Finding Healthcare That Feels Like Home at Griffin Health
It’s no secret that many patients struggle to find a primary or specialty care physician. The journey doesn’t end once you have one, as many patients wish that their primary care physician would take the time to get to know them and also connect them with trusted specialists and healthcare services. If this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. In the […]
Read MoreExperience Family-Centered Care at the at the Childbirth Center at Griffin Hospital
Giving birth is a joyful event filled with profound meaning. Choosing where you deliver your child and the caregivers who will support you are the first and most important decisions of your baby’s life. If you live in the Southwestern Connecticut, the choice is easy: A family-centered and comfortable birthing experience awaits at the Childbirth Center at Griffin Hospital with physicians who […]
Read MoreGriffin Wound Center Boasts a 92-97% Wound Recovery Rate. Here’s Why Treating the Mind, Body, and Spirit Means So Much More.
Wounds are rarely just about the wound itself. Every wound tells a story and often speaks to a person’s entire health. Wound care at Comprehensive Wound Healing Center at Griffin Hospital is about learning each story and addressing not only the wound itself, but the whole person, body, mind, and spirit. Tony, a former patient, echoes this sentiment about Griffin’s team. […]
Read MoreStruggling to Sleep? This Sleep Test Could Change Everything Overnight.
There’s no substitute for a good night’s sleep. Restful sleep is good for the heart, improves cognition and memory, lowers blood pressure, promotes recovery and healing, boosts your immune system and is key to a healthy, happy life. Still, an estimated 50 million Americans are plagued with some form of a chronic sleep or wake disorder. Millions more are affected […]
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Griffin Health Expands Prostate Cancer Care with Breakthrough Radiogland Treatment
Griffin Health, a leader in precision cancer care, recently launched a Pluvicto® (lutetium Lu 177 vipivotide tetraxetan) Theranostics program in its Nuclear Medicine Department, expanding access to a groundbreaking treatment option for patients with advanced prostate cancer. Developed by Novartis, Pluvicto is an FDA-approved radioligand therapy for the treatment of adult patients with PSMA-positive metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) who […]
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Griffin Health Receives National Recognition for Patient Safety
Griffin Hospital in Derby was awarded an ‘A’ in the Fall 2025 Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, recognizing its achievements in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care. “Earning an ‘A’ Grade means Griffin Hospital made a true commitment to put patient safety first,” said Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. “We congratulate the […]
Read MoreGriffin Health Offers Free Cooking Demonstration about Nutrition for Diabetes
In recognition of Diabetes Awareness Month, the Griffin Center for Healthy Living is helping individuals understand how to manage or prevent the condition with a free cooking demonstration. Healthy Eating for Diabetes will be Tues., Nov. 25 from 5-6:15 p.m. at the Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen, Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford. Griffin Health Chef Mike Rizzio […]
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A Healthy Lifestyle Can Prevent Diabetes (and Even Reverse It)
The rate of type 2 diabetes is rapidly increasing around the world. Approximately 88 million American adults have prediabetes, which puts you at a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Scary, but true: One in five people who have diabetes don’t even know they have it. Research suggests that a healthy lifestyle can prevent diabetes […]
Read MoreGriffin Health Free Annual Holiday Concert Set for Dec. 9
Griffin Health invites the community to a free concert of traditional and contemporary gospel and holiday music on Tues., Dec. 9 at Church of the Good Shepherd, 135 Mountain Road, Seymour. The Griffin Health Annual Holiday Concert is a cherished community tradition that brings voices together from all walks of life, backgrounds, personal circumstances and life experiences in a collaboration […]
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Griffin Health Offers Free Food Preservation Demonstration
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford, will host Canning and Preserving Produce, a free nutritional education presentation and cooking demonstration on the health benefits of food preservation, on Wed., Nov. 12 from 5-8 p.m. In an effort to help reduce food waste and take advantage of the health benefits of canning […]
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