GREENWICH, Conn. -- In honor of heart month, Greenwich Hospital cardiologist Dr. Chris Howes discussed signs, symptoms and treatment of congestive heart failure on a recent episode of Tony Savino's "Spotlight on Medicine" on WGCH-AM radio on Thursday, Feb. 6.  In the beginning of the program, Howes discussed the difference between a heart attack and congestive heart failure. He ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich Hospital has announced the appointment of four new Westchester-based physicians to its active medical staff in the department of obstetrics/gynecology. In 2013, more than 2,200 babies were delivered at Greenwich Hospital.  With the addition of Drs. Robert Armbruster, Paula Brignoni Blume, Jordan Hirsch and Joshua Waldman, whose WESTMED practice is located ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Dr. Donna Colletti, medical director of the palliative care program at Greenwich Hospital, joined Tony Savino on his segment "Spotlight on Medicine" to discuss the program recently on WGCH Radio. Colletti currently practices palliative care and is the medical director of the program at Greenwich Hospital that began a year and a half ago. Additionally, Colletti ...

GREENWICH, Conn. --  A Greenwich Hospital patient shares her experience with nurse Leona Estling from ambulatory surgery, and Greenwich Hospital honors her with the February Quality Award.  I want to share my wonderful experience in ambulatory surgery at Greenwich Hospital. I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012, after being misdiagnosed for some time. The details are too numerous ...

GREENWICH, Conn. --   Greenwich Hospital held its annual heart health fair in honor of American Heart Month on Wednesday, Feb. 26.  Coordinated each year by community health at Greenwich Hospital, the fair is a free community event that provides screenings, demonstrations and information on how to promote heart health and avoid heart disease. Visitors had an opportunity to meet with ...

GREENWICH Conn. -- Greenwich Hospital is honoring Enza Pisano from the Emergency Department with the January Quality Award for her quick thinking, which helped a patient suffering a serious condition.  A patient who was having an aortic dissection – a critical, life-threatening event – arrived in the Emergency Department at Greenwich Hospital and needed to be transferred to another ...

GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich Hospital experts will guest-star on Tony Savino’s “Spotlight on Medicine” to give medical advice to the community each Thursday from 9 to 9:30 a.m on WGCH-AM 1490. A schedule of featured doctors and programs for February is below: Thursday, Feb. 6: “Congestive Heart Failure: Signs, Symptoms and Treatment” with Dr. Christopher Howes, interventional ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich Hospital has appointed three new physicians and a psychologist to its staff in various departments. Dr. Jennifer Bragg joins pediatrics, where she will treat patients in the Department of Neonatology. Bragg earned her medical degree from New York University School of Medicine. She is board certified in pediatrics. Jennifer Denkin will work in diabetes and ...

GREENWICH, Conn. – Greenwich Hospital welcomed hundreds of parents-to-be to its eighth annual Pregnancy Primer on Sunday. Each year, the event draws hundreds of visitors from New York and Connecticut, including grandparents and siblings. This year, the event drew a record crowd of nearly 300. Greenwich Hospital’s Pregnancy Primer is a “one-stop shopping” educational event for ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich Hospital will host its annual pregnancy primer on Sunday, Jan. 12 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Noble Conference Center in Greenwich Hospital. Greenwich Hospital’s pregnancy primer is an educational event for parents-to-be and those thinking about becoming pregnant. The event primes parents-to-be for what to expect before, during and after ...