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Danbury Hospital News
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Making News
 Neurosurgeon First in Fairfield
County 05/01/2008
The popularity and effectiveness of
knee and hip replacements have given way to a new type of artificial
prosthesis that is helping people with arthritis of the back and the
resulting back, neck and arm pain. A cervical disc replacement removes the section of
the spine affected by arthritis and replaces it with an artificial disc made
of stainless steel, according to Scott Sanderson, M.D., Department of Surgery, Section of Neurosurgery at
Danbury Hospital.
Farmer Back on Her Tractor After Back
Surgery 04/23/2008
This spring, farmer Bonnie Weed of New Milford is eagerly back to planting fields and caring for cows. But that wasn’t always the case. For the past few years, the 46-year-old mother of two was in too much pain to even bend over, let alone throw a bale of hay.
Focused on Performance Improvement
Initiatives 04/07/2008
No one plans a visit to the
emergency department, which for some people can be a stressful experience
even in the best of circumstances. That’s why streamlining the process for
patients seeking emergency medical care is the primary focus of quality
improvement initiatives underway at Danbury
Hospital.
Redding Philanthropist Establishes Endowed Chair
02/26/2008
Though his father’s words hold great power now,
Fred M. Bering didn’t realize the importance of the letter he carried
when he left Germany in 1938 as part of the exodus
of Jews fleeing a threatening
regime.
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