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October 02, 2019
BRIDGEPORT — The ceremony Tuesday officially binding St. Vincent’s Medical Center, a Catholic hospital that traces its history to the early 1900s and the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, with Hartford HealthCare did not pass without at least one revelation. “Who believes in fate?” asked Vincent DiBattista, St….
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October 02, 2019
Hartford HealthCare’s Center for Healthy Aging will conduct free memory screenings Oct. 9, 2019 from 1-3 pm at the New Hartford Senior Center, 530 Main Street, 3rd Floor, in New Hartford. The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America suggests memory screenings for people concerned about memory loss or experiencing warning signs of dementia,…
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October 01, 2019
Family and caregivers are invited to the next meeting of the CHH Pulmonary Fibrosis Support Group Oct. 8 from 3 to 4:30 pm at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Hungerford Center Conference Room, 780 Litchfield Street, Torrington, CT. CHH sponsors the free quarterly support group designed for people who are currently…
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October 01, 2019
St. Vincent’s Medical Center is now officially part of Hartford HealthCare. On Tuesday, Hartford HealthCare completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, and its related operations, from Ascension. During a special ceremony and celebration, employees and leaders noted the rich history…
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September 24, 2019
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital of Torrington will convert its current electronic health medical record system Oct. 1 to new Epic software that will improve the way the hospital delivers care by storing patient records in a single place. When fully implemented, this new electronic health record system will put everyone on…
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September 24, 2019
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s “Dinner with the Doc” presents a talk entitled “Advancements in Spine Surgery” by Dr. Mitchell Garden on Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 5:30 to 7 pm at the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Conference Hall, 540 Litchfield Street in Torrington. A light dinner will be provided prior to the presentation with…
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September 17, 2019
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital’s Pink Rose Program has been selected to benefit from the proceeds of area supermarket community bag programs during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Launched in May 2019, the initiative raises and donates money from the sale of reusable grocery bags with the goal to make…
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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…