Greenwich Hospital celebrates opening of Pediatric Ambulatory Surgery Center
August 24, 2023 at 12:53 a.m.
Greenwich Hospital, in partnership with Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH), celebrated the opening of its pediatric ambulatory surgery center back in June. 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, who addressed more than 100 attendees. “Our surgical center is a place where all nurses, doctors, surgeons, and anesthesiologists specialize in pediatric care; where child-life specialists help ease little one’s minds; and where the design and surrounding environment instill comfort.”
Joining in the ribbon cutting were representatives from the lead donor family who wish to remain anonymous. Their gift paved the way for Greenwich Hospital, in partnership with Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital, to build the new pediatric surgery center, where pediatric surgeons from YNHCH are treating a range of conditions in gastroenterology, general surgery, otolaryngology, urology, and pediatric and adolescent gynecology.
In addition to thanking the lead donor family, Kelly shared her gratitude with Icy and 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 generously 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. Services include 24/7 pediatric emergency services; a YNHCH Pediatric Specialty Center in Greenwich that provides multidisciplinary care by expert, board-certified Yale School of Medicine pediatric specialists; a pediatric inpatient unit that offers around-the-clock care by YNHCH hospitalists; and a Level IIIB NICU.
“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.
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