Stamford Hospital
| Stamford Hospital | |
|---|---|
Stamford Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 1 Hospital Plaza, Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
| Coordinates | 41°03′18″N 73°33′09″W / 41.05500°N 73.55250°W |
| Organization | |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Community & Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level II Trauma Center |
| Beds | 305 |
| Helipad | ICAO: US-5197 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Connecticut |
Stamford Hospital, residing on the Bennett Medical Center campus, is a 305-bed, not-for-profit hospital and the central facility for Stamford Health. The hospital is regional healthcare facility for Fairfield and Westchester counties, and is the only hospital in the city of Stamford, Connecticut.
Stamford Hospital is the largest teaching affiliate of the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons outside of NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center (NYP/CUIMC). The faculty at Stamford hospital have academic appointments from the university, as well as Columbia-affiliated physician residency training programs. Columbia medical students rotate through several departments at Stamford Hospital, including Primary Care, Family Medicine, Surgery, and Obstetrics & Gynecology.
As of 2005, Stamford Hospital had a total of 2,254 employees, making it one of the city's largest employers. A large segment are represented by the New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, affiliated with the Service Employees International Union.