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WELLNESS FACTOR Because New Canaan residents have access to highly ranked medical facilities and top-flight fitness programs, they get quality care of body and mind
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n New Canaan, you’ll find yourself situated for convenient access to a range of services that allow you to develop and maintain good health. Located geographically between two excellent hospitals, and with a wealth of programs for exercise and fitness, the town offers its residents numerous options for quality care at any age. Close to the town’s southern border, NORWALK HOSPITAL is a 328-bed, notfor-profit, acute-care community hospital with more than 500 physicians on its active medical staff, many of whom trained at
College of Physicians and Surgeons. Now in the process of constructing a brand-new, state-of-the art medical facility, the hospital has numerous recognitions for its services and specialties, which include cancer care, heart services, orthopedics and women’s health. Stamford Hospital’s main campus on Shelburne Road is part of a regional network of the hospital’s facilities that includes Tully Health Center and Darien Imaging Center. Both Stamford and Norwalk hospitals are verified as Level II trauma centers by the American College of Surgeons. The town of New Canaan runs its own VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORP (it’s 100 percent volunteer), which provides 24/7 service, 365 days a year. EMTs are
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the nation’s leading medical schools and hospitals. It is also a teaching facility of the Yale University School of Medicine, and ranks among the nation’s leading hospitals in providing top-notch surgical and heart attack care. Norwalk Hospital, an affiliate of the Western Connecticut Health Network, also operates a walk-in care facility, as well as blood draw and imaging services, on East Avenue in New Canaan. West of town is the 305-bed STAMFORD HOSPITAL a member of the New YorkPresbyterian Healthcare System and a major teaching affiliate of the Columbia University
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