President’s Message

Happy National Philanthropy Day! November 15 is National Philanthropy Day. This day celebrates the importance of working together for the common good. Philanthropic deeds come in all different shapes and sizes — charitable giving, volunteering, etc. — and on National Philanthropy Day, no act of kindness goes unnoticed. Last year you and over 3,000 generous…

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month! Each year the Norma Pfriem Breast Center at Bridgeport Hospital helps over 1,500 women with financial assistance for breast care services they can’t afford. Early detection is the best defense against breast cancer. The team at the Breast Center goes into the community to increase awareness of breast…

“Elizabeth M. “Betty” Pfriem was a well-known philanthropist and the first female Ringmaster in the history of the Barnum Festival.” Join the Challenge! Improve Health Disparities and Transform Care! The Elizabeth M. Pfriem Foundation, partnering with Bridgeport Hospital Foundation, just announced a $250,000 Challenge to encourage donors like you to support the Primary Care Center’s…

The Foundation has been a key partner in Bridgeport Hospital’s community health efforts by funding the innovative and impactful work of the Primary Care Center (PCC), which recently achieved prestigious federal recognition as a Patient-Centered Medical Home. Since 2019, the major source of the PCC’s funding has been the Elizabeth M. Pfriem Foundation. Truly a…

June is National Men’s Health Month. Please give the gift of health awareness and education to the men you care for, or to yourself! We invite you to attend our next FREE Men’s Health webinar one week from today, June 17th at 5:30 p.m. Cardiologist Dr. Ed Tuohy will discuss the importance of calcium and…

Yesterday marked the start of National Nurses Week 2021. The extraordinary work our nurses do every day is so important to our patients and families that saying thank you just does not seem adequate. That’s especially been true over the past 14 months while we have all struggled through the COVID-19 pandemic. We simply couldn’t…

The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have announced that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended to May 17, 2021. “This continues to be a tough time for many people, and the IRS wants to continue to do everything possible to help…

Warmer temperatures and longer days are cause to celebrate not just the end of winter but also the 100th Anniversary of Milford Hospital, now referred to as the Milford Campus of Bridgeport Hospital! Just over a century ago, Milford was a small, but growing, community of about 10,000 residents who insisted on the need for…