GREENWICH HOSPITAL

GREENWICH HOSPITAL, A MEMBER OF YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH SYSTEM ("YNHHS"), IS A 206-BED COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SERVING LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, AND WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK. YNHHS HAS A FORMAL CLINICAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ("YSM"), A DIVISION OF YALE UNIVERSITY, TO SUPPORT PATIENT CARE, FACULTY, MEDICAL EDUCATION AND CLINICAL RESEARCH. YNHHS IS ALSO CLINICALLY AFFILIATED WITH YSM'S CLINICAL PRACTICE YALE MEDICINE ("YM"), WHICH IS A DIVISION OF YALE UNIVERSITY. AN ACADEMIC AFFILIATE OF YSM, GREENWICH HOSPITAL IS A PROGRESSIVE MEDICAL CENTER AND TEACHING INSTITUTION REPRESENTING ALL MEDICAL SPECIALTIES AND OFFERING A WIDE RANGE OF MEDICAL, SURGICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. GREENWICH HOSPITAL IS RECOGNIZED THROUGHOUT THE HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AS A LEADER IN SERVICE AND PATIENT SATISFACTION EXCELLENCE. GREENWICH HOSPITAL HAS EARNED MAGNET DESIGNATION FROM THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER. USHERING A NEW ERA IN PERSONALIZED ORTHOPEDIC CARE, GREENWICH HOSPITAL CONDUCTED ITS FIRST TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERIES USING ROBOTIC ASSISTANCE. ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY ENHANCES PERSONALIZED CARE BECAUSE THE ROBOT HELPS SURGEONS NAVIGATE THE UNIQUE ANATOMICAL FEATURES OF THE PATIENT'S KNEE JOINT. THE ROBOT'S PRECISION REDUCES ERRORS, OPTIMIZES ALIGNMENT AND POSITIONING OF THE PROSTHETIC COMPONENTS, AND HELPS TO PRESERVE HEALTHY TISSUE FOR QUICKER RECOVERY AND REDUCED POSTOPERATIVE PAIN. LONGTIME SMOKERS AT INCREASED RISK OF DEVELOPING LUNG CANCER NOW HAVE ACCESS TO AN INNOVATIVE SCREENING AT GREENWICH HOSPITAL THROUGH THE LUNG CANCER SCREENING PROGRAM AT SMILOW CANCER HOSPITAL-GREENWICH USING LOW-DOSE COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY SCANS THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE FIVE-YEAR SURVIVAL RATES. A CT SCAN COMBINES A SERIES OF X-RAY IMAGES TAKEN FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES AROUND THE BODY TO CREATE CROSS-SECTIONAL IMAGES THAT PROVIDE MORE-DETAILED INFORMATION THAN A TRADITIONAL X-RAY. IN ONE CLINICAL TRIAL, HIGH-RISK PATIENTS WHO HAD A LOW-DOSE CT SCAN SAW A 20 PERCENT REDUCTION IN MORTALITY COMPARED TO THOSE WHO HAD A CHEST X-RAY. SMILOW CANCER HOSPITAL'S RADIATION ONCOLOGY CENTER AT GREENWICH HOSPITAL RECEIVED FULL INITIAL ACCREDITATION BY THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY (ASTRO) THROUGH ITS APEX-ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR EXCELLENCE. APEX ACCREDITATION VALIDATES A RADIATION ONCOLOGY FACILITY'S EXCELLENCE IN DELIVERING SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY PATIENT CARE. GREENWICH HOSPITAL'S STROKE PROGRAM WAS RECERTIFIED AS AN ADVANCED PRIMARY STROKE CENTER BY THE JOINT COMMISSION, THE NATION'S LEADING CREDENTIALING AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS. IN ADDITION, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION RECOGNIZED THE HOSPITAL WITH THREE AWARDS FOR PROVIDING UP-TO-THE-MINUTE SCIENTIFICALLY BASED CARE TO STROKE AND DIABETES PATIENTS. THE HOSPITAL ALSO EARNED THE JOINT COMMISSION'S GOLD SEAL OF APPROVAL FOR RECERTIFICATION IN SPINAL FUSION SURGERY AS WELL AS ADVANCED CERTIFICATION IN TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT SURGERY BY DEMONSTRATING CONTINUOUS COMPLIANCE WITH PERFORMANCE STANDARDS. GREENWICH HOSPITAL RECEIVED AN 'A' GRADE AS ONE OF THE SAFEST HOSPITALS IN THE NATION, ACCORDING TO THE LEAPFROG GROUP, AN INDEPENDENT NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY WATCHDOG GROUP. RECOGNIZING THAT HIGH-QUALITY, ACCESSIBLE HEALTHCARE RESTS ON ENSURING THAT EVERYONE HAS A FAIR AND JUST OPPORTUNITY TO BE AS HEALTHY AS POSSIBLE, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR ETHNICITY, GREENWICH HOSPITAL, AS PART OF YALE NEW HAVEN HEALTH, LAUNCHED THE WE ASK BECAUSE WE CARE CAMPAIGN, A MULTI-PHASED INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE EQUITY, QUALITY AND SAFETY OF PATIENT CARE. PRESS GANEY RECOGNIZED GREENWICH HOSPITAL AS A HUMAN EXPERIENCE GUARDIAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER AND A HUMAN EXPERIENCE PINNACLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER. THE GUARDIAN OF EXCELLENCE AWARD IS GIVEN TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT HAVE ACHIEVED THE 95TH PERCENTILE OR HIGHER FOR PERFORMANCE IN PATIENT EXPERIENCE. PRESS GANEY WORKS WITH MORE THAN 41,000 HEALTHCARE FACILITIES IN ITS MISSION TO ENHANCE CAREGIVER RESILIENCE AND TO IMPROVE THE OVERALL SAFETY, QUALITY AND EXPERIENCE OF CARE. AS A COMMUNITY-BASED, NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATION, GREENWICH HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO SERVING NEIGHBORHOODS AND THOSE MOST IN NEED AND FILLING THE GAPS IN HEALTHCARE SERVICES. GREENWICH HOSPITAL AND ITS COMMUNITY PARTNERS RELEASED THE RESULTS OF ITS COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT (CHNA), WHICH IS CONDUCTED EVERY THREE YEARS. THE RESULTS ARE USED TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT TARGET THE SPECIFIC, UNIQUE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES. THE CHNA NOTED THAT FOOD INSECURITY IS AN ISSUE WITHIN COMMUNITIES SERVED. EMPLOYEES AT GREENWICH HOSPITAL JOINED COLLEAGUES ACROSS THE HEALTH SYSTEM IN DONATING MORE THAN 8,650 POUNDS OF FOOD TO HELP COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY DURING THE 2023 GIVEHEALTHY FOOD DRIVE. FAMILY CENTERS AND GREENWICH HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENT TO PARTNER ON PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN TO IMPROVE HEALTHCARE ACCESS WHILE ENSURING THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF THE UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN GREENWICH AND ITS SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES. THE PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES NEWLY RENOVATED SPACE AT 75 HOLLY HILL LANE, WHICH IS ACCESSIBLE VIA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. THE CLINIC GREATLY EXPANDS CAPACITY ENABLING THE HOSPITAL AND FAMILY CENTERS TO MEET MORE PATIENTS' NEEDS, FEATURING 15 EXAM ROOMS AND AN ONSITE MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIAN TO PROVIDE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. A NEW PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER AT GREENWICH HOSPITAL OFFERS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES CONVENIENT ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED PEDIATRIC SURGICAL EXPERTISE IN THE AREA. LEADING PEDIATRIC SURGICAL SPECIALISTS FROM YALE NEW HAVEN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND YALE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WITH SPECIALLY TRAINED PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIOLOGISTS PROVIDE COMPASSIONATE, FAMILY-CENTERED CARE IN A FACILITY TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN. PEDIATRIC SURGEONS TREAT A RANGE OF CONDITIONS IN GASTROENTEROLOGY, GENERAL SURGERY, OTOLARYNGOLOGY, UROLOGY, AND PEDIATRIC AND ADOLESCENT GYNECOLOGY. GREENWICH HOSPITAL REMAINS WELL POSITIONED TO ADDRESS THE INCREASINGLY COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES SERVED. DEDICATED, INNOVATIVE WORK FROM CLINICAL AND NON-CLINICAL TEAMS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP SOLUTIONS NEEDED TO ADDRESS FINANCIAL STABILITY, GROWTH, ACCESS, AND EXCELLENCE IN QUALITY, SAFETY, EQUITY AND EXPERIENCE. PART I, LINE 4 & PART VI, LINE 1B NUMBER OF INDEPENDENT VOTING MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY THE ORGANIZATION SOUGHT TO CONFIRM THE INDEPENDENCE OF EACH VOTING MEMBER OF ITS GOVERNING BODY BY REQUESTING THAT EACH SUCH VOTING MEMBER RESPOND TO A QUESTIONNAIRE CONTAINING THE PERTINENT INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS AND DESIGNED TO ELICIT THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO DETERMINE INDEPENDENCE. IN THE EVENT THAT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE FROM ANY SUCH VOTING MEMBER, THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS OTHER INFORMATION KNOWN TO IT REGARDING THE VOTING MEMBER AND MAKES A REASONABLE ASSESSMENT OF INDEPENDENCE BASED ON THAT INFORMATION.