YNHHS exploring options after Tenet decision
In the wake of Tenet Healthcare’s decision to withdraw its applications to purchase five Connecticut hospitals, Yale New Haven Health System is exploring other ways to expand people’s access to quality care throughout the state.
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Epic reporting class available
There is more to know about Epic than basic functionality, like its strong reporting capabilities.
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From the lab: Anemia and transfusion
Although transfusion is considered the primary treatment for anemia, it is also associated with increased complications, mortality and length of stay.
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Physician news
A presentation by Stacey Rotta, MD, Burn fellow, earned second prize in the fellow/resident competition of the Southern Region Burn Conference in Houston, TX, Nov. 15.
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African-American surgeons celebrated
Bridgeport Hospital’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee is hosting the traveling exhibit entitled Opening Doors: Contemporary African-American Academic Surgeons, Dec. 23 – Jan. 30, in the lobby mezzanine near the skybridge entrance from the Kaulbach Parking Pavilion.
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Pediatric sleep center opens at hospital
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH) at Bridgeport Hospital opened a pediatric sleep center Dec. 3, conducting its first sleep study.
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HRO: Six months, 100 classes, 2,600 trained
Nearly 2,600 Bridgeport Hospital employees and contracted staff (96 percent) attended one of the 100 Safety Starts with Me High Reliability Organization (HRO) training sessions in the last six months. Nearly 120 others still need to take the class.
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