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Imagine a time when 95 percent of all cancers are curable and people with incurable cancers have access to treatments that allow them to live longer with a good quality of life. Sound far-fetched? Not to Eric Winer, MD, the new director of Yale Cancer Center and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Network, who expects the nation will reach this milestone in a decade.
Meghan Katz of Darien will always remember St. Patrick’s Day 2022 as the glorious day when Dylan – born at 27 weeks of gestation – finally came home after spending 63 days in Greenwich Hospital’s Level III-B Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). “We were thrilled,” said Katz.
Jill Ernst’s first cardiac episode occurred nine years ago during the birth of her triplets. Her physician advised the new mother to see a cardiologist. But Ernst attributed the heart issue to the stress of delivering three babies by cesarean section, so she decided to forego visiting the heart specialist.
“It’s taken a long time, but I finally like who I am and feel comfortable in my own skin,” said Keith O’Leary, 61, who has been sober for nearly three-and-a-half years.
March 2020 was a challenging time for Greenwich resident Elyse Merolla and her family. COVID-19 had just hit Connecticut. Suddenly, schools were closed, and her husband’s barbershop shut down. “Then I felt a lump in my right armpit”.
Picture this scenario: A bicyclist riding along a quiet road in Greenwich swerves to avoid a pothole, loses control and crashes. Within minutes, an ambulance arrives.
What do a 36-year-old breakdancer and a 63-year-old retired physician have in common? N’tegrity Quiñones and Carolyn Thompson both had successful joint replacement surgery at Greenwich Hospital last year – Quiñones got a new hip, Thompson a knee.
Life can get complicated, especially these days, so when a medical problem pops up, you need to deal with it quickly and without too much stress.
The last thing Katie Tenenbaum of Wilton wanted to do at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in Connecticut was drive her seven-year-old son, Dylan, to Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Pediatric Specialty Center in Greenwich for a follow-up visit.
Greenwich Hospital and its offsite locations are completely open, with the resumption of all services that were temporarily suspended or deferred at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joseph Perez never imagined his extra-long work day driving a limousine would end in an ambulance racing to Greenwich Hospital.
While every birth is celebrated, the two times the lullaby welcomed the sons of Sommer Haynes and her husband were especially joyful occasions.
Diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in his mid 60s, Richardson was working to manage the disease with the assistance of a Greenwich Hospital endocrinologist.
Kerr, 74, had experienced increasing fatigue for about three months. His wife was out of town on business that fateful evening. When a friend called, Kerr mentioned he was having chest pains.
Few people watching Zevi Tilles, 43, sprint across the soccer field would suspect he could barely get out of bed a few months earlier due to severe back and leg pain.
Rita Appel, 68, of Westport never expected that an annual checkup with her primary care physician would lead to a visit with a pulmonologist and a diagnosis of lung cancer – nearly 40 years after quitting smoking.
Parents are always concerned when their children get sick, whether it’s a nasty cold or a painful earache. When a child has a serious illness, disease or injury that requires surgery or other complex treatment, having convenient access to a trusted hospital staffed with top-notch medical professionals becomes paramount.
As healthcare delivery evolves, patients are seeing more allied health professionals – physician assistants, nurse practitioners, radiologic technologists, physical therapists and many others – at the hospital, Emergency Department and physicians' offices. Meet some of Greenwich Hospital's finest.
Bariatric Surgery: Lose Weight, Gain Health
Advanced procedures curb obesity and reduce related risks from chronic conditions.
After tearing a rotator cuff in a skiing accident, Jim Roche turned to Greenwich Hospital’s Long Ridge Medical Center – and ultimately back to the slopes.
Children visiting Greenwich Hospital’s Emergency Department now have access to the most advanced pediatric emergency services in the region.
Marisa Telesca admits she has spent a lifetime focusing on the needs of others, while ignoring her own health. But as age 60 approached, she began reassessing.