Autopsy Affiliates

The Yale New Haven Hospital Autopsy Service began performing the autopsies for Bridgeport Hospital in 2001. The staff would rent a car, go to Bridgeport Hospital, and perform the autopsies in the autopsy room on site. In 2006, an agreement was reached, and a licensed funeral director was contracted to bring all Bridgeport Hospital patients with consent for autopsy to the Yale New Haven Hospital–York Street Campus for the procedure. The patients are transported back to Bridgeport Hospital to be released to the funeral home or cremation service of the family’s choosing. The transportation and autopsy are done at no cost to the family.

The Autopsy Service began performing the autopsies for Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus in 2015 at no cost to the family. Patients are transported by a licensed funeral director to Yale New Haven Hospital–York Street Campus for autopsy. These patients are released to the funeral home or cremation service of the family’s choosing directly from the York Street Campus.

For families of patients of the VA Connecticut Healthcare System: West Haven Campus who wish to have an autopsy performed, please contact the VA Connecticut Healthcare System triage office at (203) 932-5711 Ext. 3131 to give consent. Once consent is obtained, the triage office will contact the Autopsy Service at Yale New Haven Hospital to coordinate the transfer of the patient to Yale’s facility for the procedure. After the autopsy has been completed, the funeral home or cremation service can pick up the patient at the Yale New Haven Hospital, York Street Campus.