Phone Numbers
Directory assistance
(203) 688-4242
Patient information
(203) 688-4177
Adult emergency
(203) 688-2222
Children's emergency
(203) 688-3333
Admitting
(203) 688-2221
Children's admitting
(203) 688-3331
Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center
(YNHSMC)
111 Goose Lane, Guilford
The Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center (YNHSMC), an extension of the Yale-New Haven Hospital, brings state-of-the-art health care of a national academic medical center to your neighborhood, with all the comforts and amenities of a community healthcare facility. Shoreline residents can access high-quality, convenient outpatient care in the shoreline area’s largest, most comprehensive medical center. In addition to physician offices, the YNHSMC offers ambulatory care, including one-day surgery, diagnostic imaging, and cancer services, as well as emergency care seven days a week. Click here for directions and parking.
Highlights
Health talks at Shoreline Medical Center
A brochure describing spring health talks at the Shoreline Medical Center can be downloaded here. Topics range from adolescent skin issues to eating right during the summer.
Are you ready if disaster strikes?
An Emergency Preparedness Disaster Guide has been produced with Yale-New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response for Branford, East Haven, Guilford and North Branford. It was produced in partnership with Shore Publishing, CT Department of Emergency Management and Home Land Security and the East Shore Health District. Click on the image at right to download.
Shoreline Medical Center opens third annual art show
YNH Shoreline Medical Center opens Exhibit III at Art Place on the Shoreline.
This exhibit, on display in the medical center’s hallways and public spaces through September, features sculpture, oil paintings and photography from eight area artists. Six of the eight have ties with Yale-New Haven or Yale School of Medicine. For information, please call 203.688.2000. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. View the directions. This exhibit is open to the general public. Learn more
Caring, compassionate and close to home
If you have been diagnosed with cancer, our physicians — members of the National Cancer Institute-designated Yale Cancer Center — are available to you, our shoreline residents, for comprehensive cancer care close to home.
Services provided
The Shoreline Surgery Center,
(203) 453-7100
Features:
- Three operating rooms
- Two endoscopy suites
- Eleven-bed Stage 1 post-anesthesia recovery area
- Stage 2 recovery/observation area with recliners
- Hours: Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Examples of procedures/surgeries performed at the center: breast biopsy, minor gynecological procedures, tubal ligation, hernia repair, knee arthroscopy, carpal tunnel, shoulder arthroscopy, bunionectomy, hammer toe surgery, cosmetic surgery, colonoscopy, upper endoscopy, liver biopsies.
Telephone number for physicians to schedule surgery:
(203) 453-7110.
Childbirth Preparation, (203) 688-9355
- Childbirth preparation courses sponsored by WELL / A Mother’s Place at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
- Complete course of pregnancy and birth education, fitness and breastfeeding support.
- Childbirth preparation courses include tours of maternity facilities located within Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital
- Courses taught by certified childbirth educators.
- Free ParentCare E-mail service
- Convenient maternity pre-admission available nearby
- One-stop shopping for all your breastfeeding needs offered through WELL/A Mother’s Place (ordering and pickup at Shoreline Medical Center).
WELL stands for Women’s Education Life Learning and is representative of the comprehensive approach Yale-New Haven Hospital takes to patient education.
Diagnostic Radiology, (203) 453-7200
Comprehensive array of diagnostic imaging services including MRI, CT scanning, ultrasound, fluoroscopy, diagnostic X-ray, bone density and digital mammography.- 24-hour turnaround time on reports/results
- State-of-the-art equipment
- Images digitally archived for superior resolution, portability among caregivers and quick retrieval.
- Reports automatically faxed to the requesting physician within 24 hours.
- Patients accepted with physician orders only.
- Hours: Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. Evening hours are available.
- Walk-in appointments available for general X-rays.
- To schedule an appointment, please call (203) 453-7272
Mammography: Digital mammography is shown to decrease the need to repeat images due to processing artifacts, provide better resolution for reading images and expose the patient to less radiation. In addition, digital mammography has computer-aided detection for spotting abnormalities.
New Evening Hours: Mammography hours have been expanded to include one evening per week: On Monday, the center will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Regular hours for mammography services are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Call (203) 453-7272 for an appointment.
MRI: A 1.5 Tesla horizon short bore unit is in use, which many find to be less claustrophobic because of its wider and shorter bore (opening). This imaging machine also has a faster scan time and superior image quality.
Other convenient sites for diagnostic radiology
Telephone number for physician offices: (203) 453-7200
Emergency Department (203) 453-7123
- Emergency care for all ages
- Eight exam rooms
- The Emergency Department is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The YNHSMC Emergency Department can triage and care for adults and children with emergency illnesses or injuries. This department is supported by the on-site services of Diagnostic Radiology and Laboratory Medicine. Patients requiring hospitalization or a specialty consultation will be transferred to Yale-New Haven Hospital or another area hospital. Patients in need of an acute psychiatric consultation or evaluation of an advanced pregnancy should go directly to a hospital.
For emergency assistance,
please call 911.
YNHH Pre-admission Office, (203) 453-7111
- Inpatient hospital registration
- Answers to billing inquiries
- Financial counseling for hospital bills
- Maternity pre-registration
- Scheduling of pre-admission testing appointments and preoperative educational classes (such as joint replacement, cardiac, hysterectomy and C-section) for surgeries to be held at Yale-New Haven Hospital.
- Hours: Monday – Friday by appointment
Laboratory Medicine/Blood Tests, (203) 453-7160
- STAT and same-day laboratory services for many tests
- Blood drawing — Walk-ins (with physician requisition or order) are welcome. All laboratory requisitions are accepted.
- Lab services to support doctors’ offices, ambulatory surgeries and emergency department
- Accepts most insurance plans
- Laboratory Medicine physicians available for consultation
- Expanded hours: Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, 8 a.m. – noon
- Madison location:
6 Woodland Road
East Shore Medical Building
Madison, CT 06443
(203) 318-3580
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7 am – 4 pm; closed from
12 noon to 1 pm
Directions: Immediately off Exit 61, I-95
Branford location:
11 Harrison Avenue
Branford, CT 06405
(203) 315-2101
Hours: Monday – Friday, 7 am – 5 pm; Saturday,
8 am to 12 noon
Laboratory Service Centers
Onsite laboratory testing allows for rapid access to test results for Shoreline physicians and patients.
Medical staff in Laboratory Medicine are also on faculty at Yale University School of Medicine. For an easy-to-understand explanation of laboratory testing for patients, see Yale’s Information for Patients.
Nuclear Medicine, (203) 453-7190
- Diagnostic tests using radiopharmaceuticals
- The following services are offered:
- Bone scans for detection, diagnosis and evaluation of skeletal system
- Renal scans for perfusion and function of kidneys
- Gallium studies for infections, tumors and lung disease
- Gastric studies for functional gastric obstructions
- Hemangioma/tagged Red Blood Cell studies
- Liver/spleen studies for liver disease
- White blood cell studies for infections and osteomyelitis
- Octreotide Scans for detection of neuro-endocrine tumors
- To schedule an appointment, please call (203) 453-7190. Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday,
For further information, please call Nuclear Medicine at (203) 453-7191.
Shoreline Nutrition Center
For appointments, call (203) 688-2422
- Individualized nutrition counseling by registered dietitians
- Personalized eating plans
- Follow-up appointments available for support and reinforcement needed to make permanent lifestyle changes
- Community outreach, including participation in health fairs and lectures.
- Hours: Monday – Friday by appointment
The YNHSMC Nutrition Center offers individualized nutrition counseling with a registered dietitian to help people design a diet specific to their needs. Follow-up appointments provide the support and reinforcement needed to bring about permanent and healthy lifestyle changes.
Anatomic Pathology Services, (203) 453-7120
- Managed by Yale Pathology Labs
- Diagnostic services for patients and physicians of the Shoreline Medical Center.
- Board-certified pathologist available on-site for immediate intraoperative consultations (frozen sections)
- Board-certified cytotechnologist to perform on-site FNA adequacies for diagnostic radiology
- Staff supported by Yale Pathology Labs of the Yale School of Medicine, the most comprehensive diagnostic service in the area
- Hours: 8 a.m. to noon, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
This service features expedited processing and interpretation, enabling physicians to make a diagnosis or evaluation quickly. For more information about this service, contact the laboratory manager, Kevin Schofield, BS, CT (ASCP).
Contact us
To contact the administrative director of the Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center, e-mail Steve Bencivengo.
Patients or family members with concerns about the care provided at the Shoreline Medical Center may contact Yale-New Haven Patient Relations, (203) 688-3430.
Last revised: Dec.. 11, 2008 (dh)
