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Dr. Volpintesta Earns Leadership Award

Ed Volpintesta, MD of Bethel, earned the Leadership in Medical Advocacy award at this year’s Fairfield County Doctors of Distinction awards ceremony. The ceremony, sponsored by the Fairfield County Medical Association, Citrin Cooperman, and the Fairfield County Business Journal was held at Lockwood Mansion Museum in Norwalk.

Dr. Volpintesta, who has been in practice for 40 years, has invested much of his own time advocating with state legislators, chairing working groups, and raising awareness with the public for the need to reform statutes relating to physicians and their practices.

Dr. Volpintesta identified himself as a fighter for better treatment of doctors through legislative reform. “You have leaders and warriors,” he said. “I don’t consider myself a leader. I consider myself a warrior.”

Danbury Hospital Earns ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®’
Recognition from the Joint Commission

Danbury Hospital has earned a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. Danbury Hospital was recognized for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and surgical care in the Commission’s 2014 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety.”

Danbury Hospital is one of 1,224 hospitals in the United States to achieve the 2013 Top Performer distinction. The Top Performer program recognizes hospitals for improving performance on evidence-based interventions that increase the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions. “Delivering the right treatment in the right way at the right time is a cornerstone of high-quality health care. I commend the efforts of Danbury Hospital for their excellent performance on the use of evidence-based interventions,” said Mark R. Chassin, M.D., FACP, M.P.P., M.P.H., president and CEO, The Joint Commission.

John Murphy, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Western Connecticut Health Network said, “We understand what matters most to patients at Danbury Hospital is the quality and safety of the care they receive. That is why we have made it a top priority to improve positive patient outcomes through evidence-based care processes, I am deeply proud that Danbury Hospital was named a Top Performer because it recognizes the knowledge, teamwork and dedication of our staff. They led the way for Danbury Hospital to earn this exceptional recognition.