John Hamilton will discuss how addiction affects family and friends and what can be done for those impacted by the disease. Continue Reading →
RMA Speaker John Hamilton: How to Strengthen Resiliency in Families
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SPEDucated Presents: Q&A with Dr Toni Jones, Greenwich Schools Superintendent
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SPEDucated encourages parents of children with disabilities to attend the session, make their voices heard, relay concerns to Dr. Jones, and have questions answered. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, Dr. Toni Jones, First Church, SPEDucated
Greenwich Hospital Garners Two National Awards for ‘Patient Experience’
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Greenwich Hospital received the 2019 Guardian of Excellence Award in Patient Experience in the Emergency Department. Also, Greenwich Hospital received the Pinnacle of Excellence Award in Patient Experience from Press Ganey for maintaining consistently high levels of excellence over multiple years in Outpatient Services. Greenwich Hospital’s Outpatient Department consists of 38 individual departments. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health
Protecting Man’s Best Friend: Recognizing and Preventing Illness in the Family Dog
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Canine flu outbreaks were reported in Greenwich and Stamford last winter so owners should vaccinate their dogs now before flu season starts. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Dogs, Health, Alex LaTrenta, canine flu, Cornell University Veterinary Specialists, Greenwich Academy, kennel cough, veterinarian
West Putnam Medical Center officially opens with ribbon-cutting ceremony
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Yale New Haven Health hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday to officially open the newly renovated West Putnam Medical Center at 500 West Putnam Ave. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, 500 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich Hospital, Yale New Haven Health
DEA issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico
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A lethal dose of fentanyl is estimated to be about two milligrams, but can vary based on an individual’s body size, tolerance, amount of previous usage and other factors. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Health, Police & Fire, DEA, Fentanyl, heroin
Greenwich Hospital Receives Generous Gift in Honor of Dr. James Brunetti
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In gratitude to Dr. Brunetti, this gift allows for the refurbishment of the ICU Waiting Room and will provide patients’ families a place of comfort and respite during difficult times. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Dr James A Brunetti, Dr. Frayda Lindemann, Greenwich Hospital
The Emerging Epidemic of Vaping-Associated Lung Injury: Is Our Youth’s Health Going Up in Smoke?
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By Alex LaTrenta, Greenwich Academy class of 2020
Fourth in a series of articles about the prevention, recognition, and treatment of public health threats in Greenwich. This August a young adult from Fairfield County went to the Greenwich Hospital Emergency Room (ER) with a dry cough, chills, and a chest x-ray which looked like early pneumonia. After several days of antibiotics, the patient returned to the ER with a worsening chest x-ray and received stronger antibiotics. Within days the patient rushed to the ER again, required supplemental oxygen, and in 24 hours was hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit on a mechanical ventilator. Dr. Sandra Wainwright, Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist at Greenwich Hospital, recognized the unique features of this case given that “when young people present with pneumonia they usually get better quickly.”
After hearing about the cases of vaping related lung injury in the Midwest, Wainwright suspected that this patient suffered from the same disorder right in our community. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Alex LaTrenta, Caroline Baisley, Center for Disease Control, Dr. Sandra Wainwright, Greenwich Academy, vaping
Vaping Health Crisis Discussed by Panel at Boys & Girls Club
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Dennis Bludnicki works for Liberation Programs out of GHS. He said at first teens say vaping helps relax them and make them able to focus. But as time goes on and they vape more, it takes on the opposite effect, making them anxious, have headaches, stomach aches and nausea. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health, Schools, Bobby Walker, Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Dennis Bludnicki, Fred Reisch, Greenwich High School, Livvy Floren
State Rep Livvy Floren to Host Discussion on Youth Vaping at Boys & Girls Club
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The event is free and open to the public at Monday, October 28
6:30pm—8:00pm at the Greenwich Boys and Girls Club. Continue Reading →