasive procedure that can be an alternative to open heart surgery for patients who have severe aortic stenosis.

Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital receives check for $136,959 from Kohl's

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

Representatives from Kohl's attended the Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital's Parenting Support Program holiday party to present a check for $136,959.

A 24-Hour Watch To End Dangerous Silent Seizures (Hartford Courant)

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST

To reduce the risks of subtle seizures in critically ill patients, officials at Yale-New Haven Hospital are planning to keep 24-hour watch on the brains of certain patients.

What goes around, comes around for new Yale nurse ... (New Haven Register)

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

12/30/2012 - Twenty-seven years ago today, Kathleen Ferreira was handed a tiny, crocheted ornament from a Christmas tree at a nurse’s station at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

YNHH receives $35,000 grant from Community Foundation for Greater New Haven to help reduce infant mortality

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has received a $35,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven to support the coordination of care for pregnant women in order to reduce infant mortality.

Hospital opens pediatric organ transplant unit (WTNH)

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

12/20/11 - Drs. Chirnomas and Rodriguez-Davalos discuss the unique-to-YNHCH organ transplantation program and, specifically, the pediatric-specific organ transplantation unit at YNHCH - the only one of its kind in the state of Connecticut.

Yale scientists identify gene that controls the spread of melanoma

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale Cancer Center researchers have identified a gene in melanoma that can dramatically affect the spread of the disease

Tanning beds linked to skin cancer in young people

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

The first rigorous study of an increasingly common form of skin cancer in young people finds that indoor tanning significantly increases the risk.

Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven receives national accreditation

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST

The Breast Center at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven has been granted a three-year full accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.

Yale and Australian doctors share insights on melanoma (New Haven Register)

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

11/27/11 - I didn’t know much about melanoma when I sat for a little while recently with some specialists who shared with me what they’re doing at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven.

Support group at Smilow Cancer Hospital wins top recognition

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

Today, Lung Cancer Alliance announced the recipients of the third annual LCA Lung Cancer Support Group Award. Tying for the top honor was the Thoracic Oncology Program Support Group at Smilow Cancer Hospital.

Yale-New Haven receives LEED certification for Smilow Cancer Hospital

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

The U.S. Green Building Council has awarded LEED® certification to Smilow Cancer Hospital in recognition of the hospital’s successful sustainable design and construction strategies.

WTNH talks with the experts at Smilow for the Great American Smokeout

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

Smoking: it does the body harm. And Dorothea Braginsky, a 50-year smoker, who finds it difficult to catch her breath when she does anything strenuous, is finally getting the message.

EDITORIAL: Yale-New Haven invests in city (New Haven Register)

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

The Register gives a thumbs up to the hospital and First Niagara Financial Group for donations of $500,000 each to the Gateway Community College Foundation.

Yale-New Haven Hospital celebrates 5th year anniversary of HOME program

Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital today celebrates the 5th year anniversary of its HOME — Home Ownership Made Easier — program that provides eligible full-time employees with up to $10,000 in forgivable five-year loans.

First Niagara, Yale-New Haven Hospital kick off Gateway fundraising with $500,000 donations (10/21/11)

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST

First Niagara Financial Group and Yale-New Haven Hospital Thursday announced donations of $500,000 each to the Gateway Community College Foundation for the new downtown campus.

Yale-New Haven named among the 100 best places to work in healthcare

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has been named among the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare in the United States by Modern Healthcare magazine.

Yale-New Haven Hospital and Hospital of Saint Raphael sign definitive agreement and initiate regulatory review process surrounding potential integration

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and the Hospital of Saint Raphael (HSR) have announced the signing of a Definitive Agreement for YNHH to purchase the assets of HSR creating one hospital with two campuses.

Working Mother selects Yale-New Haven Hospital as one of its Top 100 companies

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST

Working Mother magazine has chosen Yale-New Haven Hospital as one of the "2011 Working Mother 100 Best Companies" in the nation.

Riders gather to give back to cancer hospital (WTNH)

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST

More than 200 people turned out for the first annual bike ride to benefit the Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven.

UPDATE: Status of operations at Yale-New Haven Hospital

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST

Power has been fully restored to all Yale-New Haven facilities that had been closed or were operating on back-up generator power due to this week’s outages.

David Yuh, MD, named section chief of cardiac surgery

Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital and Yale School of Medicine announce the appointment of David Yuh, MD, as chief of cardiac surgery. He joins YNHH and YSM from the Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he directed its Heart and Vascular Institute’s minimally invasive cardiac surgical program.

UPDATE: Status of Operations at Yale-New Haven Hospital

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Due to ongoing power outages, Temple Radiology in East Haven (556 Main Street) remains closed. For information about appointments at Temple Radiology in East Haven, please call 203.688.4444.

YNHH physicians test effectiveness of first U.S. tissue-engineered cardiac blood vessels in children (SCIENCE magazine)

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Researchers have begun implanting tissue-engineered blood vessels into toddlers with heart defects, and new studies of the grafts in animals show they work in unexpected ways.

Status of Operations at Yale-New Haven Hospital

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

All operations at the main campus of Yale-New Haven Hospital are normal. The adult and pediatric emergency departments in New Haven and Guilford are open.

Weather Alert: Urgent Care at Foxon (East Haven) Closed

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Urgent Care at Foxon – Yale-New Haven Hospital’s East Haven urgent care center will be closed on Sunday, August 28, 2011 due to Hurricane Irene.

Statement on hospital preparedness for Hurricane Irene

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has begun preparation for the expected weekend arrival of Hurricane Irene.

Tree of Life bronze sculpture to honor organ and tissue donors

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Members of the YNHH organ and tissue transplantation team will unveil a Tree of Life sculpture on Thursday, Aug. 25 at 3 p.m.

Hospitals beating deadline for treating heart attacks (AP)

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

In a spectacular turnabout, hospitals are treating almost all major heart attack patients within the recommended 90 minutes of arrival, a new study finds. Just five years ago, less than half of them got the patients’ clogged arteries opened that fast.

EDITORIAL: Project Access marks its first year (New Haven Register)

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Project Access-New Haven this month marks its first year of providing free medical care to the poor in New Haven and its adjoining towns who lack health insurance.

Closer to Free Bike Ride (WTNH)

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Organized in 2011 by Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Office of Development, the Closer to Free bike ride will be an annual event to raise money for Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven.

Hospital performs Connecticut's first pediatric transcatheter heart valve implant

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital announced today that it has successfully performed its first transcatheter pulmonary heart valve replacement procedure.

Smilow Cancer Hospital wins green building award (WIDN)

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST

Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven Hospital has secured an Award of Merit in the 2011 Green Building Design Awards awarded by Connecticut Green Building Council.

Hospital performs novel hearing restoration surgery

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST

Surgeons at Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) have joined an elite number of centers in the United States to perform a fully surgically implantable prosthetic hearing restoration device called the Esteem hearing implant. Only eight other hospitals in the U.S. perform this procedure

Yale-New Haven Hospital is recognized again by U.S. News and World Report

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has been included among the top hospitals in the United States, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual "America's Best Hospitals." Of the 5,000 hospitals surveyed nationwide, 720 were ranked in at least one specialty.

Yale-New Haven Hospital selected as a 2011 Most Wired and Most Wireless award winner

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST

For the 12th year, Yale-New Haven Hospital has been selected as one of the Most Wired Hospitals in the nation by Hospitals and Health Networks, a trade magazine published by the American Hospital Association.

Doctors at YNHH use gold shunt method as new gold standard for glaucoma treatment

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST

Ophthalmologists at Yale-New Haven Hospital and the Yale Eye Center are the first of only two university centers in the United States to use a new "gold shunt" drainage device for the treatment of glaucoma.

Transplantation center breaks new ground with pediatric liver cell transplants

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale New Haven Transplantation Center of Yale-New Haven Hospital has become one of select few centers in the United States and the only center in the Northeast to transplant cryo-preserved liver cells into pediatric patient with metabolic/genetic defect.

Statin therapy tied to lower prostate cancer risk (Doctors Lounge)

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST

Statin therapy may decrease the risk and severity of prostate cancer, according to a study published in the July issue of The Journal of Urology.

54 Yale-New Haven Hospital physicians named to New York magazine's Best Doctors list

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST

New York magazine recently named 54 physicians at Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) among the best in the New York metropolitan area in its 14th annual "Best Doctors" issue.

Hospital named among the top information technology leaders

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has been honored by CIO magazine as a recipient of the 2011 CIO 100. The annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify excellence in information technology.

YNHH gets coveted designation from nurse credentialing organization

Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 EST

Only six percent of all American hospitals have been honored with the Magnet® recognition given by the ANCC, the world's largest and most prestigious nurse credentialing organization.

New hope for severe asthma sufferers (Hartford Courant)

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 EST

Dr. Geoffrey Chupp, director of the Yale Center for Asthma and Airways Disease, said the new procedure, known as bronchial thermoplasty, is the first to directly go to the root of the problem — the lungs.

Children's Hospital recognized by U.S. News

Tue, 17 May 2011 00:00:00 EST

YNHCH has been ranked among the best in the nation for five of its pediatric subspecialties in the 2011 edition of America's Best Children's Hospitals, published online by U.S. News & World Report.

Hospital initiates innovative breakthrough treatment for asthma

Tue, 10 May 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has become the first hospital in Connecticut to perform bronchial thermoplasty, a non-drug procedure for severe persistent asthma in patients 18 years and older whose asthma is not well-controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta-agonists.

Yale-New Haven Hospital opens Urgent Care in East Haven

Thu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has opened an urgent care center on Route 80 at 317 Foxon Road in East Haven. Yale-New Haven Hospital Urgent Care at Foxon offers treatment of non-life- threatening health conditions that require immediate medical attention.

New Haven Promise gets $2M boost from Yale-New Haven Hospital, $300,000 from Wells Fargo (New Haven Register)

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:00:00 EST

The New Haven Promise: Partnership program got a major funding boost Friday when the city announced two new sponsors.

Quit smoking - win money! (WTNH)

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST

A smoking cessation contest is awarding three $500 cash prizes.

Video phone at Yale-New Haven hospital helps deaf visitors (Hartford Courant)

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST

While at Yale-New Haven Hospital on a recent afternoon, Lillian Garcia Peterkin received a message that her daughter was sick at school. For Peterkin, who is deaf, calling the school to get more details would have been a more involved process a few months ago.

Yale-New Haven first CT hospital to offer revolutionary services for the deaf

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital is the first hospital in Connecticut to offer video relay service (VRS) telephones for deaf and hard of hearing patients, family members and visitors.

Finding your genetic risk for cancer (NBC Connecticut)

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST

Colleen Carroll’s younger sister Kelly died at the age of 33 from ovarian cancer. "I always say, I think my sister saved my life because if it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been so vigilant about keeping an eye on my own health."

Town raises awareness about organ donation (Greenwich Time)

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST

To see Greenwich resident Wayne Keeney today, one would never suspect he recently spent months in and out of the hospital, battling liver disease and fighting for his life.

Dr. Sabina Lim of Hamden appointed executive director of Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST

Dr. Lim has worked in psychiatry at Yale-New Haven since 2005 and is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine.

Two Yale-New Haven Hospital nurses named nurse leader fellows

Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST

The American Organization of Nurse Executives has chosen two Yale-New Haven Hospital nurse leaders to be AONE fellows this year.

Doctors combat asthma with single surgery (WFSB)

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST

How big a problem is asthma? The Center for Disease Control in Atlanta said here in the United States, more than 7 million children have it. Here in Connecticut, a team of doctors is treating asthma in a new way.

191 Yale-New Haven Hospital physicians among Connecticut Magazine's 'top docs'

Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

The YNHH doctors, who provide a wide range of specialties, were among 837 doctors throughout the state selected.

Tina Washington to lead patient transport department at Yale-New Haven Hospital

Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

Life-long New Haven resident Tina Washington has been promoted to manager of the patient transport department at Yale-New Haven Hospital.

Yale-New Haven Hospital hosts bone marrow donor drive

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

The drive will take place at in the hospital’s East Pavilion cafeteria at the 20 York Street entrance from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Yale-New Haven Hospital and Hospital of Saint Raphael to explore integration

Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital (YNHH) and the Hospital of Saint Raphael (HSR) have announced the approval of a Letter of Intent (LOI) by both organizations’ Boards of Trustees to explore the potential integration of the two hospitals.

Smilow Cancer Hospital announces first annual Closer to Free Bike Ride community fundraiser

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

September 10, 2011 ride will benefit Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale-New Haven; two route maps detailing 100-mile or 25-mile ride unveiled.

Hartford Business Journal ranks YNHH top employer in Connecticut

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital was ranked as the number one large employer in the state by the Hartford Business Journal in its "Best Places to Work in Connecticut" listing for 2011.

Yale New Haven's Gayle Capozzalo of Guilford elected to national healthcare post

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

Guilford resident Gayle Capozzalo, executive vice president of strategy and system development at Yale New Haven Health System, has become Chairman-Elect for the American College of Healthcare Executives.

Doctors bring iPads to the bedside (NBC 30)

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

The iPad is one of the hottest gadgets on the market and now Yale-New Haven Hospital is using it to advance patient care.

Hospital named a top company for executive women

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has been named to the 2011 NAFE Top 50 Companies and 10 Nonprofits for Executive Women list by the National Association for Female Executives.

Cynthia Sparer named executive director of Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital has appointed Cynthia N. Sparer as executive director of its children's hospital and vice president for women's and children's services. Sparer has served as interim executive director of Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital since May 2010.

Yale-New Haven Hospital honors MLK's legacy with community service awards

Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital recently awarded three $1,000 Martin Luther King community service awards to New Haven students who are setting examples in their community.

YNHH certified for cutting-edge heart device (New Haven Independent)

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital is now certified to implant a cutting-edge pump for long-term use in patients with congestive heart failure.

YNHH: a certified destination therapy center for permanent ventricular assist devices

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

YNHH has received certification from the Joint Commission - the nation's predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in health care - to implant left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) into patients with end-stage heart failure as a permanent or destination therapy, not just as a temporary bridge to transplant.

Newly found records detail birth of chemotherapy at Yale

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Physicians at Yale School of Medicine have recovered, and are now making public, long-lost medical records of the first patient to receive intravenous chemotherapy for cancer, a seminal event that took place at Yale in 1942.

Denise Fiore of Clinton named VP of clinical support services at Yale-New Haven Hospital

Mon, 21 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Clinton resident Denise Fiore has been promoted to vice president of clinical support services at Yale-New Haven Hospital

Yale-New Haven Hospital offers women's heart health seminar for registered nurses

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital is hosting a half-day seminar for registered nurses, entitled "Matters of the Heart: The Latest Evidence About Women's Heart Health."

Stamford resident is awarded top honor in medical education at Yale-New Haven Hospital

Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Rosemarie L. Fisher, MD, has received the Dema Daley Founders Award, the highest honor bestowed on medical educators by the Association of Program Directors of Internal Medicine

Weather Alert: Delayed Openings at Outpatient Clinics

Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Some Yale-New Haven Hospital outpatient clinics are affected by today's weather.

Heart attack risk grows with snow pile (WTNH)

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

"They go out into the cold and then they do heavy exertion, which they are not used to and then bad things do happen," Dr. Henry Cabin said.

Yale-New Haven ophthalmologists using latest treatment techniques to battle glaucoma

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven ophthalmologists are offering advanced new surgical procedures - safer and more effective than older surgeries - to treat glaucoma. The Yale Eye Center is the only place in Connecticut that offers these new options.

Children’s Hospital Sleep Center receives accreditation

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital’s (YNHCH) Sleep Center has received accreditation from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), the national accrediting body for sleep centers.

Profiling tumors (NBC 30)

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

The Smilow Cancer Hospital is the only facility in Connecticut using a breakthrough technology.

Weather Alert: Closings and Delayed Openings at Outpatient Clinics

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

Closings and delayed openings at Yale-New Haven Hospital outpatient clinics due to today’s weather.

Joseph Piepmeier, MD, explains effects of brain injury (WTNH)

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

Dr. Piepmeier has treated injuries similar to those of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. He says the path of the bullet is among the reasons Giffords is alive.

Breakthrough in brain surgery (NBC 30)

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

Surgeons at the Smilow Cancer Hospital in New Haven can now map the brain in real-time during brain surgery.

Yale-New Haven Hospital employs novel treatment for abnormal heart rhythms

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

Yale-New Haven Hospital's cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmia service is the first in Connecticut to offer a novel non-surgical approach to treat a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ventricular tachycardia.

New test detects cancer earlier (WTNH)

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

A new cancer test is able to detect one cancer cell among a billion or more healthy cells. The test was developed by researchers using a microchip to identify cancer cells in blood samples.