Clinical

Yale School of Medicine delivers world class clinical care through Yale Medicine, in conjunction with clinical partners from the Yale New Haven Health System and other clinical affiliates.

Listed below are key clinical leaders, clinical programs and services, and resources for medical professionals in New Haven and beyond.

Yale Medicine is the clinical practice of Yale School of Medicine. The patient-facing website is Yale Medicine. The faculty-facing website is Inside Yale Medicine (login required). There are many useful resources here about clinical practice, standards, and policies/forms.

Some specific resources for facilitating clinical care include:

• Interpreter and translational services are available to assist with optimizing communication with many of our patients.
  
• Practice standards are developed by the YM Practice Standards Committee. These standards convey the YM practice priorities and shared beliefs, which are found in the vision, mission, values, and guiding principles statements.
• Shared clinical notes with patients seeks to enhance transparency, engage patients, and improve communication between patients, caregivers, and clinicians. Answers to FAQ are available.
• Sites of clinical practice can be helpful to locate the many locations of the practice.
• Telehealth is an evolving innovative and convenient way for physicians to connect with patients remotely in ways not previously possible.
• Virtual scribes are available to facilitate patient care and decrease the electronic medical record burden for providers through synchronous, off-site scribing services, including note creation and documentation, chart navigation, and pending of non-medication orders.

There are many intertwined organizations with which Yale Medicine works. The relationships of many of these organizations are shown in this Venn diagram:

Yale Medicine faculty work closely with a number of clinical entities, many of which are delineated below. Yale New Haven Health (YNHH) has many resources for providers, staff, and patients. The YNHH Medical Staff Portal, which offers resources ranging from events to well-being, may be particularly useful to faculty.

Yale New Haven Health has a clinical presence throughout Connecticut and beyond. Some of the online resources that faculty have found helpful include:

• Access to Epic can be achieved through myappsmd.ynhh.org.
• Concerns can be submitted through the RL Solutions system.

Yale New Haven Hospital (YNHH) is a 1,541 bed tertiary medical center in New Haven that has two campuses: York Street Campus and Saint Rafael's Campus.

Some of the specific resources that faculty may find helpful when working at YNHH include:

• Leadership at YNHH
• Clinical programs and services at YNHH
• Resources for medical professionals at YNHH
• YNHH Shuttle

Bridgeport Hospital is a 500+ bed hospital that serves Fairfield and New Haven Counties with campuses in Bridgeport and Milford.

Some of the specific resources that faculty may find helpful when working at Bridgeport Hospital include:

• Leadership at Bridgeport Hospital
• Clinical programs and services at Bridgeport Hospital
• Resources for medical professionals at Bridgeport Hospital

Greenwich Hospital is a 206 bed hospital that serves Fairfield County, CT and Westchester County, NY.

Some of the specific resources that faculty may find helpful when working at L&M Hospital include:

• Leadership at Greenwich Hospital
• Clinical programs and services at Greenwich Hospital
• Resources for medical professionals at Greenwich Hospital

Lawrence and Memorial Hospital (L&M) is a 280 bed hospital serving towns along the Connecticut shoreline between Rhode Island and the Connecticut River and as far inland as Montville.

Some of the specific resources that faculty may find helpful when working at L&M Hospital include:

• Leadership at L&M Hospital
• Clinical programs and services at L&M Hospital
• Resources for medical professionals at L&M Hospital

Westerly Hospital is a 125 bed hospital serving southern Rhode Island and Southeastern Connecticut.

Some of the specific resources that faculty may find helpful when working at Westerly Hospital include:

• Leadership at Westerly Hospital
• Clinical programs and services at Westerly Hospital

Other Clinical Affiliates

Connecticut Mental Health Center (CMHC) provides comprehensive psychiatric services to residents of the Greater New Haven area.

Veterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare System includes an inpatient facility and ambulatory care center in West Haven and an ambulatory care center in Newington.

• Leadership at the Veterans Administration Connecticut Healthcare System