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A legacy in memory of a life lost too soon

June 19, 2020

Fear washed over Jessica Keane one Sunday evening while she was in the kitchen packing lunches for the week ahead. She didn’t feel her baby moving. The baby had normally…

Never too young to give back

December 2, 2019

Meghan McCloat, 28, and Brooke Bento, 30, may be young, but they are already leaving their mark on the world of charitable giving. Considered veterans of the Norma Pfriem Breast…

Stillborn & Perinatal Bereavement Lecture – Resources

November 10, 2019

Joseph Keane Fund LectureStillborn & Perinatal Bereavement To learn more about the Joseph Keane Fund and how you can help, please click here. PDF File Resources: Click to view Caring For Patients…

Stillborn & Perinatal Bereavement Lecture – 2019

November 9, 2019

Joseph Keane Fund Lecture Stillborn & Perinatal Bereavement The Joseph Keane Lectures for Perinatal Bereavement were held at Yale New Haven Hospital and at Yale New Haven Health’s Bridgeport Hospital. The Joseph…

Friends of Pediatrics

July 24, 2019

For more than 125 years, the Friends of Pediatrics has been changing the way children and infants are cared for at Bridgeport Hospital. Founded in 1893 as the “Woman’s Staff…

Passion to change health care

July 23, 2019

Personal challenges, life-changing opportunities spark passion to change health care During her decade at Bridgeport Hospital, Gina Calder has met many patients, and heard stories both heartbreaking and inspiring. She…

The gift of time

June 22, 2019

“What’s a nice retired guy like you doing in an Emergency Department like this?” is a conversation starter that Bob Kilton has probably heard more times than he would care…

Stillborn & Perinatal Bereavement Lecture – 2018

November 10, 2018

Joseph Keane Fund Lecture Stillborn & Perinatal Bereavement The Joseph Keane Lectures for Perinatal Bereavement were held at Yale New Haven Hospital and at Yale New Haven Health’s Bridgeport Hospital. The Joseph…

Partnership fights breast cancer

June 4, 2018

The Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation teams with the Norma Pfriem Breast Center to increase healthcare access. Access to care. This principle started the partnership between the Norma Pfriem Breast Center and…

Grateful hearts

June 3, 2018

A cardiac patient and his family donate to the new Hybrid OR. Southport residents Bill and Donna Waltrip crisscrossed the country during his years as an executive in the airline industry, living…