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Yale-New Haven Hospital News Release Index
2007
Sept. 25, 2007
Working Mother magazine selects Yale-New Haven Hospital as one of its Top 100 companies
Sept. 6, 2007
Yale-New Haven and Hill Health Center partner on first digital mammography van in Connecticut
Aug. 29, 2007
First of its kind appendectomy performed at Yale-New Haven Hospital
Aug. 20, 2007
Twenty-two years later, Orange woman thrives after liver transplantation
Aug. 15, 2007
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital opens Connecticut's first minimally invasive operating room
Aug. 10, 2007
YNHH invests $1 million in Gateway Community College’s nursing program
July 25, 2007
YNHH pledges $100,000 to support Boys & Girls Club of New Haven
July 20, 2007
Hospital selected as a 2007 Most Wired and Most Wireless award winner
July 17, 2007
World-renowned transplant expert to head Yale-New Haven Transplantation Center
July 13, 2007
Yale-New Haven Hospital makes U.S. News & World Report’s Honor Roll for America’s Best Hospitals
June 28, 2007
69 YNHH physicians make New York magazine’s “best doctors”
June 22, 2007
Yale-New Haven offers new technology for cancer patients
June 19, 2007
Yale-New Haven Hospital co-sponsors local business opportunity fair
May 21, 2007
Hospital, Turner Construction offer program for minority contractors
May 16, 2007
YNHH Signs Agreement with National Labor Relations Board
May 7, 2007
Yale-New Haven Stroke Center to host stroke symposium
April 26, 2007
Emergency and medical toxicology specialist joins Yale New Haven Health staff
April 12, 2007
Yale-New Haven offers prescription discount for patients
March 30, 2007
Free head and neck cancer screening scheduled
Feb. 8, 2007
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital awarded $136,000 from Kohl's Department Stores
Feb. 8, 2007
Children’s Hospital names Apkon vice president, exec. director
Feb. 7, 2007
YNHH physicians publish study on newly identified disease
Jan. 29, 2007
Quilters donate handmade quilts to Children’s Hospital
Jan. 8, 2007
Child magazine names Children’s Hospital among the best in the country
2006
Dec. 18, 2006
Statement from the Yale-New Haven Hospital Board of Trustees
Nov. 28, 2006
Leading the charge in time-saving measures for heart attack patients
Nov. 20, 2006
YNHH ranks #5 in New York magazine hospital survey
Oct. 30, 2006
Hospital joins WFSB Channel 3 for bone marrow donor drive
Oct. 16, 2006
Response center awarded $2 million in federal funding
Oct. 13, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital donates $65,000 to Lincoln-Bassett School
Sept. 26, 2006
Hospital named one of '100 best' companies for working moms
Sept. 21, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital’s bariatric surgery program named Center of Excellence
Sept. 6, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital breaks ground for new cancer hospital
Aug. 7, 2006
Shoreline Medical Center offers tips for beating the heat and staying safe in summer
July 24, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital launches first-time home buyer program for employees
July 18, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital surgeons link cardiac hazard with weight lifting, strength training
July 12, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital selected as a 2006 Most Wired and Most Wireless award winner
July 7, 2006
U.S. News & World Report ranks Yale-New Haven Hospital among America’s best hospitals
June 26, 2006
Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center expands emergency department hours
June 14, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital a major player in effort to save 100K lives
April 4, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital names Richard D’Aquila as new COO
March 31, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital study finds new outpatient procedure may be successful alternative to surgery for female chronic pelvic pain and male infertility
January 11, 2006
Yale-New Haven Hospital doctors rally in support of Cancer Center
2005
November 9, 2005
Yale-New Haven Pediatric Dentistry Center gets new chief, $1 million in funding
October 27, 2005
Yale-New Haven Hospital teams up with Channel 3 for second annual bone marrow donor drive November 11
October 27, 2005
SimBaby: Yale-New Haven Children Hospital's newest arrival
October 24, 2005
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital expands services for young rape victims
October 14, 2005
Family Digest names Yale-New Haven Hospital a "best company" for African-Americans
October 12, 2005
Yale-New Haven surgeon records pioneering cardiothoracic work in Scientific American
October 7, 2005
Yale-New Haven Hospital initiates Connecticut's first full-time inpatient diabetes treatment team
September 20, 2005
PillCam is an easy procedure to swallow at Yale-New Haven Hospital
September 19, 2005
AARP names YNHH one of 50 great places to work for 50-somethings
September 7, 2005
State of Connecticut approves Cancer Center
August 9, 2005
Yale-New Haven is first Connecticut hospital to offer partial breast irradiation for early stage breast cancer treatment
August 4, 2005
Yale New Haven international disaster medicine conference scheduled in New Haven
July 28, 2005
New CEO named at Yale-New Haven Hospital
July 18, 2005
Yale-New Haven Hospital selected as a 2005 Most Wired and Most Wireless award winner by Hospitals and Health Networks
July 8, 2005
U.S.News & World Report ranks Yale-New Haven Hospital among America's best hospitals
June 30, 2005
Connecticut Hospital Association honors Yale-New Haven Hospital with prestigious award
June 29, 2005
New scanners put Yale-New Haven Hospital on the forefront of MRI
June 28, 2005
Yale-New Haven Hospital announces a U.S. medical first in cardiac care
June 23, 2005
Casa Otoñal has a full plate thanks to Yale-New Haven Hospital's Food Rescue Program
June 22, 2005
Yale-New Haven Hospital’s Pediatric Dentistry Center honored as CHA’s 2005 Connecticut Hospital Community Service award recipient
June 20, 2005
New Spanish language content on Yale-New Haven Hospital site serves growing community
June 9, 2005
Yale-New Haven Hospital Cancer Center economic impact study released
June 2, 2005
Hospitalist service fills a gap for many patients at Yale-New Haven Hospital
May 26, 2005
Joseph A. Zaccagnino, president and chief executive officer of Yale-New Haven Hospital, announces his decision to retire
May 13, 2005
Yale-New Haven Hospital receives JCAHO designation as Primary Stroke Center
April 12, 2005
Dr. Carl Baum of Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital honored by EPA with Children's Environmental Health Award
April 20, 2005
Yale-New Haven Hospital becomes first hospital in Connecticut to use the LYNX system for improved patient service and quality
March 18, 2005
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital establishes family advisory council
March 18, 2005
Yale-New Haven announces community investment program as part of cancer center project
March 18, 2005
Yale-New Haven submits cancer center plans to aldermen for approval
February 10, 2005
Medical team travels to Thailand to give children the gift of surgery
January 25, 2005
Yale-New Haven Hospital announces free care results for 2004
2004
November 30, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital formally announces plans to build comprehensive clinical cancer center; Facility to open fall 2008
October 21, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital Pediatric Dentistry Center opens with community celebration
October 21, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital offers advice on avoiding the flu without the vaccine
September 24, 2004
Poll demonstrates public support for new cancer center
September 21, 2004
Working Mother magazine selects Yale-New Haven Hospital as one of its Top 100 companies
August 27, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital selected as a 2004 Most Wired award winner
by Hospitals and Health Networks
July 14, 2004
U.S. News & World Report ranks Yale-New Haven Hospital among "America's Best Hospitals"
July 7, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital honored with Thompson Award for third straight year
July 2, 2004
Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center has formal dedication in advance of opening
June 14, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital to open state’s first acute care for the elderly (ACE) unit
June 8, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital named one of the top 100 hospitals by Solucient
June 4, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital doctor says partial-breast irradiation is still a careful decision
May 18, 2004
IMRT is bringing dramatic success to prostate cancer treatment
May 10, 2004
VHA Inc. names Zaccagnino chairman of the board (Yale New Haven Health System)
May 4, 2004
Pulitzer Prize awarded to Wall Street Journal series highlighting Yale research into thoracic aortic aneurysm
May 4, 2004
Yale one of 12 centers comparing treatments for type 2 diabetes in youth (Yale University release)
April 28, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital welcomes world-renowned AmeriCorps volunteers
April 15, 2004
Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital to benefit from sale of PEZ president's desk on eBay
March 18, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital offers a new sliding scale discount program
February 10, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital prepares to send home 2nd Jarvik heart patient
January 29, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital develops revolutionary treatment for critically ill patients
January 28, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital becomes one of the first Connecticut hospitals to offer a "virtual colonoscopy"
January 16, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital dermatologist offers solutions to wintertime dry skin
January 15, 2004
Good Housekeeping selects Yale-New Haven Heart Center as one of the best for women
January 8, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital is the first hospital in Connecticut to offer CryoPlasty treatment for peripheral vascular disease
January 2, 2004
Yale-New Haven Hospital named one of the Top 100 hospitals for cardiac care by Solucient Leadership Institute
2003
December 11, 2003
Yale-New Haven Hospital takes new measures to reduce colds and flu this winter
December 3, 2003
Yale-New Haven Hospital surgeons link potential cardiac hazard with weight lifting and strength training
November 13, 2003
Self magazine ranks Yale-New Haven Hospital tops in U.S. health care
November 1, 2003
Yale-New Haven Hospital physicians predict liver cancer epidemic
October 9, 2003
The Westerly Hospital and Yale-New Haven Heart Center collaborate to improve access to cardiac services
September 3, 2003
Yale-New Haven Hospital among the first to successfully implant Jarvik2000 ventricular assist device
July 17, 2003
U.S. News & World Report ranks Yale-New Haven Hospital among America's best hospitals
May 23, 2003
Zaccagnino elected chair of national quality council
April 25, 2003
Yale-New Haven is among the first to use the newly FDA-approved drug-eluting stent for angioplasty patients
January 15, 2003
Yale-New Haven Hospital receives approval for the Yale-New Haven Shoreline Medical Center
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