New Milford Hospital
Nuvance Health
Geography
LocationNew Milford, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41°34′54″N 73°24′37″W / 41.5818°N 73.4102°W / 41.5818; -73.4102
Organization
NetworkNuvance Health
Services
Emergency departmentLevel III trauma center
Beds85
Public transit accessBus transport HARTransit: 7
History
Opened1921
Links
Websitewww.newmilfordhospital.org
ListsHospitals in Connecticut

New Milford Hospital, (founded 1921) is a not-for profit hospital in Litchfield County, Connecticut which serves western and northwestern Connecticut and parts of southeastern New York state. Services provided by the 85-bed hospital include emergency care, one-day surgery, orthopedics, and radiological imaging. The hospital also contains a cancer center and center for sleep medicine. The hospital is accredited by the Joint Commission,[1] the American Osteopathic Association's Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program[2] and accredited with commendation by the American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer.[3] It also earned status as an accredited Breast Center from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers in 2011.[4]

From 1995 to 2010, New Milford Hospital was an affiliate of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System. Effective October 1, 2010, New Milford Hospital and Danbury Hospital formed the Western Connecticut Health Network, a regional health system.[5]

In April 2019, it was announced that Western Connecticut Health Network would be merging with Health Quest to form Nuvance Health.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "NMH Awarded Joint Commission's Accreditation Gold Seal of Approval". New Milford Hospital. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  2. ↑ "Acute Care Hospitals". Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  3. ↑ "NMH Approved with Commendation by American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer". New Milford Hospital. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
  5. ↑ Western Connecticut Health Network
  6. ↑ Zimmerman, Kevin (2019-08-19). "Nuvance Health unleashes branding campaign to publicize new identity". Westfair Communications. Retrieved 2019-10-07.
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