Bridgeport Delivery Network

267 Grant Street
Bridgeport, CT 06610
Tel. (203) 384-3000

Bridgeport Hospital

Established in 1878 as the first hospital in Fairfield County, Bridgeport Hospital is an acute care community teaching hospital with 425 licensed beds and more than 550 affiliated physicians representing 70 specialties and subspecialties. Bridgeport Hospital is a major affiliate of the Yale University School of Medicine and operates its own School of Nursing.

Bridgeport Hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission, the nation's leading healthcare accrediting body.

Bridgeport Hospital is the site of the Dr. Andrew J. & Henrietta Panettieri Burn Center, the only dedicated burn center in Connecticut, and is recognized as a Level 2 Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons and the State of Connecticut. Other key services include:

• The Heart Institute, including angioplasty, cardiac surgery, sophisticated heart rhythm care and cardiac rehabilitation and wellness programs
• State-designated, Joint Commission-approved Primary Stroke Center
• The P.T. Barnum Pediatric Center, including a pediatric intensive care unit, Fairfield County’s highest-level newborn intensive care unit, the Pediatric Asthma Center and the Children’s Emergency Center
• The Women’s Care Center, which provides a full range of obstetrical and gynecological care including high- and low-risk maternity services, an antenatal testing unit and genetic counseling
• The Norma F. Pfriem Cancer Institute, approved as a Teaching Hospital Cancer Program by the American College of Surgeons, providing a variety of diagnostic procedures and treatments including chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery as well as patient and family support
• The Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center, which provides highly personalized clinical care and support for patients and their families
• Wound Healing Center, including Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
• Inpatient and outpatient mental health services, including day hospital programs for children and adults
• The Center for Geriatrics, including a Geriatric Psychiatric Unit, Geriatric Assessment Program and Geriatric Home Visit Program
• Advanced neurological and neurosurgical care
• Respiratory care including The Center for Sleep Medicine, which diagnoses and treats sleep disorders
• The Joint Reconstruction Center, providing comprehensive orthopedic care
• State-of-the-art Gastroenterology/Endoscopy and Urology Suites
• Business Health Services, providing occupational health services to more than 500 organizations in the region

Ahlbin Rehabilitation Centers

For 70 years, Ahlbin Rehabilitation Centers has provided the best in physical medicine and rehabilitation care to the community. Ahlbin Centers was founded in 1939 as the Crippled Children’s Workshop, the first facility of its kind in Connecticut. In 1962, it became the Rehabilitation Center of Eastern Fairfield County and in 1996 was renamed in honor of Fred and Fran Ahlbin, two longtime supporters.

Ahlbin Centers serves more than 10,000 patients a year from outpatient locations at 226 Mill Hill Ave., Bridgeport; 2600 Post Rd., Southport; 3585 Main St., Stratford; and 15 Corporate Dr., Trumbull. Ahlbin Centers physiatrists (physicians specializing in physical medicine and rehabilitation), physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists also provide inpatient therapy at Bridgeport Hospital. Major service areas include:

• Orthopedics
• Sports Rehabilitation
• Industrial Rehabilitation
• Neurological Rehabilitation
• Pediatrics, including the Birth to Three
• Early Intervention Child Development Program
• Speech Therapy
• Audiology

Bridgeport Hospital Foundation

Bridgeport Hospital Foundation is the fundraising entity of Bridgeport Hospital. Established in 1988, the Foundation also guides the development activities of Ahlbin Rehabilitation Centers and The Norma F. Pfriem Breast Care Center.

The mission of the Bridgeport Hospital Foundation is to encourage philanthropic involvement from the community to preserve and enhance the financial well being of Bridgeport Hospital and its affiliate organizations.

Gifts to the Foundation provide the necessary financial resources for clinical program advancement; the purchase of state-of-the-art medical equipment; construction and renovation of facilities; health education programs for patients, employees and the community; and other BHHS-sponsored projects. Contributions enable the Foundation to fund organizational needs that cannot be funded out of operating revenue from patient charges.