New Milford Hospital

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]

New Milford Hospital
Geography
LocationNew Milford, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates41.5818°N 73.4102°W / 41.5818; -73.4102
Organization
NetworkNuvance Health
Services
Emergency departmentLevel III trauma center
Beds85
History
Opened1921
Links
Websitewww.newmilfordhospital.org
ListsHospitals in Connecticut

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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