Yale New Haven Hospital

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...