Yale New Haven Hospital

Officials at Yale New Haven Hospital believe the uptick in younger COVID patients is tied to a lack of vaccination among the younger age groups and the circulating COVID-19 variants.

Yale New Haven Health has had strict limits in place on visitation because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Starting this week, Yale New Haven Hospital will allow limited visitors. On Wednesday, Yale New Haven Hospital will begin allowing limited visitors on selected units for adult inpatients, not located on a COVID unit, who have been in the hospital for longer than…

Two thousand doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine are on the way to Yale New Haven Health from Michigan. The hospital system’s chief clinical officer Dr. Thomas Balcezak said a FedEx tracker shows the shipment will arrive Tuesday and staff will begin vaccinations Tuesday and Wednesday. “We believe we’re well on our way towards getting all of our staff and...

Yale New Haven Health is starting off their new fiscal year facing rising COVID-19 cases and a $120 million shortfall from last year. They say it’s due to fewer elective surgeries that bring in profits and a refusal to lay people off. “We elected to not only to not lay off any employees, but to keep everyone employed and to…

Hospitals across Connecticut have re-implemented visitor restrictions as cases of COVID-19 continue to climb in the state. Visitors are being restricted at Yale New Haven Hospital and Yale New Haven Health outpatient facilities. Effective immediately, hospital officials said there is no visitation to any hospitalized patients. Rare exceptions can be made at the discretion of the patient’s clinical team,...

The widespread Blackbaud data breach impacting a large number of organizations is impacting two Connecticut hospitals: Yale New Haven Hospital and Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. Blackbaud is a software company that the hospitals use for donor communications and engagement. “YNHH was notified by Blackbaud on Sept. 1, 2020 that an unauthorized party had removed non-financial information as part of a…

The worldwide spread of the coronavirus is causing medical experts here in the U.S. to keep a close eye on its impact. In Connecticut, there have been several people tested and the results were negative. Medical experts say they’re ready if a confirmed case does appear. “What we need to do now is really follow the situation closely. We...