Griffin Hospital

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Griffin Hospital
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Griffin Hospital
Geography
Location130 Division Street, Derby, Connecticut, USA
Organisation
Funding Not-For-Profit
Type Community Hospital
Affiliated university New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Yale School of Medicine

Quinnipiac University School of Medicine
Services
Emergency department Acute Care
Beds160
Helipad No
History
Opened1909;113 years ago (1909)
Links
Website http://www.griffinhealth.org/

Griffin Hospital is a 160-bed community hospital founded in 1909 and located in Derby, Connecticut. The hospital serves more than 130,000 residents in the Lower Naugatuck Valley. Griffin Hospital is Derby's top employer and one of New Haven County's largest employers. [1] Griffin Hospital serves as a flagship hospital for Planetree, an international healthcare organization that centers on patient care. [2] It is a clinical campus of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and provides clinical clerkship education for the medical school's osteopathic medical students. [3]

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National Recognition

On February 9, 2009, Griffin Hospital was selected for the tenth year as one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, making it the only hospital in the nation to make the list for ten consecutive years. [4]

The Center for Cancer Care

The Center for Cancer Care is affiliated with the Yale-New Haven Health System. It is located at 350 Seymour Avenue in Derby. [5]

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References

  1. "Labor Market Information". State of Connecticut. 2018-01-07.
  2. "About Us". www.griffinhealth.org. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. "Clinical Education Institutions | College of Osteopathic Medicine | New York Tech". www.nyit.edu. Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  4. "Griffin Hospital Honored with Tenth Year on FORTUNE Best Companies to Work for List". www.griffinhealth.org. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  5. "Smilow Cancer Center Derby". Yale New Haven Health. 2018-01-07.

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