Welcome to our Fall Issue 2024
Welcome to our Fall Issue 2024
Welcome to our Fall Issue!
| Insight features the impact of philanthropy on care provided by Bridgeport Hospital. |
Fall 2024 | Bridgeport Hospital’s Emergency Departments win Lantern Awards |
In this issue:Bridgeport Hospital’sEmergency Departments win Lantern award. Kmetzo Resource Center Celebrates 30 years of Patient and Family Support. The Norma Pfriem Breast Center’s Pink Pledge celebrates its 10th Anniversary Donors in Focus features “Battle of the Badges” to benefit the CT Burn Center |  Established in 2011, The Emergency Nurses Association’s Lantern Award recognizes excellence in Emergency Departments. This year, only 94 hospitals across the country received the honor for demonstrating exceptional performance in key areas. “The ENA Lantern Award honors our Bridgeport Emergency Departments that excel in leadership, clinical practice, education, community advocacy and research through outstanding and innovative performance,” said Mary Christoffersen, DNP, MBA, chief nursing officer for Bridgeport Hospital. Applicants had to demonstrate how their departments showed a commitment to care and their initiatives to improve nursing staff’s well-being. This is the first time Bridgeport Hospital has won the award. “I am extremely proud of both our Bridgeport and Milford Emergency Departments. This honor highlights the incredible hard work, dedication and perseverance of our staff to provide high-quality patient care to the communities we serve,” said April Alfano, RN, LP, director of Nursing, Emergency Services. Bridgeport Hospital President Anne Diamond said the award shines a light on the excellent care that the Bridgeport Hospital Emergency Departments provide to the community. “As the 35th busiest Emergency Department in the country, as noted by Beckers Hospital Review, this award demonstrates that high volume coupled with the management of complex trauma and burn is possible while maintaining exceptional quality,” said Diamond, DBA, JD. Last year donors gave over $250,000 to nursing education programs at Bridgeport Hospital to support nurses in leadership, clinical practice, education, and research. Click here to make a gift to Nursing Education at Bridgeport Hospital. |
| Insight: Bridgeport Hospital was recently recognized as an Academic Comprehensive Cancer Program and earned a three-year accreditation from the American College of Surgeons’ Commission on Cancer. | Kmetzo Resource Center Celebrates 30 years of Patient and Family Support |