Griffin Hospital Wins Angie’s List Super Service Award for 2012
DERBY, CT (May 6, 2013) – Griffin Hospital in Derby has earned the service industry-coveted 2012 Angie’s List Super Service Award, an honor awarded annually to approximately 5 percent of all the companies rated on Angie’s List, the nation’s leading provider of consumer reviews on local service companies. “It’s a select group of companies rated on Angie’s List that can claim […]
Read MoreGriffin Hospital Receives Award for Quality Stroke Care
DERBY, CT (May 6, 2013) – Griffin Hospital has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. The award recognizes Griffin Hospital’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care by ensuring that stroke patients receive treatment according to nationally accepted guidelines. Get With The Guidelines–Stroke helps Griffin Hospital’s staff develop and implement […]
Read MoreGriffin Hospital recognizes employees for outstanding commitment and contributions
DERBY, CT (May 30, 2012) – Bonnie Halligan, RN, of Seymour, and Patricia Thibodeau, Medical Records, of Bridgeport, will share honors as Griffin Hospital’s 2012-13 “Employees of the Year.” Laura Howell, Radiation Oncology, of West Hartford, won “The Spirit of Planetree Award” and the staff of the Radiology/Cardiology, was named “Department of the Year” at the hospital’s annual Employee Recognition […]
Read MoreGriffin Hospital Only Top Quality Performer Named in Connecticut by Joint Commission
DERBY, CT (September 15, 2011) – Griffin Hospital was named one of the nation’s top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of healthcare organizations in America. Griffin Hospital was one of 405 U.S. hospitals and critical access hospitals earning the distinction for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance and the only Connecticut hospital named. […]
Read MoreGriffin Hospital Only Top Quality Performer Named in Connecticut by Joint Commission
DERBY, CT (September 15, 2011) – Griffin Hospital was named one of the nation’s top performers on key quality measures by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of healthcare organizations in America. Griffin Hospital was one of 405 U.S. hospitals and critical access hospitals earning the distinction for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance and the only Connecticut hospital named. […]
Read MoreEmployees and Department of Year Named at Griffin Hospital
DERBY, CT (May 12, 2011) – Kim Hall, senior applications coordinator, Information Services, and Wes Valentine, RN, Evening Supervisor, Emergency Department, will share honors as the 2011-12 “Employees of the Year.” The staff of the Center for Cancer Care/Radiation Oncology, was named “Department of the Year” at Griffin Hospital’s annual Employee Recognition ceremony, held May 11 at the Crowne Plaza […]
Read MoreGriffin Hospital Awarded Accreditation from The Joint Commission
DERBY, CT (January 7, 2011) – Griffin Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s “Gold Seal of Approval” for accreditation by demonstrating compliance with The Joint Commission’s national standards for health care quality and safety in hospitals. The accreditation award recognizes Griffin Hospital’s dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission’s state-of-the-art standards. Griffin Hospital underwent a rigorous unannounced on-site survey in September […]
Read MoreGriffin Hospital Honored as a National Healthcare Leader in Patient-Centered Care
DERBY, CT – Griffin Hospital is one of three hospitals nationwide to be honored by the Planetree organization with its “2010 Distinction for Leadership and Innovation in Patient-Centered Care Award.” The award recognizes Griffin for its work to continually advance the practice of patient-centered care through outreach, research, scholarship and innovation. As one of only ten Planetree Designated Patient-Centered Hospitals […]
Read MoreYale-Griffin Prevention Research Center to be Recognized with Platinum Innovation Award
Recognition for role in creating NuVal Nutritional Scoring System DERBY, CT (August 25, 2010) – The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center announced it has won a 2010 Connecticut Quality Improvement Award’s (CQIA) Platinum Innovation Prize. An integral part of the Connecticut business landscape, the CQIA awards have rewarded new technologies and techniques in local businesses since 1995. The Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center was […]
Read MoreGriffin Hospital Recognized as being in Top 1% of Nation’s Hospitals for Quality, Patient Care and Operating Efficiency
DERBY, CT (June 9, 2010) – Griffin Hospital today announced it has been recognized by the Premier healthcare alliance as a winner of the Premier Award for Quality (AFQ). Griffin Hospital is one of 23 hospital winners and three healthcare systems nationwide putting it in the top 1% of the nation’s hospitals and the only Connecticut hospital to receive the award. There […]
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