Bridgeport Hospital Auxiliary Oct. 18 fashion show will benefit outpatient psychiatry and rehab programs

BRIDGEPORT, CT (Sept. 20, 2018) – The Bridgeport Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a “Girls Night Out and Fashion Show” Thursday, Oct. 18, from 6 to 9 pm, at Mill River Country Club, 4567 Main St., Stratford. Tickets are $50 and proceeds from the event will benefit Bridgeport Hospital’s REACH adult and adolescent outpatient psychiatry programs as well as Ahlbin Rehabilitation Centers.

Co-chairs of the event are incoming Auxiliary President Linda Antignani and Vice President Susan Castagna. Fashions will be provided by Tina Dragone and modeled by Bridgeport Hospital REACH program and Ahlbin Centers employees. For information, call Susan Castagna at 203-522-8082 or email [email protected].

The Bridgeport Hospital Auxiliary is a volunteer organization founded in 1959 to support the hospital's mission of commitment to innovation and excellence in patient care, teaching, research and service to our community. The auxiliary supports the mission by helping the hospital maintain a position of excellence. Through fundraising events, it supports special projects and provides gifts to the Bridgeport Hospital community totaling several hundred thousand dollars each year.

Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is a non-profit 501-bed acute care hospital with two campuses (plus 42 beds licensed to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital). Its Bridgeport and Milford Campuses serve patients from across the region. The hospital admits more than 23,000 patients and provides nearly 350,000 outpatient treatments annually. The Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital is the only burn center in the state and one of only 64 verified burn centers in the United States. Bridgeport Hospital is committed to providing safe, compassionate and cost efficient care to its patients and the community. www.bridgeporthospital.org