** About Griffin Hospital **
Griffin Hospital is a 160-bed acute care community hospital serving more than 100,000 residents of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Region. Griffin Hospital also serves as the flagship hospital for Planetree, an international leader in patient-centered care and has received national recognition for creating a facility and approach to patient care that is responsive to the needs of patients. Many healthcare facilities around the world send visitors to Griffin Hospital and incorporate its concepts into their healthcare models. Griffin Hospital is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt subsidiary of the Griffin Health Services Corporation.
Griffin Hospital has more than 280 active and courtesy physicians who have admitting privileges.
History Of Griffin Hospital
A Century of Caring for Our Community
1909 - 2009
A community writing and oral history project, recording tales of caring and courage experienced at Griffin Hospital. All were invited to write and submit their Griffin tales, and, with the writers' permission, works were posted on our website or in our communications materials. Read some of the tales that have been shared with us.
StoryCorps
The oral history component of Griffin Tales, was conducted in partnership with National Public Radio. Its mission is to honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening. Since 2003, almost 30,000 people have shared life stories with family and friends in a StoryBooth, which was on site at the Center for Cancer Care at Griffin Hospital on May 27 and 28, 2009. Each 40-minute conversation was recorded on a free CD for the participants to share and is preserved at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps is the largest oral history project of its kind, preserving special memories for generations to come.
100th Birthday Party
All Griffin "alumni" were invited back to the place of their birth to celebrate 100 years of caring at this summer celebration held Saturday June 27, 2009 on the Griffin campus. Attendees enjoyed cake, ice-cream, and entertainment. Click here to view photos of the event.
5K Walk/Run
Held on Saturday, October 10 to celebrate cancer survivors and the 1st Anniversary of the Griffin Center for Cancer Care and Hewitt Ambulatory Pavilion.
Autumn Elegance
The Gala of the Century: Griffin Hospital's annual gala ball, was held Saturday October 24 at Southern Connecticut State University. Each year, the event raises funds for the highest priority needs of the hospital. Griffin's gala is considered to be among the premier events of the region, providing great opportunities for networking, client entertainment, and visibility.
Holiday Concert
Each year Griffin Hospital says "thank you" to its staff, trustees, volunteers and donors with a free holiday concert featuring area choirs, bands, and a cappella groups.
