Norwalk Hospital

Norwalk Hospital is a 366-bed Hospital that cares for patients, their loved ones and residents in fairfield county, Connecticut, and The surrounding new york metropolitan area. Norwalk Hospital is part of nuvance health, which is a six-hospital system, on 7 campuses, with numerous outpatient facilities throughout The hudson valley and across western Connecticut. The nuvance health system gives The community access to a variety of services including, but not limited to, bariatric surgery and medical weight loss, blood draw, critical care, diabetes education, emergency services, heart and vascular, imaging and radiology, infusion therapy, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedic care, physical rehabilitation, primary care, rheumatology, sleep disorders, urgent care, women's health, behavioral health, cancer care, dentistry, digestive health, endocrinology, genetic counseling, home health care, infectious disease, kidney disease and nephrology, occupational medicine, patient blood managements and bloodless medicine, pediatrics, podiatry, pulmonary care, senior care and geriatric medicine, surgical services, urology, wound care and hyperbaric medicine. Norwalk Hospital is an acute care, academic Hospital that provides patients with The latest in medical, surgical and wellness services. Norwalk Hospital provides services to The community through our level ii trauma center, thrombectomy-capable stroke center and joint replacement center of excellence to advanced cancer, heart, and neurosciences care. Our teams include top medical and surgical talent, and we invest in technology and collaborate with leading doctors and scientists to bring top-notch services to fairfield county. Norwalk Hospital participates in various clinical trials and research, which brings new treatment options to our patients. Norwalk Hospital is committed to providing quality service to The community and has been recognized by several organizations for The quality healthcare that it provides to The region. Norwalk Hospital has been named among The top 5% in The nation for cardiology services, overall gi services, overall pulmonary services, neurosciences (2 years in a row), and treatment of stroke (3 years in a row). The Hospital has also been named top 10% in The nation for gastrointestinal surgery, and gi medical treatment. Norwalk Hospital has been recognized as best regional Hospital for excellence by u.s. news & world report for our high performance in heart failure treatment, diabetes treatment, hip fracture, copd treatment, and high performance in stroke treatment. Healthgrades has listed Norwalk Hospital as america's 50 best hospitals. Healthgrades has also awarded The Hospital with The critical care excellence award, gastrointestinal care excellence award, neurosciences excellence award (3 years in a row), stroke care excellence award (6 years in a row), and The pulmonary care excellence award (9 years in a row). The Hospital was listed on The get with The guidelines stroke gold plus with target: type 2 diabetes honor roll, get with The guidelines stroke gold plus with target: stroke honor roll elite. The bariatric deparment has held The mbsaqip bariatric center accreditation from The american college of surgeons and american society for metabolic and bariatric surgery since 2006. In fy23, Norwalk Hospital had 43,898 patient days and 9,483 discharges in acute care. There were 37,405 in emergency room visits and 132,828 in other outpatient visits/procedures. The Hospital provided approximately $29.7m in charity care to The regions un-insured and under-insured population.