New Milford Hospital

New Milford Hospital
Nuvance Health
Geography
Location	New Milford, Connecticut, United States
Coordinates	41.5818°N 73.4102°W / 41.5818; -73.4102
Organization
Network	Nuvance Health
Services
Emergency department	Level III trauma center
Beds	85
Public transit access	HARTransit: 7
History
Opened	1921
Links
Website	www.newmilfordhospital.org
Lists	Hospitals in Connecticut

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]

References

1. "NMH Awarded Joint Commission's Accreditation Gold Seal of Approval". New Milford Hospital. June 14, 2007. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
2. "Acute Care Hospitals". Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program. 2012. Archived from the original on January 16, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
3. "NMH Approved with Commendation by American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer". New Milford Hospital. March 2, 2009. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
4. "National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers". American College of Surgeons. Retrieved June 11, 2011.
5. Western Connecticut Health Network
6. Zimmerman, Kevin (August 19, 2019). "Nuvance Health unleashes branding campaign to publicize new identity". Westfair Communications. Retrieved October 7, 2019.

External links

• New Milford Hospital web page
• Western Connecticut Health Network