St. Vincent's Medical Center (Bridgeport)

St. Vincent's Medical Center is a 473-bed tertiary care Catholic hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It caters to a large population in Southern Connecticut and provides comprehensive and advanced medical services.The hospital is now controlled by Hartford HealthCare.

St. Vincent's Medical Center (Bridgeport)
Hartford HealthCare
Geography
LocationBridgeport, Connecticut, United States
Organization
Care systemPrivate
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityNew York Medical College & Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons[1]
Services
Emergency departmentLevel I trauma center
Beds473
SpecialtyTertiary Care Hospital
History
Opened1903
Links
Websitehttp://www.stvincents.org/
ListsHospitals in Connecticut

Size and services

The hospital has a medical staff of 450 physicians and has a total of more than 1,800 employees.[1]

St. Vincent's website says the institution has "one of the largest angioplasty programs in New England", a bariatric surgery center, and extensive cancer and orthopedic services.[1]

The hospital also has a "contemporary" Family Birthing Center with private rooms for labor, delivery and recovery, a private bathroom and sleeping accommodations for the father, and an entertainment center.[1]

Psychiatric services include an on-site psychiatric unit for acute care and the Hall-Brooke Behavioral Health Services (formerly the independent Hall-Brooke Hospital) an inpatient and outpatient behavioral health facility in Westport, Connecticut.[1]

St. Vincent's is affiliated with Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. In 2016 St. Vincent's announced a deal with Veterans Choice Program to provide healthcare to veterans.[2]

St. Vincent's College

St. Vincent's Medical Center ran St. Vincent's College, which offered associate degrees in General Studies, Medical Assisting, Nursing, and Radiography. St. Vincent's College also offered a Bachelor of Science degree in Radiologic Sciences and a RN to BSN program. The school also offered certificates (less than one year of study) in the following subjects: Central Sterile Processing Technician, Healthcare Management (online), Healthcare Reimbursement Specialist, Health Promotion (online), Hospital Coding Specialist, Medical Assisting, Medical Office Assistant, Multi-Skilled Assistant, Navigator Certificate Program, Pharmacy Technician and an RN Refresher.

In 2017, the college was acquired by neighboring Sacred Heart University of Fairfield. It is now known as St Vincent's College at Sacred Heart University.[3]

History
Early postcard picture of the hospital

The hospital was founded by the Daughters of Charity religious order and incorporated on May 19, 1903.[4] Its first building had 75 beds and was built at a cost of $250,000.[4] It opened its doors on June 28, 1905; more than 70 patients were treated by the end of that first day.[4]

On Easter Sunday, April 17, 1976, a new hospital building opened just behind the original one. That day, William J. Riordan, then president and chief executive officer of the hospital, directed the transfer of 209 patients to the new structure, a 440,000-square-foot (41,000 m2) building nearly twice the size of the old one.[4]

When the move was made to the new building, the hospital's name was changed from St. Vincent's Hospital to St. Vincent's Medical Center.[4]

See also

Notes
  1. "About Us". St. Vincent's Medical Center. Archived from the original on 2006-09-02. Retrieved 2006-09-09. St. Vincent's Medical Center Web site, web page titled "About Us," accessed September 8, 2006
  2. "St. Vincent's now health-care provider for veterans". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  3. "Degree Programs". St. Vincent's College. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  4. About Us: History Archived 2016-03-17 at the Wayback Machine, St. Vincent's Medical Center (accessed March 27, 2015).

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