BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL
267 GRANT ST, BRIDGEPORT, CT 06610 www.bridgeporthospital.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO OPERATE AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT FOR THE CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DISEASE OR OTHER PHYSICAL OR MENTAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, COLOR, CREED, SEX, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY.

TO OPERATE AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL IN BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

SCHEDULE OGUIDED BY A SINGLE STRATEGY TO PROVIDE UNPARALLELED VALUE TO THE PATIENTS AND COMMUNITY SERVICED, BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY, SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY OF THE SERVICES AND CARE PROVIDED.THE HOSPITAL, AS A MEMBER OF YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH, PRESERVED COMMUNITY ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE SERVICES WITH THE INTEGRATION OF BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL AND MILFORD HOSPITAL IN JUNE. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, APPROVED BY THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT'S OFFICE OF HEALTH STRATEGY, MILFORD HOSPITAL BECAME A CAMPUS OF BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL. RECOGNIZING THE CRITICAL ROLE THE FORMER MILFORD HOSPITAL PLAYED IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE TO THE REGION, PLANS INCLUDED DEVELOPING THE MILFORD CAMPUS INTO A STATE-OF-THE-ART COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AND CENTER FOR GERONTOLOGIC HEALTH. THE CAMPUS ALSO RETAINED THE YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL REHABILITATION AND WELLNESS CENTER.MORE PATIENTS SOUGHT CARE AT BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL DURING THE YEAR, LEADING TO DAILY RECORDS FOR INPATIENT VOLUME AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS. THE HOSPITAL ATTRIBUTED THE SURGE IN PATIENT VOLUME TO AN AGING POPULATION COUPLED WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL CONDITIONS. TO ENSURE THE BEST CARE POSSIBLE, THE HOSPITAL IDENTIFIED ADDITIONAL BED SPACE IN MEDICAL/SURGICAL UNITS AS WELL AS PROCEDURAL AND SPECIALTY AREAS TO PROVIDE SEAMLESS CARE WITH EXTRA STAFF AND RESOURCES. RECOGNIZED FOR ITS FOCUS ON THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF CARE FOR OLDER ADULTS, BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL BECAME THE FIRST HOSPITAL IN CONNECTICUT TO EARN GERIATRIC EMERGENCY CARE ACCREDITATION FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS.STUDYING INCREASED PATIENT VOLUME IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, UPWARDS OF 300 NON-EMERGENCY PATIENTS A MONTH, THE HOSPITAL OPENED A NEW, DEDICATED AMBULANCE ENTRANCE SPECIFICALLY FOR PATIENTS WITHOUT LIFE-THREATENING SYMPTOMS. DESIGNED TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC CONGESTION AT THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, THE NEW ENTRANCE PROVIDED A MORE CONVENIENT, EFFICIENT ENTRY POINT FOR PATIENTS, AMBULANCE PERSONNEL AND EMERGENCY VEHICLES.ONGOING, DEDICATED EFFORTS TO BECOME A HIGH RELIABILITY ORGANIZATION (HRO) RESULTED IN POSITIVE OUTCOMES. BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL, WHICH EMBARKED ON THE HRO JOURNEY MORE THAN FIVE YEARS AGO, IMPLEMENTED SIGNIFICANT WORK TO REDUCE HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS. DAILY SAFETY HUDDLES, ALONG WITH THE SAFETY COACH PROGRAM, INCREASED COMMUNICATION ABOUT POTENTIAL SAFETY CONCERNS.BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL ALSO ACHIEVED CLINICAL MILESTONES. THE HOSPITAL WAS THE ONLY ONE IN CONNECTICUT WITH A MORTALITY RATE OF ZERO FOR THE FIRST 100 PATIENTS UNDERGOING TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT (TAVR) PROCEDURE AN EFFECTIVE OPTION FOR HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT DUE TO NARROWING OF THE AORTA IN HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WHO ARE NOT APPROPRIATE FOR SURGERY. WITH HOSPITAL STAYS AND RECOVERY TIME TYPICALLY SHORTER THAN THE OPEN-CHEST APPROACH, THE PROCEDURE CONTRIBUTED TO BETTER PATIENT OUTCOMES.THE CONNECTICUT BURN CENTER AT BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL BECAME THE FIRST FACILITY IN CONNECTICUT TO USE RECELL "SPRAY-ON SKIN" TO TREAT BURN VICTIMS. THE AUTOLOGOUS CELL HARVESTING SYSTEM IS A NEW WAY OF SKIN GRAFTING THAT USES MUCH SMALLER DONOR SITES, WHICH IS PARTICULARLY BENEFICIAL TO PATIENTS WITH LARGE BURNS WHO HAVE LIMITED HEALTHY SKIN TO USE FOR GRAFTING.AS AN ADDED INVESTMENT IN CANCER CARE, THE HOSPITAL STANDARDIZED 3D MAMMOGRAPHY THROUGHOUT THE BRIDGEPORT CAMPUS. THE 3D IMAGING, WHEN COMBINED WITH A STANDARD MAMMOGRAM, CAN REDUCE THE NEED FOR FOLLOW-UP IMAGING, DETECT SLIGHTLY MORE CANCERS THAN A STANDARD MAMMOGRAM ALONE, AND CAN IMPROVE DETECTION OF CANCER IN DENSE BREAST TISSUE. THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN FOUNDATION AWARDED BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL ITS LGBTQ HEALTHCARE EQUALITY LEADER DESIGNATION IN THE HEALTHCARE EQUALITY INDEX 2019. THE HOSPITAL WAS RECOGNIZED FOR IMPLEMENTING LGBTQ-INCLUSIVE POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN PATIENT-CENTERED CARE, PATIENT SERVICES AND SUPPORT, FULLY INCLUSIVE EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AND POLICIES, AND PATIENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.RECOGNIZED FOR WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY, BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL AND ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER SHARED THE 2019 CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD FOR ITS LEADERSHIP AND SUPPORT OF THE KNOW YOUR NUMBERS (KYN) CARDIOVASCULAR WELLNESS CAMPAIGN. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED OVER 200 SCREENINGS FOR THE UNDERSERVED AT LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES IN 2019. ALMOST 20 PERCENT OF PARTICIPANTS WERE REFERRED FOR FOLLOW-UP MEDICAL CARE AND OTHER COMMUNITY RESOURCES. BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL ALSO STARTED HOSTING THE CT FOOD BANK MOBILE FOOD PANTRY ONCE A MONTH, WHICH SERVES OVER 150 FAMILIES EACH VISIT, AND ADDED A FARMERS' MARKET THAT ACCEPTS SNAP EACH WEEK DURING THE SUMMER GROWING SEASON.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL DEMONSTRATED A STRONG COMMITMENT TO PATIENT CARE, CLINICAL QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY AND SOUND FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP TO THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES IT SERVES.

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