Key Facts

Mission

Together with our physicians we provide a broad range of high-quality health and wellness services focused on the needs of our communities.

Vision

To be the recognized regional center for health.

Values

• Teamwork: Work together, share common goals, support each other
• Compassion: Put patients first, be understanding, have pride, show empathy
• Integrity: Advocate, model ethics, inspire trust and maintain high standards
• Respect: Listen, acknowledge, be courteous and appreciate others
• Accountability: Communicate, lead, accept responsibility and take ownership
  

Who We Are

Stamford Hospital is a 305-bed, not-for-profit hospital providing area residents (Fairfield and Westchester Counties) access to the latest technology with a compassionate, patient-centered care approach. Our areas of expertise include: cancer care, heart services, orthopedics and women's health. Stamford Hospital is an affiliate of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System and a major teaching affiliate of the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons. The hospital has also achieved the following recognitions:

Stamford Hospital is accredited by The Joint Commission, a certification that is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality in healthcare.

Member of the Planetree Network
Stamford Hospital is part of a select group of hospitals nationwide focused on patient-centered care. As a Planetree hospital, we are committed to personalizing, humanizing and demystifying the healthcare experience for patients and their families. Our approach is holistic and encourages healing in all dimensions - mind, body and spirit.

As we enter into our eighth year as a Planetree organization, it is fitting that the 2010 Culture Book focuses on our Planetree philosophy of patient-centered care. This book demonstrates our employees' dedication to our patients, appreciation for our colleagues and how each of us lives the Stamford Hospital values each and every day. Each experience contained in this book is a reflection submitted by our employees and captures heartfelt, patient-centered care in action. Experience Stamford Hospital's 2010 Plantree Journey.

Recognized For Quality Improvement
A recipient of Joint Commission's Ernest A. Codman award for excellence in the use of outcomes measurement to achieve improvements in the quality and safety of health care in the hospital Intensive Care Unit.

In addition, a recipient of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System (NYPHS) Quality Symposium Award in "Recognition of Commitment to Quality Innovation." The award recognizes the achievements of the Environmental Services and Infectious Disease Departments in their joint effort to combat the prevalence of hospital-acquired infections.

American College of Surgeons Trauma Centers Verification
Stamford's trauma service received verification from the American College of Surgeons for our Level II Trauma Center.

American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer Recognition
The American College of Surgeons' Commission on Cancer has granted approval to Stamford Hospital's cancer program as a Teaching Hospital Cancer Program, the only hospital in lower Fairfield County with this prestigious designation.

Patient and Hospital Statistics for 2010 (October 2009- September 2010)

• Inpatient Discharges 15,108
• Average Length of Stay (days) 5.0
• Average Daily Census 209
• Newborn Births 2,270
• Total Emergency Services 67,929
• Stamford Hospital ED 47,710
• Tully Immediate Care Center 20,219
• Inpatient & Outpatient Surgery 12,313
• Tully Health Center Patient Visits 130,349

Stamford Health System Financials:

• Net Revenue 493.6 million
• Expenses 470.9 million
• Income from Operations 22.7 million

(Financial numbers are those of Stamford Health System, the hospital's parent company)