Griffin Hospital | |
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Griffin Health | |
Geography | |
Location | 130 Division Street, Derby, Connecticut, USA |
Organisation | |
Funding | Not-For-Profit |
Type | Community Hospital |
Affiliated university | New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine Quinnipiac University School of Medicine |
Services | |
Emergency department | Acute Care |
Beds | 160 |
Helipad | No |
History | |
Opened | 1909 |
Links | |
Website | http://www.griffinhealth.org/ |
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