Griffin Health Program Helps Seniors Address Age-Related Loss
Griffin Health and the Agency on Aging of South-Central Connecticut are hosting a series of wellness programs that will help with age-related loss this January. Griffin Health Chaplain Eric Gramse will host Loneliness & Age-Related Loss, an open discussion of the various types of loss that people can experience as they age, how loss can affect them and ways to […]
Read MoreGriffin Health Caregiver Named a “Guiding Light”
Christine Halkiopoulos, a Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer at Hewitt Center for Breast Wellness at Griffin Hospital, was recently honored with the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) inaugural Guiding Light Award. Awarded on Dec. 9, National Oncology Navigator’s Day, the NCBC Guiding Light Award is a tribute to those who illuminate the path for patients, breaking down barriers to care […]
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Griffin Health Offers Free Cooking Demonstration on the Nutritional Power of Beans
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living Teaching Kitchen will host a free cooking demonstration about the nutritional benefits of beans. Bean There, Done That will be Thurs., Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. at The Griffin Center for Healthy Living at Quarry Walk, 300 Oxford Road, Oxford. Former Executive Director of Massaro Farm and sustainable nutrition expert Caty Poole will discuss […]
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Run, Run as Fast as You Can – Griffin Health Is Making a Healthy Gingerbread Man!
The Griffin Center for Healthy Living is helping families have healthier holidays with a free cooking demonstration. The Healthy Gingerbread Man will be Thurs., Dec. 11 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 will lead a cooking demonstration on how to make and decorate […]
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Griffin Hospital Offers Free Hernia Screenings January 10
Griffin Hospital will host a free hernia screening event on Sat., Jan. 10 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The screenings will be conducted by Griffin Faculty Physician surgeons who specialize in hernia treatment. The screening takes about 10 minutes and participants will receive information and referrals if there is a suspected hernia. Men and women can experience hernias, which occur when […]
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Griffin Health Expands PET Imaging Services for Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
Griffin Health is proud to announce the expansion of its Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging capabilities to include Vizamyl, a breakthrough tool in dementia diagnosis. Vizamyl (flutemetamol F18 injection) is an FDA-approved radiopharmaceutical agent used in PET scans to visualize beta-amyloid neuritic plaques in the brains of adult patients. The presence of these plaques is a critical biomarker in the […]
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Griffin Health Enhances Parkinson’s Diagnostic Capabilities
Griffin Health Nuclear Medicine, Molecular Imaging and Theranostics Department has expanded its capabilities for more accurate and timely diagnoses of Parkinson’s disease. Griffin is now offering DaTscan® (Ioflupane I 123), an innovative diagnostic molecular imaging tool used to evaluate dopamine transporter availability in the brain. With expansion of services to include this type of neuroimaging, Griffin Health is enhancing its […]
Read MoreFinding 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. […]
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