Yale New Haven Hospital | |
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Yale New Haven Health | |
Aerial view of the Yale New Haven Hospital campus
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Geography | |
Location | New Haven, Connecticut, United States |
Organization | |
Affiliated university | Yale School of Nursing |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level I Adult and Pediatric |
Beds | 1,541, including 168 for Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale–New Haven; 201 for Yale–New Haven Children's Hospital and 76 for Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital |
History | |
Founded | 1826 |
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Website | www |
Lists | Hospitals in Connecticut |
Yale New Haven Hospital (abbreviated YNHH) is a 1,541-bed hospital located in New Haven, Connecticut. It is owned and operated by the Yale New Haven Health system. YNHH includes the 168-bed Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven, the 201-bed Yale New Haven Children's Hospital and the 76-bed Yale New Haven Psychiatric Hospital, making it one of the largest hospitals in the world and the largest in Connecticut. It is the primary teaching hospital for Yale School of Medicine and Yale School of Nursing.
The hospital is a Magnet hospital and is accredited by the Joint Commission. It is also a Level I trauma center for adult and pediatric patients. It operates a pediatric critical care transport team including registered nurses, respiratory therapists and physicians who transfer pediatric patients from smaller community hospitals to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital.
In 2017, YNHH was once again ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best hospitals in the United States. Yale New Haven ranked among the best in the nation in 9 medical specialties: psychiatry (#11); geriatrics (#15); pulmonology (#19); ear, nose and throat (#22); neurology & neurosurgery (#28); diabetes & endocrinology (#29); urology (#29); kidney disorders (#31); and gastroenterology & GI surgery (#33). YNHH is the only hospital in Connecticut to be ranked in the national listings in any of the 16 medical specialties.
In 2017, Yale New Haven Children's Hospital was ranked by U.S. News & World Report in 8 pediatric specialties: cancer (#28); cardiology and heart surgery (#42); diabetes and endocrinology (#4); gastroenterology (#32); neonatology (#29); neurology and neurosurgery (#38); pulmonology (#39) and urology (#45).