History
When it opened as the General Hospital Society of Connecticut in 1826, Yale-New Haven Hospital was the first hospital in Connecticut and the fourth voluntary hospital in the nation. The first hospital building was opened in 1833 on seven-and-a-half acres of land between Cedar Street and Howard Avenue, and Davenport and Congress Avenues. The original 13-bed hospital, called the State Hospital, was designed by prominent New Haven architect Ithiel Town and cost $13,000. Since it opened in 1826, the hospital was affiliated with the Medical Institution of Yale College, which had been founded in 1810. In 1884, the hospital's name was changed to New Haven Hospital. In 1917, the Yale School of Medicine and New Haven Hospital signed their first formal affiliation agreement. In 1945, after an affiliation with nearby Grace Hospital, it became Grace-New Haven Hospital. In 1965, a formal agreement with Yale officially created Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Specialties
Yale-New Haven Hospital is a 1,541-bed tertiary referral center which includes Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital and Yale-New Haven Psychiatric Hospital. As the primary teaching hospital for Yale School of Medicine, Yale-New Haven's medical staff is enhanced by supervised house staff physicians (residents) who add around-the-clock coverage and sharp inquisitive minds to patient care. Yale-New Haven regularly ranks among the best hospitals in the United States and is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Yale-New Haven receives national and international referrals and, in conjunction with YSM and the Yale Cancer Center, is nationally recognized for its commitment to teaching and clinical research.