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With more people coming into the emergency room for care at Yale New Haven Hospital, the hospital is turning part of its parking area into a location for patient care.

A college student shares the importance of the support from Smilow Cancer Hospital to his family and how he is riding this year for “Team Mom.”

For the first time in a year, Providence Portland Medical Center in Oregon has had zero COVID-19 patients in critical care. Shavon Albee, a nurse who manages the critical care unit, joined LX News to describe how it felt to reach that milestone after a year that tested her team in every way.

The City of New Haven said it will rely on both the Pfizer and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines to help carry out its vaccination plan.

As we approach the holiday season more COVID-19 cases have begun to rise but how does Connecticut’s standing compare to where we were at the start of the pandemic? “We’re finding ourselves where we were right around in the middle of March in terms of total cases,” said Dr. Thomas Balcezak EVP and Chief Clinical Officer at Yale New...

As the state sees a spike in coronavirus cases, Yale New Haven Health provide an update on the pandemic’s impact on its hospitals.

The Yale New Haven Health system has seen a significant increase in the number of COVI-19 patients over the last two weeks.

Police have identified the man who died in a crash in New Haven Saturday afternoon. Kenneth Brian Victory, 36, of New Haven, was driving a moped when he collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of Grand Avenue and East Street, according to police. Police said an ambulance transported Victory to Yale New Haven Hospital where he was later…

Having a child hospitalized anytime is hard enough. During a pandemic, it’s even more challenging. And for some Connecticut parents, it’s been preventing them from even seeing their children for over two months now. For Alyssa Cercone of Milford and her 2-year-old daughter Kaylena, a single hospital room at Yale New Haven Hospital is home for now. Kaylena is...

Having a child in the hospital at any time is difficult, but it is especially difficult during the COVID-19 pandemic. Some parents cannot be with their children because of the virus.

When asked how she’s doing, Amy Luciani answers the question slowly: “I’d say we’re doing okay.” Luciani is a registered respiratory therapist at Yale New Haven Hospital. One day recently, a number of patients needed help all at once. “Normally you don’t have that many that fast, and patients seemed to be deteriorating rapidly and requiring a higher level...

We take a look inside Yale New Haven Hospital to see what the frontline healthcare workers are facing every day.

New Haven first responders honored health care workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 battle on Thursday. Firefighters and police officers lined up outside the Emergency Department at Yale New Haven Hospital around 11 a.m. and blared their sirens as a show of support. There was a similar show of support in Hartford on Tuesday. Police and firefighters held…

As hospitals look for ways to gather essential personal protective equipment, Yale has found a way to reuse the key respirators.

Yale New Haven Health workers rolled up their sleeves Thursday and got to work. The employees on the front line of the coronavirus fight made life-saving donations. “The people who work in healthcare tend to be pretty service orientated to begin with and it’s another way we can try to be helpful,” said Samuel Miller, a surgical resident at...

A woman is dead and another hospitalized after a house fire in New Haven Thursday. Fire officials said the victim was found on the second floor of the home on Mead Street after the flames were under control. She was rushed to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Another woman was rescued from the second floor. She was taken…

A resident of a Department of Correction contracted halfway house in New Haven who was admitted to Yale New Haven Hospital Wednesday with flu-like symptoms has tested negative for coronavirus. DOC officials said the staff and other residents who were told to stay at the building while awaiting test results, can return to normal. There are 59 offenders housed at…

Yale New Haven Hospital has instituted strict visitor restrictions in an effort to protect against the coronavirus. Hospital officials announced Monday that no visitors will be allowed except for those essential to care. Any visitors that do come will be screened at the front desk. A patient’s clinical team may determine if there are exceptions to this policy, such...

Officials in New Haven have announced its first positive case of the coronavirus in a city resident. New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and Health Director Maritza Bond announced the case on Saturday. Yale New Haven Hospital has also tested three other non-New Haven residents that have also tested positive for COVID-19, according to Elicker. “We have been notified that one…

A member of the Yale community has tested presumptive positive for coronavirus and another two people are being evaluated. Yale officials said a member of their community tested positive for COVID-19 on a preliminary test. Another community member and a household contact are also undergoing diagnostic evaluations. Officials said they are waiting for the test results for all three people,…