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For the 11th year, Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) has been selected as one of the Most Wired Hospitals in the nation by Hospitals and Health Networks, a trade magazine published by the American Hospital Association. YNHH was also selected for the seventh year as a Most Wireless award winner.
This recognition is based on technology advancements made by organizations to enhance patient safety, clinical quality and customer service in healthcare centers.
The nation's Most Wired hospitals have demonstrated better outcomes in four key areas - infrastructure, business and administrative management, clinical quality and safety and care continuum.
"Yale New Haven Hospital is committed to enhanced information technology because of it's correlation to positive patient outcomes," said Mark Andersen, YNHH senior vice president and chief information officer. "We believe that listening to our patients, utilizing their valuable feedback and input and finding ways to meet their needs through information system upgrades makes their experiences as positive as possible."
Some recent technology-related improvements at YNHH include:
Hospitals and Health Networks polls the nation's hospitals on the use of information technology, based on responses from 555 hospitals and health systems that completed the survey, representing 1,280 hospitals. This award and recognition comes after HIMSS Analytics, a subsidiary of Health Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) scored Yale New Haven Hospital among the top 1 percent of U.S. hospitals for its clinicians' use of electronic medical entry and other advanced uses of technology that contribute to safe patient care and treatment.
7/16/2024
Smilow Cancer Hospital at Waterford earns accreditation with commendationWaterford, CT (July 16, 2024) – The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACoS), has granted a new three-year accreditation with commendation to the cancer program at Smilow Cancer Hospital at Waterford.
7/16/2024
Yale New Haven Hospital nationally ranked in 11 specialties by U.S. News & World ReportNEW HAVEN, CT (July 16, 2024) – Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) continues to rank among the top hospitals in the country according to U.S. News & World Report’s annual “America’s Best Hospitals” listing.
7/8/2024
Yale New Haven Hospital’s Medical-Surgical nursing units at both Saint Raphael’s and York Street Campuses earn national recognition for nursingNEW HAVEN, CT (July 8, 2024) – Yale New Haven Hospital’s Medical-Surgical units Celentano 4 on the Saint Raphael Campus and EP 4-6 on the York Street Campus received PRISM Awards from the National Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses and Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Board.