1. Bridgeport Hospital
City: Bridgeport, CT
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (203) 384-3000
Address: 267 Grant St.
Description: Part of the Yale New Haven Health System, the private, not-for-profit facilities serve 20,000 inpatients and nearly 230,000 outpatients a year from Bridgeport and the greater Fairfield County region and has 425 beds. The Dr. Andrew J. & Henrietta Panettieri Burn Center is the only burn center in Connecticut. Bridgeport’s famous resident and philanthropist P. T. Barnum was one of the founding members when the hospital incorporated in 1871.
2. St. Vincent’S Medical Center
City: Bridgeport, CT
Category: Health Care
Telephone: (203) 576-6000
Address: 2800 Main St.
Description: St. Vincent’s Medical Center is part of St. Vincent’s Health Services, which has many facets including Behavioral Health Services in Westport and St. Vincent’s College. The 473-bed facility is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and New York Medical College. It has been ranked as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation, and key services include treatment for cardiovascular diseases and cancer at the SWIM Center for Cancer Care. Other services include orthopedic and weight-loss surgery; geriatric, women’s, and family services; and behavioral health services.