$850.5M in expenses

DANBURY HOSPITAL IS A 456-BED ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL THAT OFFERS AWARD-WINNING PATIENT CARE. FOR MORE THAN 130 YEARS, THE HOSPITAL HAS DELIVERED MISSION-DRIVEN SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING SAFE, CONVENIENT CARE TO MEET THE PERSONAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. DANBURY HOSPITAL IS PART OF NUVANCE HEALTH, WHICH IS A SIX-HOSPITAL SYSTEM, ON 7 CAMPUSES, WITH NUMEROUS OUTPATIENT FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE HUDSON VALLEY AND ACROSS WESTERN CONNECTICUT. THE NUVANCE HEALTH SYSTEM GIVES THE COMMUNITY ACCESS TO A VARIETY OF SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BARIATRIC SURGERY AND MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS, BLOOD DRAW, CRITICAL CARE, DIABETES EDUCATION, EMERGENCY SERVICES, HEART AND VASCULAR, IMAGING AND RADIOLOGY, INFUSION THERAPY, NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC CARE, PHYSICAL REHABILITATION, PRIMARY CARE, RHEUMATOLOGY, SLEEP DISORDERS, URGENT CARE, WOMEN'S HEALTH, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, CANCER CARE, DENTISTRY, DIGESTIVE HEALTH, ENDOCRINOLOGY, GENETIC COUNSELING, HOME HEALTH CARE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, KIDNEY DISEASE AND NEPHROLOGY, OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE, PATIENT BLOOD MANAGEMENTS AND BLOODLESS MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS, PODIATRY, PULMONARY CARE, SENIOR CARE AND GERIATRIC MEDICINE, SURGICAL SERVICES, UROLOGY, WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC MEDICINE. DANBURY HOSPITAL FEATURES ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, MAKING US A DESTINATION FOR INNOVATIVE SERVICES. THE HOSPITAL OFFERS BOTH MINIMALLY INVASIVE AND ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY AND IS DESIGNATED BY THE SURGICAL REVIEW CORPORATION AS A ROBOTIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE. DANBURY HOSPITAL HAS THROMBECTOMY-CAPABLE STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION FROM THE JOINT COMMISSION AND OFFERS HIGHLY ADVANCED CARDIAC AND VASCULAR CARE. OTHER FEATURES INCLUDE A STATE-OF-THE-ART LEVEL III NICU AND COMPASSIONATE PSYCHIATRIC CARE, INCLUDING A PARTIAL-HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAM. DANBURY HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY AND HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY SEVERAL ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE QUALITY HEALTHCARE THAT IT PROVIDES TO THE REGION. DANBURY HOSPITAL IS JOINT COMMISSION ACCREDITED WITH A GOLD SEAL OF DISTINCTION. THE HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED ADVANCED CERTIFICATION AND A GOLD SEAL OF DISTINCTION FOR EXCELLENCE IN PALLIATIVE CARE, SPINE, TOTAL HIP AND KNEE REPLACEMENT. THE HOSPITALS BARIATRIC DEPARTMENT RECEIVED MBSAQUIP BARIATRIC CENTER ACCREDITATION. DANBURY HOSPITAL HAS RECEIVED A CENTER FOR RADIATION ONCOLOGY ACCREDITATION, A NUCLEAR MEDICINE CENTER ACCREDITATION AND BREAST IMAGING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF RADIOLOGY. THE COLLEGE OF SURGEONS HAS AWARDED DANBURY HOSPITAL WITH THE ROBOTIC CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, WHICH WAS THE FIRST IN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT. IT HAS DESIGNATED AND VERIFIED THE HOSPITAL AS A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND ACCREDITED US WITH PRAXAIR CANCER CENTER COMMISSION ON CANCER. US NEWS & WORLD REPORT HAS AWARDED DANBURY HOSPITAL AS HIGH PERFORMANCE IN HEART FAILURE TREATMENT, HIGH PERFORMANCE IN HEART ATTACK, COPD TREATMENT AND STROKE TREATMENT. DANBURY HOSPITAL HAS BEEN NAMED AMONG THE TOP 5% IN THE NATION FOR GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY AND SURGICAL CARE. THE HOSPITAL HAS ALSO BE NAMED TOP 10% IN THE NATION FOR CARDIOLOGY SERVICES AND TREATMENT OF STROKE. DANBURY HOSPITAL IS A FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT FOR TREATMENT OF HEART FAILURE FOR THREE YEARS IN A ROW. THE HOSPITAL IS ALSO A FIVE-STAR RECIPIENT FOR TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK, UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERIES, COLORECTAL SURGERIES, TREATMENT OF GI BLEED, TREATMENT OF BOWEL OBSTRUCTION, TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT, TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT, TREATMENT OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE, AND TREATMENT OF STROKE OTHER ACCREDITATIONS AND AWARDS INCLUDE BREAST HEALTH PROGRAM ACCREDITATION FROM THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION PROGRAM FOR BREAST CENTERS, THREE-STAR RATING FOR LUNG CANCER RESECTION OUTCOMES FROM THE SOCIETY OF THORACIC SURGEONS, AND THE CIRCLE OF LIFE AWARD CELEBRATING INNOVATION IN PALLIATIVE AND END-OF-LIFE CARE FROM THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION. HEALTHGRADES RECENTLY ANNOUNCED DANBURY HOSPITAL AS A TOP 250 BEST HOSPITAL. THIS MEANS THAT DANBURY HOSPITAL RANKS IN THE TOP 5% IN THE NATION FOR CONSISTENTLY DELIVERING CLINICAL QUALITY CARE. THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN GRADED 'A' BY LEAPFROG FOR EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL CARE AND PATIENT SAFETY. DANBURY HOSPITAL HAS ALSO BEEN RECOGNIZED BY US NEWS AND WORLD REPORT AS HIGH-PERFORMING IN SEVERAL CATEGORIES INCLUDING: CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD) HEART FAILURE HIP REPLACEMENT KIDNEY FAILURE KNEE REPLACEMENT Every three years, we align health priorities with the areas of greatest identified need and consider where our resources will generate the greatest impact. Our commitment to improving the health and well-being of our community is demonstrated through the activities outlined in our community health improvement plan. Danbury Hospital focused their community benefit activities on the following two priorities: * Prevent chronic diseases * Addressing Behavioral Health needs Workgroups developed goals, objectives, strategies, action steps, and success metrics for these priority areas. Below are key highlights showcasing the impact of our strategies in addressing health needs identified in the 2022 Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and the 2023-2025 CHIP: Recognizing the link between poor nutrition and chronic diseases, nutrition was a focus across all hospitals. Danbury Hospital continued its work to improve the nutritional status of at-risk patients by providing over 10,000 discounted meals for seniors and patients undergoing cancer treatment each year. Danbury Hospital launched their Food as Medicine (F.A.M.) programs to connect food insecure patients meeting specific disease criteria such as uncontrolled hypertension with nutrition education, community resources and healthy food at no cost to the patient. After a period of program development, the program was implemented in October 2023 at Danbury Hospital. Danbury Hospital hosted annual Mission Health Days in 2022, 2023, and 2024, with attendances of 245, 353, and 340 community members respectively. These events offered blood pressure and glucose screenings, health assessments, vaccinations, foot washings, clinic appointments, health education, and distributions of coats, hats, gloves, and toiletries. In 2024 alone, over 200 vaccinations were administered. The Community Care Team's (CCT) High Risk Navigators at Danbury Hospital assisted with getting clients newly housed, and made client connections to physical health providers, mental health providers, and substance use providers. In FY24, Nuvance Health CCT's carried a collective caseload of 217 clients. The CCTs helped 49 homeless individuals into housing and facilitated 67 client connections to physical healthcare providers, 70 connections to behavioral healthcare providers, and 75 connections to substance use providers. Thirteen clients were connected to employment services. Since their inception, ED utilization by Nuvance CCT clients has decreased by 79%. Mental Health First Aid classes, a national evidence-based program designed to teach skills for recognizing and responding to signs of mental illness and substance use is now available across all hospital communities in both New York and Connecticut, ensuring broader access to this vital resource. THE HOSPITAL ALSO focused on promoting referrals from the hospital emergency departments to peer recovery specialists at Connecticut Community for Addiction Recovery (CCAR), resulting in over 200 referrals a year in CT. CCAR helps people navigate the recovery community by connecting them with others in recovery and providing access to area treatment and support services. Other CHIP activities included transportation assistance, the Get Fit fitness program, Health Related Social Needs screenings, distribution of Narcan and Fentanyl test strips, and diaper distribution programs. Community education sessions that focused on healthy lifestyle behaviors, stroke prevention, cancer screenings and prevention, smoking cessation counseling, chronic disease self-management and stress management were offered throughout the community, often in partnership with community-based organizations, senior centers and schools. Over the last year, staff have also contributed time and expertise to many community organizations and task forces throughout the communities. IN FY24, DANBURY HOSPITAL HAD 94,753 PATIENT DAYS AND 20,023 DISCHARGES IN ACUTE CARE. THERE WERE 71,717 IN EMERGENCY ROOM VISITS AND 472,539 IN OTHER OUTPATIENT VISITS/PROCEDURES. THE HOSPITAL PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY $42.5M IN CHARITY CARE TO THE REGIONS UN-INSURED AND UNDER-INSURED POPULATION.