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September 11, 2019
Robots have received a warm welcome from patients and staff at The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Operating Room. The Torrington hospital has recently joined the ranks of leading hospitals in the field of robotic guidance with the purchase of a revolutionary robotic navigation platform from Globus Medical called ExcelsiusGPS. This technology…
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September 09, 2019
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) Auxiliary is featuring the artwork of Jim Koplar now through early October 2019 in the hospital’s main lobby hallway, 540 Litchfield Street, Torrington. The public is invited to view and buy the works during regular visiting hours as part of the Auxiliary’s ongoing “Artist of…
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September 01, 2019
Sepsis can kill anyone. Boxer Muhammad Ali, Pope John Paul II and Muppets creator Jim Henson are among the people who have died from complications related to sepsis, the body’s extreme reaction to infection that causes tissue damage, organ failure and, in these severe cases, death. Sepsis is often referred…
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August 26, 2019
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington will be offering its popular Freedom From Smoking cessation program this fall as part of its ongoing efforts to help smokers kick the habit and live smoke free. The free program features discussion and skill sessions led by trained, certified American Cancer Society facilitators who…
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August 14, 2019
Northwest Connecticut’s “Fit Together” NWCT community health initiative has been very busy over the past year building healthy kids and families by promoting wholesome eating and active lifestyle programs. The group’s Executive Director Carla Angevine and Program Coordinator Jessica Stewart have been developing and presenting an array of initiatives with…
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August 14, 2019
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s (CHH) Auxiliary has awarded twelve local students $1,000 scholarships to pursue higher education opportunities in the healthcare field. With friends and family in attendance, Auxiliary members presented the awards to the students who earned the honor after a thorough review process of many qualified candidates. The awardees…
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August 14, 2019
The eighth grader knew she needed to tell someone. She turned to her school guidance counselor and revealed her uncle had touched her inappropriately the night before. How could she go home? Several blocks away, a teen-aged girl was sexually assaulted by a former boyfriend. Traumatized, she would later tell…
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August 14, 2019
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is excited to announce that CHH will be acquiring a new CAT Scan unit to be installed in the next few months. During this time, we will be utilizing a temporary mobile unit so we may provide patients with uninterrupted diagnostic services. On Monday July 8th ,…
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August 14, 2019
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) Auxiliary is featuring the artwork of Virginia Erickson now through early August 2019 in the hospital’s main lobby hallway, 540 Litchfield Street, Torrington. The public is invited to view and buy the works during regular visiting hours as part of the Auxiliary’s ongoing “Artist of…
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August 14, 2019
Many of us have come to expect our physicians to prescribe antibiotics when we’re hospitalized or not feeling well. We’re often surprised when they don’t. Physicians and patients have relied on antibiotics since penicillin was first introduced in the 1940s. Since then, antibiotics have transformed the practice of medicine —…