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All contributions to the Bridgeport Hospital Foundation provide funds for advanced medical technology and groundbreaking programs that improve the health of all in the Hospital’s care.
Your generosity continues to inspire our caregivers each and every day. Thank You!
If you prefer to donate to one of the other funds listed on the left, click on that fund to take you to another form.
Contact us at foundation@bpthosp.org or 203-384-3522 if we may be of assistance. If you wish to mail a check, please send it to us along with this form.
Bridgeport Hospital is more than a building – it is a collection of people providing excellent care and their stories.
These stories are about dedicated physicians, nurses, physical therapists and other caregivers that provide high-quality and compassionate care. They are about the support staff that makes the patient experience more comfortable. And they are about the many families and individuals that benefit from such kindness.
There is no time like the present to say thank you to the caregivers who made a difference in your stay.
As a not-for-profit community hospital, Bridgeport Hospital depends on charitable giving to maintain and enhance the safe, high-quality services we deliver. Charitable giving does not require great wealth. Please consider a gift within your means to the Bridgeport Hospital Foundation in honor of your doctor, nurse or another caregiver.
Thank you for your support; you are ensuring the future of quality care at Bridgeport Hospital.
If you prefer to mail in your donation, please use this form.
Established in 1973, The Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital is Connecticut's only dedicated burn care facility in the state. It is one of only 66 burn centers in the United States verified by the American Burn Association and American College of Surgeons, and is recognized by the American College of Surgeons and the American Burn Association for meeting the most demanding national standards of burn care.
The Connecticut Burn Center is one of our region’s signature medical services with staff and facilities dedicated solely to the treatment of burns. The Burn Center treats more than 200 burn-injured patients in-hospital and receives over 1000 outpatient visits each year. The facility underwent extensive modernization in 2012, including patient rooms and treatment areas and, thanks largely to philanthropic gifts from the community, the addition of an overnight Hospitality Suite for families of patients.
The Burn Center’s multidisciplinary staff includes fellowship-trained burn surgeons, nurses with specialized training in burn care, physical and occupational therapists, dietitians, social workers and other healthcare professionals and staff dedicated to the care of burn patients in the hospital and beyond. The burn center also offers support for burn survivors and families through affiliations with the Phoenix Society and the Arthur C Luf Children's Burn Camp.
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With exciting recent advances in neurology and interventional cardiology, The Joel E. Smilow Heart Institute at Bridgeport Hospital, part of the Yale New Haven Health Heart and Vascular Center is ready to chart the future of healthcare by expanding access to lifesaving technology and procedures and dramatically improving patient outcomes.
The hospital’s Board of Trustees has endorsed a $25 million plan to completely modernize more than 15,000 square feet of clinical and patient care space. The plan consists of two components – a Neurovascular Center of Excellence and new Interventional Cardiology Labs – to be completed over a two-year period.
The Norma Pfriem Breast Center has been helping women in the community, regardless of their ability to pay, fight breast cancer for over two decades. With locations in Bridgeport, Fairfield and Trumbull, the Center provides patients with world class treatment close to home. We offer a comprehensive breast health program by providing coordinated care through an integrated approach with a focus on medical excellence and compassionate care. Our model ensures unprecedented access to screening and diagnostic services, and the latest therapies and procedures, while delivering care in a sensitive and expeditious manner.
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In Trumbull and Fairfield, Smilow Cancer Hospital provides a wide range of services to support the needs of our patients, their family members and caregivers.
We offer support groups for patients and families, individual counseling, and complementary and alternative therapies, such as yoga, massage, naturopathic medicine, nutrition counseling, Pilates, acupuncture and more.
Thank you for your gift to Oncology Supportive Services at Bridgeport Hospital.
Your generosity continues to inspire what we do each and every day. Thank You!
If you have any questions, please contact Donna Twist at (203) 255-5300 or email donna.twist@bpthosp.org.
If you prefer to mail a check, please send it to us along with this form.
Donate to Bridgeport Hospital's Reach Program
Changing the Face of Mental Illness in our Community for Children, Adolescents and Adults Struggling with Emotional, Behavioral and Psychiatric Issues
THE REACH PROGRAM offers intensive outpatient psychiatric and behavioral health programs for children, adolescents and adults. The program, open to all in the communities of greater Bridgeport, teaches clients how to identify and implement positive approaches to coping with intense moods and emotions that inhibit them from making the most of their capabilities.
Located at 1558 Barnum Avenue, Bridgeport, REACH serves over 1,000 children, adolescents and adults each year, from Bridgeport and the surrounding communities including Fairfield, Easton, Trumbull, Milford and Stratford. It is the only program of its kind in our area.
The failure of insurers and managed care organizations to reimburse providers of mental health services for the costs of care has led to a crisis in access to these services.
Please help by making a donation today.
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PCC Care Coordination
The Primary Care Center (PCC) is a vital safety net for underserved patients in the Bridgeport community. The PCC offers extraordinary high-quality holistic care to patients impacted by Social Determinants of Health.Personalized assistance, strategic case management, and if needed, complex disease management help patients control their health and improve wellbeing, reducing hospitalizations and episodic emergency room trips. Access to more than 18 multi-specialty services, that may not otherwise be available in the community, is available and barriers to completion of care plans are identified through screenings for Social Determinants of Health. Connections to additional resources in the community help lift barriers. The expert Primary Care Center team ensures that every patient has a clear path to wellbeing.
The Coronavirus crisis is creating unprecedented challenges for the underserved community. Because of robust proactive outreach to vulnerable patients by our dedicated Care Coordinators, patients receive access to telehealth visits; screening and education on COVID safety measures; and COVID supplies like masks and sanitizers. COVID positive and COVID suspected patients are monitored closely so they receive a higher level of care and treatment if needed.
Help our vulnerable underserved patients improve their wellbeing by donating here to give to the Care Coordination team at the Primary Care Center.
All contributions to the Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus Fund provide funds for advanced medical technology and groundbreaking programs that improve the health of all in the Hospital’s care.
Your generosity continues to inspire our caregivers each and every day. Thank You!
Contact us at foundation@bpthosp.org or 203-384-3522 if we may be of assistance. If you wish to mail a check, please send it to us along with this form.
Please help us support and enhance nursing skills and increased quality of patient care by making a gift to the Foundation.
Contact us at foundation@bpthosp.org or 203-384-3522 if we may be of assistance. If you wish to mail a check, please send it to us along with this form.
Bridgeport Hospital Nursing Education Fund
Studies show a direct correlation between increased quality of patient care and nurse development. Access to professional development keeps nursing care clinically relevant as medical knowledge rapidly changes; enhances overall job satisfaction, reduces job turnover; and increases confidence, resiliency, and well-being of clinical bedside leaders.
We need your help to develop resources to support the educational initiatives for our nurses that make such a difference in our level of quality patient care. Your gift will provide tuition reimbursement for graduate nursing studies, clinical specialty education and certifications, and annual nursing awards for recognition of patient care excellence.
Please help us support and enhance nursing skills and increased quality of patient care by making a gift to the Foundation.
Contact us at foundation@bpthosp.org or 203-384-3522 if we may be of assistance. If you wish to mail a check, please send it to us along with this form.