New Milford Hospital Explained

New Milford Hospital
Org/Group:Nuvance Health
Coordinates:41.5818°N -73.4102°W
Region:New Milford
State:Connecticut
Country:US
Beds:85
Emergency:Level III trauma center
Speciality:Regional Health Care Center
Network:Nuvance Health
Founded:1921
Publictransit: HARTransit: 7

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: NMH Awarded Joint Commission's Accreditation Gold Seal of Approval . 14 June 2007 . 11 June 2011 . New Milford Hospital.
  2. Web site: Acute Care Hospitals . 2012 . Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program . 15 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130116202102/http://www.hfap.org/AccreditedFacilities/index.aspx?FacilityType=HOSPN . 16 January 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: NMH Approved with Commendation by American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer . 2 March 2009 . 11 June 2011 . New Milford Hospital.
  4. Web site: National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers . 11 June 2011 . American College of Surgeons.
  5. http://westernconnecticuthealthcare.org Western Connecticut Health Network
  6. Web site: Nuvance Health unleashes branding campaign to publicize new identity. Zimmerman. Kevin. 2019-08-19. Westfair Communications. en-US. 2019-10-07.