DERBY - The Valley Community Foundation recently helped Griffin Hospital get one step closer to enhancing its Interventional Radiology Suite with a $200,000 grant.
The Foundation will donate the funds over the next three years.The donation will help Griffin Hospital enhance and expand its IR services with advanced imaging technology that is used to diagnose and treat a vast range of diseases for both inpatients and outpatients.
“Interventional Radiology is considered one of the most advanced medical technologies available, allowing physicians to diagnose and treat patients in ways that cause minimal disruption to their lives” said Griffin Hospital President Patrick Charmel.
“As a leader in patient-centered care, we are always looking for ways to help patients recover more quickly and experience less pain. We are extremely grateful to the Valley Community Foundation for helping us provide the best possible care.”
Griffin Hospital has offered IR services for almost 40 years. Interventional Radiology allows specially trained radiologists to treat a wide variety of medical disorders, ranging from blocked arteries in the limbs and cancer in the liver, to compression fractures of the spine and obstruction in vital organs.
The hospital is looking to raise $500,000 to update its IR imaging suite and create new patient and staff areas to house the equipment.
“The Valley Community Foundation is proud to support Griffin Hospital in its efforts to save lives and improve the well-being of our community,” said Sharon Closius, president and CEO of the Valley Community Foundation.
“By supporting Griffin in securing the best medical resources available, this grant promises to benefit everyone in the Lower Naugatuck Valley.”
About Griffin Hospital Department of Radiology
Griffin Hospital’s Department of Radiology incorporates state-of-the-art imaging in a personalized and healing environment.
Griffin Hospital has continually invested in the best diagnostic imaging equipment to insure cutting-edge technology. The Radiology Department offers low dose mammography screening, ultrasound, PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Scans, CT Scans and traditional MRI and Open MRI for those who experience anxiety or claustrophobia during traditional MRI. Griffin’s Diagnostic Imaging Departments are recognized by the Joint Commission as well as credentialed by the American College of Radiology (ACR) in Mammography, MRI, Nuclear Cardiology (SPECT Imaging), Nuclear Medicine: General Planar Imaging, PET, and Ultrasound: General, Breast, GYN, Small Parts and Vascular.
For more information, call 203-732-7260 or visit griffinhealth.org.
About the Valley Community Foundation
The Valley Community Foundation serves Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton. Thanks to the generosity of donors, the Valley Community Foundation awards hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants each year.
Its mission is to make the Valley a better place to live and work, both now and in the future, by connecting private philanthropy to the long-term public good of the Valley.
In addition to grant-making, the Valley Community Foundation helps build a stronger community by providing technical support to nonprofits and promoting philanthropy through givegreater.org.
For more information, visit valleyfoundation.org.
This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.
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