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Released February 10, 1997
Yale-New Haven Hospital news release
Yale-New Haven Wins National Award
for AIDS Care
For more information, call 203-688-2488 or E-mail Ken Best
Yale-New Haven Hospital was recognized by the American Hospital Association (AHA) recently as one of the nation's most innovative hospitals for its collaborative work in treating HIV-positive adults and children.
Yale-New Haven is one of five hospitals or health systems nationwide to receive the NOVA Award for efforts aimed at improving community health. YNHH President and CEO Joseph A. Zaccagnino accepted the award in Washington, D.C., during a ceremony at the association's Annual Membership Meeting. The five winners from Connecticut, Florida, Kentucky, North Dakota and South Carolina were selected from among 100 applicants.
AHA described the Yale-New Haven AIDS Program as "one of the nation's most comprehensive programs for treating children and adults who are HIV-positive....Since 1994, Yale-New Haven has awarded nearly $1 million to community-based agencies with a commitment to serving HIV-positive individuals. By expanding housing options and strengthening nursing services and social service programs in the community, Yale-New Haven has helped reduce the inappropriate use of expensive acute care services. Despite an annual increase of over 23 percent in the number of AIDS cases in New Haven since 1989, admissions, patient days and average length of stay have decreased significantly since 1994."
"Effectively addressing community health needs requires an interactive and collaborative process and this program demonstrates the benefits of working together toward a common goal," said Zaccagnino.
YNHH Asst. VP James Rawlings believes the hospital's investment in community-based resources, such as day care, housing and skilled nursing beds, has improved the quality of life for HIV-positive patients, while reducing the need for scarce acute health care resources. Yale-New Haven grants have gone to AIDS Interfaith Network, AIDS Project New Haven, Connecticut AIDS Residence Program, Hispanos Unidos Contra el SIDA, the Visiting Nurses Association, New Haven Home Recovery and Leeway, Inc.
Last June, Yale-New Haven's efforts at serving the HIV/AIDS community were also recognized by the Connecticut Hospital Association when it awarded YNHH the 1996 Connecticut's Hospital Community Service Award.
Winners of the NOVA Award are selected by the AHA Board of Trustees. Yale-New Haven and the other winners were profiled in the late January issue of Hospitals and Health Networks.
