Stamford Hospital celebrates at home and in Baltimore

STAMFORD PLANETREE: At the Planetree event in Baltimore, from left: Roseann Cardi, director of clinical operations, Inpatient Rehabilitation, Stamford Health; Courtney Stupack, volunteer coordinator, Stamford Health; Steven Horowitz, Planetree physician champion; Susan Frampton, president of Planetree; Deborah Fedeli, director, patient-centered services, Stamford Health; and Aisha Coqueran, Planetree adviser.

At Stamford Hospital, about 200 people attended the 25th anniversary celebration of the Stamford Health Carl and Dorothy Bennett Cancer Center. Twenty-five years ago when the doors opened to the Bennett Cancer Center ”“ the first community cancer center in Connecticut ”“ Drs. Frank Masino and Paul Weinstein were on board. Since then, the Bennett Cancer Center has provided both clinical and supportive care to patients and their families closer to home ”“ something that simply could not have been possible without the contributions of the entire Bennett family.

Frank Masino, left, and Paul Weinstein, right, with Carl Bennett.

Representatives of the hospital were on hand in Baltimore to accept re-designation as a “Person-Centered Hospital” by Planetree Inc., a global network of health care organizations. The designation was presented at the Planetree Annual Conference”™s Spirit of Planetree Award Dinner attended by more than 800 guests from 24 countries.

This three-year designation recognizes Stamford Hospital”™s achievement and innovation in the delivery of patient-centered care, defined as an approach to health care where providers partner with patients and families to identify and satisfy the full range of patient needs and preferences.