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Since 1974, Connecticut Hospice Home Care nurses have served
132 cities and towns in Connecticut. On an average day, through five sites,
350 patients receive a series of interventions to keep them comfortable
and at home. Caregivers are connected through a video-phone system, PictureTel.
The Interdisciplinary team that provides care in the home has weekly meetings
and daily conferences with the hospice pharmacists, dieticians, and chiefs
of medical staff through PictureTel.
Quality patient care is possible because of individualized
programs developed by the home care team with the cooperation of the family,
family physicians, community health agencies, and involved Connecticut
Hospice team members.
As in patient care, it is a task that requires constant
assessment, support, and coordination to help patients pursue the goal
of quality living. This coordinated approach allows patients to continue
their lives at home whenever possible.
When home care becomes inappropriate, the Branford inpatient
programs provide a home-like environment for care. Inpatient functions
as a back-up for acute level care to assist in the management of pain
and other symptoms.
Hospice nurses are given the opportunity to assist others
in the learning process. They teach courses, lecture, and provide technical
assistance to visitors and training experiences for nursing students.
And they continue to learn themselves. Their goal is not only to provide
outstanding, compassionate care, but also to constantly improve the quality
of that care.
Hospice nurses uphold the broadest definition of nursing
as an art, a science, and a philosophy. Because of their energy, dedication,
and professional skills, they uphold a tradition of quality patient care.
Patient Service Offices [PSO]
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Farmington |
Norwalk |
Shelton |
Wallingford |
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Branford
- Patient Service Office |
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100 Double Beach Road
Branford, CT 06405
Telephone: (203) 315-7500
Facsimile: (203) 315-7697
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The Connecticut communities
served from this office are: Branford, Clinton, East Haven, Guilford,
Hamden, Madison, New Haven, North Branford, North Haven, and West
Haven. |
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Farmington - Patient
Service Office |
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The Exchange
270 Farmington Avenue
Suite 229
Farmington, CT 06032
Telephone: (860) 674-1723
Facsimile: (860) 674-1820
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The Connecticut communities
served from this office are: Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, Canton,
East Hartford, Farmington, Glastonbury, Hartford, Manchester, New
Britain, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, South Windsor, West Hartford,
and Wethersfield.
Located in Farmington, CT, this home care office opened in 1996. This
office offers the full range of hospice home care services. |
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Norwalk - Patient
Service Office |
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1 Park Street
Norwalk, CT 06850
Telephone: (203) 847-9210
Facsimile: (203) 847-9305
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The Connecticut communities
served from this office are: Bethel, Danbury, Darien, Easton, Fairfield,
Greenwich, New Canaan, Newtown, Norwalk, Redding, Ridgefield, Stamford,
Weston, Westport and Wilton.
Since 1987, The Connecticut Hospice, Inc. has offered hospice home
care services in Fairfield County through a collaborative effort with
Norwalk Hospital. In addition, The Connecticut Hospice, Inc. has four
beds at the Norwalk Hospital that are available to patients who require
inpatient care closer to home. |
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Shelton - Patient
Service Office |
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680 Bridgeport Avenue
Shelton, CT 06484
Telephone: (203) 944-0900
Facsimile: (203) 944-0805
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The Connecticut communities
served from this office are Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Bethany, Bridgeport,
Derby, Milford, Monroe, Naugatuck, Orange, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour,
Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull and Woodbridge.
Located in Shelton, CT, this office opened in February 1993. The Connecticut
Hospice, Inc. and the Visiting Nurse Association of South Central
Connecticut formed a collaborative effort sharing office space and
in-service education with each other. With Connecticut Hospice and
the VNA working as a team, each patient is assured of continuity of
care should services change from one program to another. |
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Wallingford -
Patient Service Office |
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110 Barnes Road
P.O. Box 90
Wallingford, CT 06492
Telephone: (203) 294-9320
Facsimile: (203) 294-9344
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The Connecticut communities
served from this office are: Berlin, Bristol, Cheshire, Cromwell,
Durham, East Hampton, Haddam, Killingworth, Meriden, Middlefield,
Middletown, Plainville, Portland, Southington, Wallingford, and Wolcott.
Located in Wallingford, CT, this home care office opened in 1995.
This office offers the full range of hospital home care services. |
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