NEW PEDIATRIC AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER OPENS

Greenwich Hospital, in partnership with Yale New Haven Children”™s Hospital (YNHCH), celebrated the opening of its new pediatric ambulatory surgery center on June 5. A ribbon-cutting ceremony honored several community members whose generous support enabled the hospital to build this leading-edge facility to meet the unique needs of children and their caregivers.

“Today, we celebrate the realization of a vision to provide our community”™s children and their families a state-of-the-art ambulatory surgical center, here, in Greenwich,” said Greenwich Hospital President Diane P. Kelly, DNP, MBA, RN. “Our surgical center is a place where all nurses, doctors, surgeons and anesthesiologists specialize in pediatric care; where child-life specialists help ease little ones”™ minds; and where the design and surrounding environment instill comfort.”

In addition to thanking the anonymous lead donor family, Kelly shared her gratitude with Mr. and Mrs. Scott Franz, whose generosity supported the center”™s child-friendly waiting room, named in honor of their son, William Sargeant Frantz, with a special recognition of Dr. James A. Brunetti. She also thanked Kate and Jim Clark, who supported the project.

Expansion of children”™s services is an important area of growth for Greenwich Hospital. The collaboration with one of the country”™s leading children”™s hospitals, YNHCH, widens access to top pediatric specialists, subspecialists and hospitalists locally. 

“No other hospital in our region provides this advanced level of synchronized care for children. I couldn”™t be more proud and grateful to our visionary leaders and donors who made this possible,” Kelly said.