New Milford Hospital, (founded 1921) is a not-for profit hospital in

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which serves western and northwestern

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and parts of southeastern New York state. Services provided by the 85-bed hospital include emergency care, one-day surgery, orthopedics, and radiological imaging. The hospital also contains a cancer center and center for

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. The hospital is accredited by the

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, the American Osteopathic Association's

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and accredited with commendation by the

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' Commission on Cancer. It also earned status as an accredited Breast Center from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers in 2011. From 1995 to 2010, New Milford Hospital was an affiliate of the New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System. Effective October 1, 2010, New Milford Hospital and

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formed the

Western Connecticut Health Network Western Connecticut Health Network was a non-profit group of three Western Connecticut hospitals formed in 2010 by Danbury Hospital, New Milford Hospital and Norwalk Hospital. In 2019, WCHN merged with Health Quest, a chain of hospitals mostly in ...

, a regional health system. In April 2019, it was announced that Western Connecticut Health Network would be merging with Health Quest to form

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References

External links

New Milford Hospital web page

Western Connecticut Health Network
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