Branford Heart and Vascular Center named

Yale New Haven Hospital held a ribbon-cutting in the fall to open and name the Eugene and Nancy Beard Heart and Vascular Center at Yale New Haven, 84 North Main St., Branford. Marna Borgstrom, Yale New Haven Health System CEO, remarked on the Beards' history of supporting Yale School of Medicine and now YNHH, and thanked them for their generosity. Attendees at the ribbon-cutting and reception included (l-r): Richard D'Aquila, president, YNHH; Julie Amodio, Beard Center practice manager; Henry Cabin, MD, interim chief, Cardiovascular Medicine; Keith Churchwell, MD, senior vice president, Operations, and executive director, Heart and Vascular and Transplantation Services; Eugene and Nancy Beard; Francine LoRusso, RN, executive director, and Kathy Tucker, RN, clinical program director, Heart and Vascular Services; Mary Farrell, chair, YNHH Board of Trustees; and Borgstrom.