Leadership

Hospital staff continued to take leadership roles with several organizations over the past year by serving on boards and taking the initiative to organize events. Hospital employees recruited volunteer walkers to help raise awareness and funds for the American Heart Association, American Cancer Society, Susan B. Komen Fund, CancerCare and the Southern Regional Sickle Cell Association. The events support research and patient education initiatives, which in turn benefited patients at Bridgeport Hospital.

The Hospital also works collaboratively with many organizations within the Greater Bridgeport Area and provides expertise to the governing bodies of other organizations. As a result, the Hospital provided over $80,000 of in-kind support to organizations such as Optimus Healthcare, the Bridgeport Regional Business Council Healthcare Council, Leadership Greater Bridgeport, Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce, Bridgeport Rotary, Trumbull Rotary, City of Bridgeport Neighborhood Revitalization Zones, Ronald McDonald House of CT, Barnum Museum, Department of Children and Families, the Primary Care Action Group, University of Connecticut Allied Health Advisory Board, VNS of Connecticut, Stratford Board of Education, Harding High School and the Greater Bridgeport Adolescent Pregnancy Program.