Milford Hospital offers a full range of outpatient, inpatient, and community health services that combine state-of-the-art technology with high quality personal care. Patients come from New Haven and Fairfield counties for high caliber, sophisticated care in a pleasant suburban community.
In January 2007, Milford Hospital opened the Walk-In Center, which for the first time allows the region's patients even easier access to non-urgent services. The center, which is less than a mile from Milford Hospital is geared toward patients who have minor injuries or illnesses that don’t need the intensive, comprehensive services of the Emergency Center. The Walk-In Center is open 7 days a week and has already seen record-breaking patient numbers from the region.
The hospital recently became one of only a handful of hospitals in the state to provide patients, physicians, visitors with wireless internet access.
During 2006, the hospital made high-tech enhancements, including the addition of a high-level multi-slice Computed Tomography (CT) system, which takes 16 images per rotation, providing the capability for extremely high-definition images, including virtual colonoscopies. All departments are linked to a Stentor Pacs system that allows referring physicians the convenience of accessing patient studies from their offices via the Internet. Milford Hospital was the first in Connecticut to offer the new Phillips IU22 ultrasound equipment which features real time 3-D and 4-D imaging.
In 2005, Milford Hospital opened The Connecticut Joint Center for the growing number of hip, knee, and shoulder replacement patients. In 2006, an orthopedic surgeon at Milford Hospital’s new Connecticut Joint Center was the first physician in the region to use an advanced, highly sophisticated computer-guided imaging system during total knee replacement (arthroplasty) surgery. The computer-assisted surgery (CAS) helps surgeons more consistently align the artificial joint in the bone and may increase the long-term effectiveness of knee replacements.
Milford Hospital also recently added a Comprehensive Pulmonary Laboratory (CPL), which aids in the diagnosis of lung diseases, including asthma, chronic bronchitis and emphysema, to its Cardiopulmonary Laboratory. The highly accurate system allows medical staff to get a clear indication of airflow in and out, or Spirometry, as well as blood oxygen, or Diffusing Capacity. Milford Hospital performs more than 300 pulmonary function tests per year.
Milford Hospital performed its first Laparoscopic Nissen procedure in 2006, a minimally invasive surgery that alleviates chronic heartburn in people whose condition cannot be controlled by either lifestyle changes or medication. The procedure, called Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, requires extensive and highly specialized training, and only a few surgeons in the United States perform the procedure.
Milford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit has ten modern private rooms, fully equipped with state-of-the-art monitoring systems that place the hospital in the forefront of the delivery of critical care services.
Additionally, the hospital provides a comprehensive community health education program and affiliated off-campus medical laboratory, radiology, and home care services.
Programs designed to help people live well with diabetes or chronic breathing difficulties, stop smoking, handle stress or manage their weight are offered on a regular basis. Childbirth Education includes not only the expected Prenatal and Lamaze classes, but also free classes for grandparents and big brothers and sisters.
Free support groups are available for people and/or family members who wish to share experiences, information, concerns and feelings. Current support groups include Cancer, Diabetes, Better Breathing, Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Lupus, Ostomy, Y-Me, Breast Cancer, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
|
In January 2007, Milford Hospital opened the Walk-In Center (above), which for the first time allows the region's patients even easier access to non-urgent services. The center, which is less than a mile from Milford Hospital is geared toward patients who have minor injuries or illnesses that don’t need the intensive, comprehensive services of the Emergency Center.
The Walk-In Center is open 7 days a week and has already seen record-breaking patient numbers from the region.
The hospital recently became one of only a handful of hospitals in the state to provide patients, physicians, visitors with wireless internet access.
To help our mission and those who depend on Milford Hospital, please contact us.
|
