Greenwich Hospital

Details

Name :

Greenwich Hospital

Address  :

5 Perryridge Road

Town  :

Greenwich

State  :

Connecticut

Country  :

USA

Post Code:

06830

Phone  :

203 863 3000

Web URL  :


Description

Overview
Greenwich Hospital is a 174bed community hospital serving lower Fairfield County Connecticut and Westchester County New York It is a major academic affiliate of Yale University School of Medicine and a member of the Yale New Haven Health System

Since opening in 1903 Greenwich Hospital has evolved into a progressive medical center and teaching institution with an internal medicine residency

We represent all medical specialties and offer a wide range of medical surgical diagnostic and wellness programs High quality of care coupled with Greenwich Hospitals convenient location are reasons many patients choose to be treated here Please visit the Medical Services section in this web site for more information on services related to specific medical specialties

In the fall of 2005 Greenwich Hospital completed construction on its main campus with the opening of the Thomas and Olive C Watson Pavilion Combined with the Helmsley Medical Building which opened in 1999 the stateoftheart facility is a model in advanced healthcare design The new Greenwich Hospital view campus map offers far more comfort and convenience for patients and visitorsand greater efficiency for our staff In the Sherman and Gloria H Cohen Pavilion across the street on Lafayette Place is the Bendheim Cancer Center a comprehensive Breast Center and convenient parking for outpatients Greenwich Hospital also has an Endoscopy Center at 500 W Putnam Ave and a Healthy Living Center and IVF services at 55 Holly Hill Lane On the StamfordGreenwich border at 2015 W Main Street are our Diagnostic Center and our community wellness department Community Health at Greenwich Hospital


History

Formation of Greenwich Hospital
The Greenwich Hospital Association GHA dates from a meeting in a Methodist chapel on March 2 1903 The meeting was called to arouse a wider interest in building a hospital in the heart of the borough Presiding was A Foster Higgins a founder of the Greenwich Gas amp Electric Lighting Company who became one of the hospitals first five incorporators The other four all of whom signed on that night were prominent local citizens Edward Brush William Hall Herbert B Stevens and George Lauder
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