Our Main Giving Opportunities
You may choose the fund you wish to make a donation to by selecting an opportunity below.
The Fund for Bridgeport Hospital
To provide funds for advanced medical technology and to improve operating performance.
Honor Your Caregiver
Say thank you to the caregivers who made a difference in your stay.
Mental Health - REACH
THE REACH PROGRAM offers intensive outpatient psychiatric and behavioral health programs for children, adolescents and adults.
Norma Pfriem Breast Center
Provides breast care for all women, regardless of their ability to pay.
Bringing Technology to Life
With exciting recent advances in neurology and interventional cardiology, The Heart and Vascular Center at Bridgeport Hospital is ready to chart the future of healthcare by expanding access to lifesaving technology and procedures and dramatically improving patient outcomes.
Primary Care Center Program
The Primary Care Center (PCC) is a vital safety net for underserved patients in the Bridgeport community.
Creature Comfort Program
Your support is what makes our Creature Comfort Program possible. We ask you to make a donation so that we may purchase a creature comfort stuffed animal for a patient in our care.
More Giving Opportunities
Your generosity continues to inspire what we do each and every day. Thank you!
Our Impact
Your efforts are an important part of the philanthropic support that Bridgeport Hospital receives each year.
Underserved Patient Visits
to Bridgeport Hospital Primary Care Center in 2020
InPatient/OutPatient Visits
to Palliative Care services
uninsured and underinsured patients
received free screening and other diagnostic services at Norma Pfriem Breast Center
patient visits
to Bridgeport Hospital REACH program for intensive outpatient psychiatric services
Get Involved
You can make a difference in our community in many ways.
With the greatest of care These are the stories about dedicated physicians, nurses, physical therapists and other caregivers who provide high-quality, compassionate care.
Your generosity in their honor will continue to make a difference in the lives of all of our patients!
West Tower 8/PCU Day & Night Nurses
Jen O’Neil, Nurse Mgr. WT8
Roy Vargas, RN & Meghan Jacksis, RN
HVC Angio suite – 10th Floor
NE10 Nurses and ED Nurses
NE10 & ED
Milford Campus Rehab/PT Staff
Jennifer Cronin, Supervisor MC Rehab/PT 4th Floor
Marcy Furano, LMT
Breast Center – 7 Honor Your Caregivers for April
Yiyu Xie, MD
Podium 4 or Primary Care Center
Anton Stolear, MD
NEMG Hospitalists
Laurie Champagne, RN, Nikki Mazon, RN, Susanna
7th Floor Oncology
Lorraine
SICU
Daren Spinelle, MD
Milford Campus
The Susan Hubbell Legacy Society Honors Members Who Have Made a Commitment in Their Estate Plan to Provide Enduring Support.
“One lives longer in the grateful memory of ones associates by leaving memorials that can be of service to humanity and fellow citizens. Money any man or woman intends leaving for community purposes can be dedicated to no higher, nor more vital, humanitarian end.”
Featured Stories
Random Acts of Kindness
REACH Program
NICU Patient Story – Rare Triplets
2021 Virtual Mother’s Day 5K Run/Walk Race
The Allison Family Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NICU Patient Story – Mother’s Smiling Face
Fay Fund
2020 Virtual Holiday Toy Closet 5K Run
President’s Message – Creature Comforts
For just $25 you can brighten the day of a Bridgeport Hospital patient, young or old! Donate Now for Creature Comforts The Foundation is receiving numerous requests from hospital departments within the hospital for stuffed animals because of the “creature” comfort they provide to patients. Research has shown that stuffed animals can increase calm and…
"We are honored and truly grateful that our community is providing unprecedented investment in the work of Bridgeport Hospital through philanthropy. Our donors help fund a wide range of initiatives that not only benefit our patients while they are in the hospital but keep them healthy when they leave."
Stephen M. Jakab, CFRE
“In an environment of decreasing resources for hospitals, our donors help us provide safe, compassionate, high-quality care. Philanthropy is a significant and strategic part of Bridgeport Hospital’s present and future.”