Bridgeport Hospital

Details

Name :

Bridgeport Hospital

Address  :

267 Grant Street

Town  :

Bridgeport

State  :

Connecticut

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

06610

Phone  :

203 384 3000

Web URL  :


Description

About Us
Bridgeport Hospital is a private notforprofit acute care hospital located in Connecticuts most populous city primarily serving patients from Fairfield and New Haven Counties Burn patients are seen in our Dr Andrew J amp Henrietta Panettieri Burn Centerthe only burn center in Connecticutfrom throughout the state and neighboring states

Bridgeport Hospital is a member of the Yale New Haven Health System with YaleNew Haven Hospital YaleNew Haven Childrens Hospital and Greenwich Hospital and managed care network participant Westerly RI Hospital

Bridgeport Hospital has 425 licensed beds more than 2600 employees 580 active attending physicians representing more than 60 subspecialties 235 medicalsurgical residents and fellows in programs affiliated with Yale University School of Medicine and more than 360 volunteers and 400 auxilians

Bridgeport Hospital provides nearly 260000 patient care visits annually including 20000 admissions nearly 240000 total outpatient visits to the hospital including more than 77000 emergency department visits and 35000 clinic visits 7200 SurgEase same day surgery visits and 38000 outpatient rehabilitation visits
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