New multispecialty medical center opens in Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT (Sept. 14, 2020) – Yale New Haven Health’s Northeast Medical Group (NEMG) opened a new multispecialty center at 1152 Kings Highway Cutoff in Fairfield with a Sept. 9 virtual ribbon cutting hosted by Dr. Prathibha Varkey, NEMG president and CEO.

“The opening of this new facility further enhances our commitment to provide care to people in the communities where they live,” said Dr. Varkey. “Conveniently located off of I-95, the Merritt Parkway and Route 1, and five miles from the Bridgeport Hospital, this location is easily accessible, with plenty of parking, making it very patient-friendly.”

The new, 25,000-square-foot facility will house 45 exam rooms and three procedure rooms for some 30 providers in a number of specialties including family medicine, internal medicine, cardiology, obstetrics-gynecology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, pulmonary and sleep medicine, urology, ear, nose and throat surgery, and colorectal surgery.

The center will also house a laboratory blood draw station and X-ray services. All the providers and services are affiliated with Bridgeport Hospital and Yale New Haven Health. For information about and/or referrals to the providers, call 888-357-2396.

Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is a non-profit 501-bed acute care hospital with two campuses (plus 42 beds licensed to Yale New Haven Children's Hospital). Its Bridgeport and Milford Campuses serve patients from across the region. The hospital admits more than 23,000 patients and provides nearly 350,000 outpatient treatments annually. The Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital is the only burn center in the state and one of only 64 verified burn centers in the United States. Bridgeport Hospital is committed to providing safe, compassionate and cost efficient care to its patients and the community. www.bridgeporthospital.org