Popular Locations
- Outpatient Surgery - Bridgeport Hospital
- Park Avenue Medical Center
- Primary Care Center - Bridgeport Hospital
When it comes to innovative care for the patient with heart disease, Bridgeport Hospital’s Joel E. Smilow Heart Institute, part of Yale New Haven Health’s Heart and Vascular Center, continues to be a leader in providing 21st century care to communities in Fairfield County.
Our dedicated team of nurses, cardiologists and cardiac surgeons delivers personalized care to thousands of people. This has resulted in Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, being recognized nationally as a center for leading-edge cardiac care.
The Yale New Haven Health Heart and Vascular Center provides the full range of medical services – from diagnosis to advanced treatments and care management. Our areas of specialization include cardiac rehabilitation, cardiac surgery, cardiology, heart failure, heart rhythm disorders (electrophysiology), heart transplant, interventional cardiology, pediatric cardiology, structural heart and valve disease, and vascular medicine and surgery. HVC also offers clinical research through Yale School of Medicine.
Among our achievements, Yale New Haven Health Heart and Vascular Center is the first and only healthcare system in Connecticut to be certified by the American College of Cardiology for transcatheter valve replacement procedures, offered at Bridgeport and Yale New Haven hospitals.
Patients needing advanced heart and vascular procedures at Bridgeport Hospital can benefit from one of the area’s leading-edge hybrid operating facilities, the Elizabeth M. Pfriem Hybrid Operating Room (OR).
This hybrid OR combines features of a comprehensive angiography suite and formal OR with a built-in real-time imaging unit for high quality, low-dose X-ray. With the hybrid OR’s unique design, physicians are performing a variety of cardiac and vascular procedures – including transcatheter aortic valve replacement and aortic aneurysm repairs with enhanced patient safety aspects for best outcomes. The imaging unit provides detailed viewing for best placement of valves and vascular grafts to improve accuracy and outcomes, including a shorter hospital stay and quicker recovery.
Yale New Haven Health is proud to be affiliated with the prestigious Yale University and its highly ranked Yale School of Medicine.