74-730: 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
148-601: A Juvenile Review Board (JRB) for certain juvenile cases outlined by the Fairfield Police Department. Fairfield is represented in the Connecticut General Assembly by one Republican , Sen. Tony Hwang , and three Democrats , Rep. Cristin McCarthy Vahey , Rep. Jennifer Leeper , and Rep. Sarah Keitt . The Fairfield Police Department was created in 1926, approximately 287 years after the town
222-924: A 94,000-square-foot facility over the FDR Drive called the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Tower that will adjoin two other buildings on its main campus. Other buildings on the campus include the Ambulatory Care Center, the Belaire Building, East River Place, East River Professional Building, The Pavilion, Parker House Sports Rehabilitation and Performance Center, River Terrace, and the 75th Street Campus housing Physiatry and Pain Management. HSS has multiple outpatient locations and rehabilitation facilities throughout New York City , New York State , New Jersey , Connecticut , and Florida . HSS operates HSS Stamford at
296-574: A barge with two crewmen on Penfield Reef in Fairfield during a gale led to the 1st civilian helicopter hoist rescue in history, on November 29, 1945. The helicopter flew from the nearby Sikorsky Aircraft plant in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The opening of the Connecticut Turnpike in the 1950s brought another wave of development to Fairfield, and by the 1960s the town's residential, suburban character
370-551: A biomechanics laboratory so surgeons and engineers could collaborate on improving prosthesis design. The clinic was established the same year that Congress passed the first Medical Device Regulation Act to collaborate with surgeons on device design, development, and the regulatory pathway for medical devices through the FDA. In 1980, a major hospital expansion doubled the number of operating rooms from four to eight, with designated areas for performing total joint procedures. The expansion added
444-424: A conservatory to make braces. Adults were treated as outpatients. The poor were treated for free, and others were charged a moderate fee. The hospital opened its doors to the first patient, a four-year-old boy with paralysis, on May 1, 1863. In 1870, the hospital moved to a 200-bed, four-story hospital built on the northwest corner of Lexington Avenue and 42nd Street (Manhattan). In 1871, Virgil P. Gibney joined
518-665: A general practicing physician, and Robert M. Hartley, a secretary of the Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor . The hospital was founded as a philanthropic effort to provide medical care to injured Civil War soldiers and needy city residents. Dr. Knight was appointed Resident Physician and Surgeon. The hospital was located in the Manhattan home of Dr. Knight at 97 Second Avenue. There were 28 inpatient beds available for children and
592-590: A gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation. HSS received Magnet Recognition for nursing excellence in 2002, 2007, 2011, 2016, and 2021. HSS has ranked No. 1 in orthopedics nationally for 15 consecutive years, and ranked No. 3 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report in 2024-2025. Bryan T. Kelly, MD was appointed President and CEO of HSS in 2023. Kelly is the hospital’s first surgeon-in-chief to become CEO. Hospital for Special Surgery research includes basic lab research, applied research, and clinical research . Basic and applied research at
666-412: A greater number of orthopedic doctors and surgeons. Significant orthopedic advancements in fracture care, wound management, amputation surgery, and rehabilitation resulted from the battlefield experiences of HSS surgeons. Dr. Richard Freyberg formalized the establishment of a rheumatic disease service at HSS and created fellowships in rheumatology. The hospital established one of the first bone banks in
740-540: A self-ruling entity. By 1639, these settlers had started new towns in the surrounding areas. Roger Ludlowe , framer of the Fundamental Orders, purchased the land called Unquowa (presently called Fairfield), and established the name. The name "Fairfield" is commendatory. According to historian John M. Taylor: Early in 1639, the General Court granted a commission to Ludlowe to begin a plantation at Pequannocke. He
814-491: A significant donation to The Campaign for Stamford Hospital, the center opened in the spring of 2002 after overhauling the formerly St. Josephs Hospital. The Patty and George Sarner Health & Fitness Institute is housed within and provides access for both rehabilitation and personal fitness. In addition to those listed above, Stamford hospital has several additional outpatient facilities scattered throughout southwestern Connecticut, largely imaging centers and clinical offices of
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#1732855284017888-478: A wealth of recreational opportunities, many of which stem from Fairfield's enviable location on the Long Island Sound. The town government consists of the three-member Board of Selectmen, a Representative Town Meeting (RTM), a Board of Finance, a Board of Education, a Town Planning and Zoning Commission (TPZ), and many other politically appointed commissions, boards, and committees. The current First Selectman
962-500: Is Bill Gerber ( D ). As of November 27, 2023 Democrat controlled 2–1 Democratic Supermajority 31–9 Democrat Controlled 5–4 *Special Election held in 2021 to replace the seat left vacant by Ed Bateson on 5/17/21 Democrat Controlled 5–4 The town has no criminal or civil court system, and all trials are handled by the Bridgeport Superior Court system. However, the town does also offer access to
1036-666: Is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut , United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull , Easton , Weston , and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut . As of 2020, the town had a population of 61,512. The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region . In 1635, Puritans and Congregationalists in the Massachusetts Bay Colony , were dissatisfied with
1110-500: Is a peer-reviewed journal published since 2005. Submissions come from clinicians worldwide. The journal includes original research, review articles, and case reports on musculoskeletal conditions, diagnoses, and treatment. Articles are published online on a rolling basis and then four times per year in print. The HSS Journal is a Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) member. By 2024, HSS held 217 patents resulting from HSS research in bioengineering and other areas. Suzanne Maher
1184-462: Is available, including Trauma surgery , Orthopedics , Neurosurgery , Vascular Surgery and Interventional Radiology . Certified "Thrombectomy Capable" by The Joint Commission to treat acute stroke, with Interventional neuroradiology is available. The hospital's focus has been to become a regionally respected center for Neurology/Stroke, Invasive and Non-invasive Cardiology/Cardiac Surgery and Orthopedics. To amuse patients, some volunteers at
1258-559: Is land and 3.4 square kilometres (1.3 sq mi), or 4.15%, is water. Rivers flowing through Fairfield include Mill River , Rooster River , Ash Creek , Sasco Brook, and Aspetuck River . Fairfield consists of many neighborhoods. The best known are wealthy Southport , where General Electric Chief Executive Officer Jack Welch lived for many years, and Greenfield Hill , with its large green areas, famous dogwood trees, and picturesque green with its white-spired Congregational church. Other neighborhoods include Stratfield, Tunxis Hill,
1332-469: Is located in Stamford, Connecticut . The campus contains the main hospital and additional outpatient facilities. The hospital includes the new 11-story glass tower, as well as the original Perkins & Will and Whittingham pavilions. Adjoined to the main structure is the outpatient Bennett Cancer Center. The Tandet Center, previously a nursing home, is currently used for administrative purposes, including housing
1406-709: Is ranked first in orthopedics, worldwide, by Newsweek (2021-2024) and in the United States by U.S. News & World Report (2010-2025). HSS is also ranked third in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report . Hospital for Special Surgery was incorporated in New York City on March 27, 1863, as The Hospital of the New York Society for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled , by a group that included Dr. James Knight,
1480-742: Is the Chief Research Officer , and Lionel Ivashkiv is the Chief Scientific Officer . Hospital for Special Surgery is affiliated with the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System through its affiliation with Weill Cornell Medical College . All HSS medical staff are also faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College. The hospital is also affiliated with Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Rockefeller University . HSS Rehabilitation National Network provides patients access to over 1,700 therapy providers across
1554-683: The City University of New York Athletic Conference . Hospital for Special Surgery serves as orthopedic consultants for US Youth Soccer , UFC , and the National Basketball Players Association . Hospital for Special Surgery is the official hospital of the New York Road Runners and the TCS New York City Marathon . Hospital for Special Surgery is designated as a Medical Center of Excellence by
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#17328552840171628-558: The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Hospital for Special Surgery is one of three hospitals in the United States to receive this distinction. Hospital for Special Surgery is headquartered on the Upper East Side of Manhattan , in New York City. Its main campus consists of 12 buildings, located between East 70th and East 80th Streets to the north and south and between FDR Drive and First Avenue to
1702-592: The Merritt Parkway . It has three Metro-North Railroad stations, Fairfield–Black Rock , Fairfield and Southport . The town is served by several public bus lines of the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority . Hospital for Special Surgery Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is an academic medical center and research institution headquartered in New York City that specializes in
1776-481: The Service Employees International Union . Stamford Hospital was founded by Judge John Clason. Clason was also a farmer and served as a state legislator, town assessor and school board member. After consultation with Edwin L. Scofield , the second mayor of Stamford, regarding possible philanthropies, Clason sold some of his land for $ 45,000 to get the initial funding for the hospital. In giving
1850-482: The census of 2010, there were 59,404 people in the town, organized into 20,457 households and 14,846 families. The population density was 1,927 inhabitants per square mile (744/km ). There were 21,648 housing units at an average density of 703 per square mile (271/km ). The racial makeup of the town was 91.6% White , 3.7% Asian , 1.8% African American , 0.06% Native American , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 1.2% from other races , and 1.6% from two or more races. 5.0% of
1924-575: The Assumption. A third Catholic primary school, Holy Family, was closed by the Diocese of Bridgeport at the end of the 2009–2010 academic year. Non-religious private schools include Fairfield Country Day School and the Unquowa School . Fairfield is also home to two post-secondary institutions, Fairfield University and Sacred Heart University . Fairfield is traversed by U.S. 1 , Interstate 95 , and
1998-653: The Belaire Building to its main campus. In 1987, the hospital added the Division of Pediatric Rheumatology. In 1988, HSS was designated a Multipurpose Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases Center by the National Institutes of Health. Five years later, the NIH designated HSS as a Specialized Center of Research for the Study of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus. In 1989, the hospital opened a new facility on 73rd Street in Manhattan funded by
2072-622: The Chelsea Piers sports and recreational facility in Stamford, Connecticut . HSS doctors practice in Connecticut at four outpatient sites that are operated in collaboration with Stamford Health. HSS surgical teams perform surgeries at Stamford Hospital and Tully Health Center in Connecticut. In Florida, HSS physicians see patients at HSS Florida outpatient locations in West Palm Beach , Wellington , and Naples . Surgeries are performed at
2146-549: The Cohen Children's Center provides all branches of pediatric medicine, surgery and neonatal intensive care services. This works in concert with the hospital's dedicated pediatric emergency room, which is staffed by fellowship trained pediatric emergency physicians. A satellite campus located a few miles northwest of the main hospital, the facility includes multiple health care services in an outpatient "medical mall" setting. Named after Daniel and Grace Tully, whose family who made
2220-526: The Dana Foundation, to house the biomechanics laboratory and to provide custom-made prosthetic limb and orthotics services. In 1990, Dr. Andrew J. Weiland was appointed the ninth Surgeon-in-Chief. In 1991, HSS added two new ambulatory operating rooms and a 10-bed postoperative care unit. In the same year, the Department of Physiatry was established. The Barbara Volker Center for Women with Rheumatic Diseases
2294-1183: The Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare. Hospital for Special Surgery is the official hospital and team of physicians to the New York Giants , the New York Knicks , the Brooklyn Nets , the New York Liberty , the New York Mets , the New York Rangers , the New York Red Bulls , Major League Pickleball, the Long Island Nets , the Westchester Knicks , the St. Lucie Mets , the Brooklyn Cyclones , Knicks Gaming, FC Monmouth , and
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2368-576: The Surgical Department. Under Wilson’s leadership, the hospital became increasingly focused on musculoskeletal conditions. In 1940, the hospital renamed the organization to the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). World War II significantly affected the staff, but patient care went uninterrupted. Many staff surgeons and doctors served overseas during the war. Residencies programs were temporarily reduced from two years to one year. The war effort demanded
2442-590: The Tully Family Wellness Center on the former St. Joseph site. It was also during this time the SHS entered into a major teaching affiliation with the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. From 1994 to 2000, the hospital had significant financial difficulties, but the hospital's finances began to improve under CEO Brian Grissler, with revenues in 2007 of $ 357 million. In 2008,
2516-536: The United States as a doctor in training. The first dedicated operating room opened in 1898. In 1899, the hospital opened a pathology laboratory and installed the first X-ray machine four years after Wilhelm Röntgen invented the device. In 1903, the hospital opened its first adult ward for female inpatients only. HSS became known as a national center for treating people affected by the polio epidemics. In 1901, Whitman developed an operation to stabilize polio survivors’ paralyzed feet. The procedure afforded him and
2590-416: The United States in 1946. In 1949, HSS became affiliated with New York Hospital-Cornell University Medical College. Under the agreement, HSS would provide orthopedic and rheumatological services for both organizations and subsequently eliminated the Department of General Surgery and other non-orthopedic surgical specialties. The hospital moved to its present location of 535 East 70th Street in 1955. In
2664-667: The United States. HSS is affiliated with Hospital Serena del Mar in Serena Del Mar , Cartagena, Colombia , and has collaborated with the Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation to build its orthopedics department. In 2006, the International Society of Orthopaedic Centers was founded at Hospital for Special Surgery. In 2022, the World Economic Forum selected Hospital for Special Surgery for the public-private coalition known as
2738-605: The University area, Grasmere, Mill Plain , Knapp's Village, Melville Village, Holland Hill, Murray , and the Fairfield Beach area, which has recently undergone a renaissance with the construction of many new homes by residents wishing to live in proximity to the beach and downtown. This has resulted in steadily rising property prices. Two shopping districts in town include the Post Road ( U.S. 1 ) and Black Rock Turnpike . As of
2812-781: The affiliated Sacred Heart University physician assistant training program. Part of the Dana-Farber / Brigham and Women's Cancer Care Collaborative of Harvard , the Bennett Cancer Center provides comprehensive cancer care services within Stamford Health. The staff includes the full array of cancer care physicians, including Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Interventional Radiology/Oncology as well as ancillary specialists such as Geneticists. The facility participates in multiple ongoing scientific studies for researching advanced therapies for cancer. In early 2007
2886-501: The affiliated Stamford Health Medical Group (SHMG). These include HSS at Chelsea Piers , Darien Imaging Center , Darien Medical Center , Wilton Surgery Center , and Holly Hill Greenwich . The 305 bed Stamford Hospital and nearly 500 affiliated physicians provide patient care in all of the general medical specialties as well as the majority of subspecialties typically seen within a regional referral center. Certified Level II Trauma Center , required emergency surgical subspecialty care
2960-537: The automobile made the countryside accessible to these newly rich members of the middle class, who brought with them new habits, new attitudes, and new modes of dress. The prosperity lasted throughout the twenties. By the time of the Wall Street Crash of 1929 , the population had increased to 17,000 from the 6,000 it had been just before the war. Even during the Depression , the town kept expanding. The grounding of
3034-409: The chimneys of many burnt houses standing in them yet". The First World War brought Fairfield out of its agrarian past by triggering an unprecedented economic boom in Bridgeport, which was the center of a large munitions industry at the time. The prosperity accompanied a temporary housing shortage in the city, and many of the workers looked to Fairfield to build their homes. The trolley and later
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3108-514: The community since 1895. The Stratfield Volunteer Fire Department has several stations and has served the community since 1920. Fairfield has two public high schools , Fairfield Warde and Fairfield Ludlowe ; three public middle schools, Roger Ludlowe , Tomlinson, and Fairfield Woods Middle School ; and eleven public elementary schools. Fairfield has several Catholic schools, including two high schools, Fairfield Prep and Notre Dame , and two primary schools, St. Thomas Aquinas and Our Lady of
3182-453: The east and west. The main inpatient hospital is located at 535 East 70th Street in Manhattan, New York and has 215 beds and 58 operating rooms. The HSS Research Institute is centered at 515 East 71st Street in Manhattan, New York, where it also houses 20 wet labs . HSS orthopedic applied research occurs at the Center for Advanced Movement Technologies, at 510 East 73rd Street. HSS is building
3256-598: The former surgeon-in-chief and currently serves as president and chief executive officer . Douglas E. Padgett serves as the current surgeon-in-chief. Areas of expertise at HSS include joint replacement , orthopedic trauma , hand and upper extremity surgery, limb lengthening, osseointegration , foot and ankle surgery, pediatric orthopedics, spine surgery, sports medicine, physiatry, rheumatology , and physical therapy . HSS Education Institute offers residency programs, fellowship programs, and professional medical education programs. The hospital has 453 active medical staff. HSS
3330-400: The hospital addresses conditions such as arthritis , orthopedic injury, scoliosis , osteoporosis , spinal disc degeneration, autoimmune diseases such as lupus , and related musculoskeletal diseases. HSS clinical research focuses on knee injuries , osteoarthritis , regenerative medicine , spine conditions, and rheumatologic conditions, such as lupus and scleroderma . The HSS Journal
3404-575: The hospital announced plans to expand its rooms and several departments. The expansion of the hospital, dubbed "New Stamford Hospital", resulted in an 11-story glass structure. The expansion was completed in late 2016 and cost approximately $ 575 million. Stamford Health has expanded since 2010 with an affiliated medical staff called Stamford Health Medical Group. Also since 2010, Stamford Health has opened small outpatient clinical, laboratory and imaging facilities throughout Fairfield County and southwestern Connecticut. Stamford Health's Bennett Medical Center
3478-424: The hospital as an assistant physician and surgeon. Gibney was appointed as the second surgeon-in-chief after Dr. James Knight’s passing in 1887. In 1887, the hospital founded the first orthopedic residency program in the country. Young doctors in training would apply for a one-year position as house surgeon, senior assistant, or junior assistant. They became known as residents, a term now universally recognized in
3552-409: The hospital established its first Department of Physiotherapy (later known as Physical Therapy ). In 1925, the hospital opened its Occupational Therapy Department. In the same year, the hospital's Board of Managers appointed Dr. William B. Coley as the third Surgeon-in-Chief. It was the first time a general surgeon held the position at the hospital. With his mentor, Dr. William Bull, Coley advanced
3626-456: The hospital opened its first male inpatient ward to treat injured sailors, marines, and soldiers. In 1924, Dr. R. Garfield Snyder was appointed as the first Physician-in-Chief and was handpicked by Gibney to lead the HSS rheumatology program, which he did from 1924 to 1944. Snyder published early therapeutic studies on Vitamin D, cinchophen, and gold compounds’ effects on arthritis. In the same year,
3700-494: The hospital roam the halls dressed up as clowns, calling themselves Health and Humor Associates (or "HAHA"). In 2004, the Joint Commission awarded the annual Ernest A. Codman Award for creating a protocol to maintain correct blood glucose levels in critically ill patients. The new protocol cut the death rate among those patients by 29 percent and shortened time spent in the intensive care unit by 11 percent. Stamford Hospital
3774-688: The hospital started a "Familial Colorectal Cancer Registry" for individuals and families with a history of colorectal or associated cancers, the first of its kind in Connecticut. It was named for longtime benefactors Carl and Dorothy Bennett. In 2018, Stamford Hospital and Hospital for Special Surgery opened a collaborative nursing unit and operating rooms within the main hospital, staffed by HSS orthopedic and sports medicine physicians. Additionally, HSS and Stamford Health staff collaborate at Stamford's Chelsea Piers facility, primarily for sports rehabilitation. An extensive pediatric ward within Stamford hospital,
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#17328552840173848-483: The hospital worldwide recognition. The hospital treated many polio patients during the 1907 and 1916 New York City polio epidemics . The State Charities Aid Association requested HSS to aid paraplegic patients throughout New York State . In 1912, the hospital moved to a six-story building on 42nd Street between First Avenue and Second Avenue, a site that is now the home of the Ford Foundation. During World War I,
3922-420: The hospital's capacity to 196. In 1972, Dr. Philip D. Wilson Jr., MD, was appointed the eighth Surgeon-in-Chief of the Hospital, the same position held by his father thirty-seven years earlier. In 1974, Dr. Peter Walker, Dr. John Insall, Dr. Chitranjan Ranawat, and Dr. Alan Inglis performed the first successful total condylar knee replacement . The hospital also established its first sports medicine clinic and
3996-532: The money, Clason's required that the new institution be named Stamford Hospital, be nonsectarian and not discriminate in receiving patients. The hospital opened with 30 beds on May 7, 1896, in a mansion on East Main Street. Edgar L. Geibel, chief administrator of the hospital from 1954 to 1977, oversaw growth of the hospital, specifically from 1966 to 1969, with the construction of the hospital's white pavilion wing designed by Perkins & Will . In 1982 Philip D. Cusano
4070-469: The people of Fairfield were early supporters of the cause for independence. Throughout the war, a constant battle was being fought across the Long Island Sound as Loyalists from British -controlled Long Island raided the coast in whaleboats and privateers . Gold Selleck Silliman , whose home still stands on Jennings Road, was put in charge of the coastal defenses. In the spring of 1779, Silliman
4144-437: The population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 20,457 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.4% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
4218-575: The poverty line. In May 2012, Moody's Investors Service revised the Town of Fairfield's $ 192 million general obligation bond debt from negative to stable. In June 2012, Moody's awarded Fairfield with an AAA bond rating, which it maintains to this date. In 2005, the mill rate of Fairfield was 16.67. The 2012–2013 taxes in Fairfield rose 4% to a mill rate of 23.37. The 2013–2014 mill rate which went into effect on July 1 for fiscal year 2013–2014 also increased by 2.38% to 23.93. Fairfield residents enjoy
4292-497: The rate of Anglican reform, and sought to establish an ecclesiastical society subject to their own rules and regulations. The Massachusetts General Court granted them permission to settle in the towns of Windsor , Wethersfield , and Hartford which is an area now known as Connecticut . On January 14, 1639, a set of legal and administrative regulations called the Fundamental Orders was adopted and established Connecticut as
4366-532: The same year, Dr. Wilson stepped down as surgeon-in-chief and assumed the new title of Director of Research and Emeritus Surgeon-in-Chief. The hospital added the Alfred H. Caspary Research Building to its facilities in 1956. Dr. T. Campbell Thompson became Surgeon-in-Chief in 1955. He is known for developing the Fracture Service at New York Hospital. The Margaret Caspary Research Building opened in 1960 and increased
4440-447: The surgical treatment of hernias at the hospital. Before the advent of surgical intervention, many adults and children became incapacitated by abdominal hernias, which could only be treated by braces and trusses. Bull and Coley’s introduction of modern surgery eventually made the hospital the foremost hernia center in the country. Philip D. Wilson became Surgeon-in-Chief in 1935. Coley, as surgeon-in-chief emeritus, helped Wilson reorganize
4514-609: The territory embraced in the present town of Fairfield, to which he gave its name. Fairfield was one of the two principal settlements of the Connecticut Colony in southwestern Connecticut (the other was Stratford ). The town line with Stratford was set in May 1661 by John Banks, an early Fairfield settler, Richard Olmstead, and Lt. Joseph Judson , who were both appointed as a committee by the Colony of Connecticut. The town line with Norwalk
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#17328552840174588-408: The treatment of orthopedic and rheumatologic conditions. Its main campus is located at 535 East 70th Street in Manhattan and there are locations in New York , New Jersey , Connecticut , and Florida . The hospital was founded in 1863 by James Knight. HSS is the oldest orthopedic hospital in the United States and is consistently ranked as the world's top orthopedic hospital. Bryan T Kelly served as
4662-473: 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
4736-411: The usual emergency rooms, which were overwhelmed with COVID patients. HSS shut down all nonessential care during the pandemic and proactively volunteered to temporarily convert two ORs into Covid wards for a period of time, while also taking on non-COVID medical-surgical patients from neighboring Weill Cornell. In 2021, HSS broke ground on a new 12-story building over FDR Drive at 71st Street, funded by
4810-405: Was $ 117,705 (these figures had risen to $ 103,352 and $ 121,749 respectively as of a 2007 estimate ). Males had a median income of $ 69,525 versus $ 44,837 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 55,733. 2.9% of the population and 1.8% of families were below the poverty line . Out of the total population, 2.8% of those under the age of 18 and 3.6% of those 65 and older were living below
4884-420: Was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.19. In the town, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 27.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males. The median household income (in 2013 dollars)
4958-452: Was appointed president and chief executive officer. During his tenure the modern day Stamford Health System was created with the addition of a skilled nursing facility, professional medical office buildings, outpatient cancer center, ambulatory health centers, home care and hospice services and a continuing care retirement community. During Cusano's tenure Stamford Health System acquired the neighboring St. Joseph Medical Center and constructed
5032-495: Was awarded American Nurses Credentialing Center Award for Excellence in Nursing Services in 2005. Stamford Hospital was one of 168 hospitals in the country to receive the award. In 2007 Ernst & Young LLP gave Brian Grissler, the hospital president, its Entrepreneur of the Year award in the "social enterprise" category. In 2018, Stamford Hospital received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Healthcare Certification. Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield
5106-419: Was firmly established. Fairfield became the home of the corporate headquarters of General Electric (GE), one of the world's largest companies, ca. 1970. On May 8, 2017, GE relocated to Boston, Massachusetts. The town is on the shore of the Long Island Sound . According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 31.3 square miles (81 km ), of which 30.0 square miles (78 km )
5180-425: Was founded in 1997. In 2000, HSS was awarded the first New York State Department of Health Patient Safety Award. In 2015, the AIM Laboratory for Foot and Ankle Research was established. The laboratory is centered around a six-degrees-of-freedom robotic platform. During the COVID-19 pandemic , HSS served as an emergency room for all of NYC for people with injuries in order to prevent them from having to go to
5254-576: Was founded. The town of Fairfield is protected by the 95 career firefighters of the Fairfield Fire Department (FFD), and volunteer firefighters of the Southport Volunteer Fire Department and Stratfield Volunteer Fire Department. The career Fairfield Fire Department operates five fire stations, located throughout the town, and uses a fire apparatus fleet of five engine companies, one ladder company, one rescue company, three fireboats, and 1 Shift Commander's Unit, as well as many special support, and reserve units. The Southport Volunteer Fire Department has served
5328-634: Was kidnapped from his home by Loyalist raiders in preparation for a British raid on Fairfield County. His wife, Mary Silliman watched from their home as, on the morning of July 7, 1779, approximately 2,000 British troops landed on Fairfield Beach near Pine Creek Point and invaded the town; the force proceeded to burn Fairfield due to the town's support for Patriot cause. A decade later, President George Washington noted that after traveling through Fairfield that "the destructive evidence of British cruelty are yet visible both in Norwalk and Fairfield; as there are
5402-475: Was not set until May 1685. Over time, it gave rise to several new towns that broke off and incorporated separately. The following is a list of towns created from parts of Fairfield. When the American Revolutionary War began in the 1770s, Fairfielders were caught in the crisis as much as, if not more than, the rest of their neighbors in Connecticut. In a predominantly Tory section of the colony,
5476-455: Was on that errand, with a few others from Windsor, afterwards joined by immigrants from Watertown and Concord . He stole a large tract of land from the Pequannocke sachems – afterwards greatly enlarged by other purchases to the westward – and recalling the attractive region beyond (Unquowa), which he had personally seen on the second Pequot expedition, he also "set down" there, having purchased
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