Danbury, CT - Danbury Hospital proudly announces that it has been designated an Aetna Institute of Quality® Orthopedic Care Facility for total joint replacement surgery.
Aetna makes information about the quality and cost of health care services available to its members to help them make informed decisions about their health care needs. In line with this goal, Aetna recognizes hospitals and facilities in its network that offer specialized clinical services for certain health conditions. Danbury Hospital was selected for consistently delivering evidence-based, safe care.
According to Dr. Daniel Fish, Chief, Section of Orthopedic Surgery at Danbury Hospital, musculoskeletal disease affects 1 in 4 Americans. “The Center for Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Care at Danbury Hospital is devoted to helping our patients decrease the pain and functional limitations that come with injury or illness of the bones, joints, and muscles,” said Dr. Fish. “Our orthopedic physicians are committed to providing expert diagnostic evaluation, medical treatment, and surgical procedures for a variety of musculoskeletal, orthopedic, and spinal conditions,” added Dr. Fish.
About Danbury Hospital
Danbury Hospital is a 371-bed regional medical center and university teaching hospital associated with the University of Vermont College of Medicine, the Yale University School of Medicine, the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center. The hospital is nationally recognized as a tertiary health care center with an innovative high-tech, high-touch environment and is also a member of the Planetree organization. In addition to offering the latest robotic and minimally invasive surgical and imaging technology, it was the first hospital in Connecticut to adopt electronic health records systems. It offers a Level II Trauma Center and Level IIIb Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Medical staff members are board-certified in their specialties, and most serve as faculty members of the nation’s finest university medical centers offering a higher level of experience.
For more information, call 1-800-516-4743 or visit www.DanburyHospital.org and share your comments with us at www.Facebook.com/DanburyHospital.
About Western Connecticut Health Network
Western Connecticut Health Network is a patient-centered health care organization established in 2010 by two nationally recognized hospitals, Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital and their affiliated organizations, to provide the highest level of care to patients throughout Western Connecticut and adjacent New York. In addition to the two hospitals, other network affiliates include:
· an integrated physician practice with primary and specialty care expertise
· an agency for home care and community health services
· a full-service retail pharmacy located at Danbury Hospital
· emergency medical services
· an occupational wellness and medicine program, providing services for business and industry
Western Connecticut Health Network has centers of excellence in Women’s, neonatal, cardiovascular and cancer services; weight loss and orthopedic surgery; digestive disorders and radiology and diagnostic imaging. It also offers specialized programs for sleep disorders and asthma management. Both hospitals also maintain active clinical research programs, offering clinical trials for patients with cancer and other health concerns.
