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Shelton Nursing Home Fined

by C-HIT STAFF | Feb 28, 2012 9:06 am | Comments (0)

A Shelton nursing home is one of three facilities fined by the state Department of Health for lapses in care that led to patient injuries, C-HIT is reporting.

The Hewitt Health & Rehabilitation Center in Shelton was fined $605 by the DPH for attempting to move a patient without following a doctor’s directive.

The patient required the help of two workers to be moved, but one staff member attempted to move the patient, causing an injury.

The DPH inspection report notes that a physician had ordered that a Hoyer lift be used to move the patient, but that directive was not included in the patient’s care plan.

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Griffin Hospital “Campaign for Breast Wellness” Reaches Goal

by PRESS RELEASE | Feb 27, 2012 5:18 pm | Comments (0)

Griffin Hospital has announced the completion of its Campaign for Breast Wellness to support the creation of a state-of-the art, comprehensive Center for Breast Wellness as part of the array of services now offered at the hospital’s Hewitt Ambulatory Pavilion.

Griffin Hospital received contributions from more than 1,300 individuals, businesses, and foundations toward its goal of raising $1 million to create the new Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness.

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Griffin Hospital Receives Breast MRI Accreditation

by Griffin Hospital | Feb 22, 2012 8:11 am | Comments (0)

Griffin Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

The accreditation, which applies to both the hospital-based MRI and the Hitachi Oasis open MRI at the Griffin Imaging & Diagnostics Center at Ivy Brook in Shelton, comes as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR).

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Griffin Opening New Doctor’s Office In Seymour

by Tony Spinelli | Nov 10, 2011 4:32 pm | Comments (0)

A former chiropractic office in the Klarides Village Shopping Center on Route 67 will soon become a physician’s office associated with Griffin Hospital.
 
Dr. Shyla Muriel will operate the primary care practice, according to Ken Roberts, spokesman for the hospital.

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Griffin Launches Childhood Obesity Prevention Program

by Griffin Hospital Press Release | Oct 3, 2011 4:23 pm | Comments (0)

Griffin Hospital and the Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center (PRC) in partnership with Valley School Districts are launching a childhood and adolescent obesity prevention initiative called VITAHLS (Valley Initiative to Advance Health & Learning in Schools).

Partnering in the VITAHLS project are the Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour, Shelton and Region 16 (Beacon Falls) School Districts. Also participating are: Assumption School, St. Mary-St. Michael School and the Emmett O’Brien Regional Technical School.

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Crazy Hats Honor Derby Boy’s Recovery

by Tony Spinelli | Oct 3, 2011 12:43 pm | Comments (2)

Armin Zilic, 7, had to wear a helmet all summer while he recovered from a brain surgery he underwent in June.

So when Zilic returned to his third-grade class at Bradley School Monday, after recovering from a second brain surgery, all students and teachers at the school wore crazy hats in support of him.

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Kaiser: Family Health Insurance Cost Rose 9% Nationally

by Kate Farish | C-HIT | Sep 27, 2011 11:08 am | Comments (0)

Annual premiums for employer-sponsored family health coverage across the U.S. increased by nine percent this year, to $15,073, according to a survey released today by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust.

On average, workers pay $4,129 and their employers pay $10,944, the survey found.

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Griffin Hospital A ‘Top Performer’ In The U.S.

by Tony Spinelli | Sep 27, 2011 11:03 am | Comments (0)

Griffin Hospital has been recognized by a national accreditation board for health care organizations in the United States.

The Joint Commission — a non-profit voluntary accreditation organization for hospitals — ranked Griffin as one of the top performers in the country.

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‘Women Making A Difference’ Tickets Available

by Griffin Hospital | Aug 17, 2011 9:16 am | Comments (0)

Joyce Barclay and Kate Cosgrove of Oxford; Daun Barrett, Rose Spiwak, and Ilene Wolf of Seymour; Susan Coyle of Shelton; and Bonnie Sinclair of Derby will be honored during the 11th Annual Women Making a Difference in the Valley (WMDIV) Tribute Luncheon and Breast Cancer Fundraiser.

The tribute recognizes “outstanding women” who have made positive contributions to the community and have demonstrated significant achievement in their fields of endeavor, both professional and volunteer.

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Griffin Offers ‘Mini’ Med School For Average Joes

by Griffin Hospital Press Release | Aug 16, 2011 4:38 pm | Comments (0)

Griffin Hospital will offer a Fall session of its 10-week “Mini-Med School” course beginning Thursday, September 15, 2011.

The course is specifically designed for the layperson with little or no medical background, providing a unique opportunity to gain a greater understanding of how the human body works, insight into common disorders of the various organ systems, as well as information about disease prevention.

Each weekly session will be divided into two hour-long presentations on different medical topics with a refreshment break between presentations and ample time for questions and answers.

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