On April 18, leaders from YNHHS, Yale School of Medicine (YSM) and Yale Medicine (YM) cut the ribbon for new centers for Digestive Health, Neurology and Orthopedics on the North Haven medical campus. From left are: Kelly Poskus, RN, executive director, Neurosciences; Yale New Haven Hospital; Brooke Spadaccino, RN, executive director, Orthopedics and Spine, YNHH; Babar Khokhar, MD, associate dean for Clinical Affairs and chief medical officer, YM, and chief ambulatory medical officer, YNHHS and YM; Nita Ahuja, MD, chief of Surgery, YNHH and chair of Surgery, YSM; Michael Freda, North Haven first selectman; Cynthia Sparer, YNHHS executive vice president and president of Ambulatory Care, and executive director, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital; Lisa Lattanza, MD, chief of Orthopedics, YNHH, and chair of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, YM; Gary Desir, MD, chair of Internal Medicine, YM; Keith Churchwell, MD, president, YNHH; Marie Helene Gratton, interim vice president, Digestive Health, YNHH; and Christopher O’Connor, CEO and president, YNHHS.
Yale New Haven Health held a ribbon-cutting on April 18 to celebrate the new centers for Digestive Health, Neurology and Orthopedics on the North Haven medical campus.
With the opening, communities in the region now have access to comprehensive and coordinated care by Yale Medicine (YM) physicians, advanced practice providers and other key allied disciplines in these important fields. An innovative feature for all three services is the embedding of clinical research capabilities as an integral part of the care model.
The Digestive Health Center provides the most advanced medical and surgical treatments for weight-loss, fatty liver disease, irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel diseases, reflux, hernia and many other gastrointestinal issues.
The center’s multidisciplinary team includes YM digestive health medical and surgical specialists and endocrinologists, along with advanced practice providers, nurses, an exercise physiologist, registered dietitians, social workers and psychologists. Team members collaborate to coordinate each patient’s care through consultations, screenings, diagnosis, treatments and support services.
Additionally, a team of researchers on site offers patients the latest clinical trials. The Center also includes a state-of-the-art teaching kitchen – the only one of its kind in Connecticut – which will soon provide in-person and online cooking classes.
YNHHS has also expanded orthopedic and neurology services at the North Haven campus, along with rehabilitation services provided at the site by our colleagues at Gaylord Rehabilitation Services.
Specialists from YNHHS and YM offer innovative non-surgical therapies and minimally invasive procedures for neurological conditions and orthopedic conditions, along with major clinical research.
Neurological conditions treated include headache, concussion, stroke, epilepsy, memory issues, neuromuscular conditions and movement disorders. Orthopedic conditions treated include arthritis, back and neck pain, foot and ankle disorders, knee and hip pain, limb deformities, sports injuries and trauma. The North Haven orthopedic center offers extended hours and walk-in care for minor injuries.
The location on the campus gives patients easy access to additional health system specialties and services, including interventional immunology, along with endoscopy, radiology, and laboratory services; a new retail pharmacy dedicated earlier in April (see article); a Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center; Heart and Vascular Center; and Winchester Center for Lung Disease. The campus is also home to a Northeast Medical Group practice with primary care, specialty care and walk-in care.
“It’s hard to believe that 10 years ago we cut the first ribbon on this campus at 6 Devine St.,” said Cynthia Sparer, YNHHS executive vice president and president of Ambulatory Care, and executive director, Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital. “That first year of operation in North Haven, we served 15,000 patients. This past year, that number swelled to 82,000 patients – more than five times the amount – and we are anticipating over 100,000 patients in the coming year.”
