This week is Patient Safety Awareness Week and we wanted to tackle the importance of patient safety at hospitals in Connecticut. How do we know a facility prioritizes patient safety and how do we recognize good patient care, especially if you’ve never had a procedure done before? In a 2023 report from The Leapfrog Group, a handful of Connecticut hospitals scored an A in patient safety. Stamford Health landed on that list! We got perspective from Director of Quality, Eileen Benoit, about patient safety and what’s working at Stamford Health.

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March is National Nutrition Month and a lot of us don’t realize how important it is to prioritize our nutritional habits. Just check out the CDC website when it comes to poor nutrition statistics. According to reports, in the United States, 20% of young people aged 2 to 19 years and 42% of adults struggle with obesity and nearly $173-billion dollars is spent each year on health care specifically to tackle obesity issues. We wanted to look at specific nutritional changes we could make to live better including the importance of quality of food and nutrient timing. Our wellness coach, Amy Llinas, talked in depth about those topics and more.

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On average, trauma impacts everyone. Whether you are a military veteran with PTSD, someone who dealt with a tough upbringing or experienced a life-altering event in your life, there are so many reasons people carry and bury trauma. But not addressing trauma can have long term consequences for you. We addressed healing trauma during brain injury awareness month this month, with counselor Julius Dudics. How do we move forward from trauma and how do we know we found a therapist who will help us heal instead of making a profit off our pain?

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