Wallingford, Connecticut, April 5, 2022 - Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a nonprofit rehabilitation-focused healthcare system headquartered in Wallingford, announces that it has received $119,502 in grants from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven to support research and programs for individuals with visual impairments and blindness.
Gaylord’s Milne Institute for Healthcare Innovation was awarded a $90,000 grant to fund research to determine the effect of peripheral vision loss on balance in concussion patients.
WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, June 8, 2022 – Gaylord Specialty Healthcare has named Joseph McAndrew, Jr. as Senior Philanthropy Officer. McAndrew will be responsible for the development and growth of a major gifts program to support the capital and strategic initiatives set forth in Gaylord’s long-range plan.
McAndrew is a seasoned development professional with more than 16 years of experience in campaign planning, frontline fundraising, stewardship and special events.
“I am delighted to welcome Joe to the Gaylord team,” said Paige Panda, Senior Advisor to the President and Chief Development Officer.
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WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, May 25, 2022 – Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is pleased to announce that it is the first healthcare organization in the Northeast to offer the HABIT Healthy Action to Benefit Independence & Thinking® Program to individuals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). Gaylord Specialty Healthcare will offer the program at its Wallingford headquarters beginning in July.
Developed by Mayo Clinic in 2008, HABIT® is a 10-day brain and body wellness program for individuals – and an accompanying loved one or friend – who have been diagnosed with MCI within the past 12 months.
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WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, May 5, 2022 — Gaylord Specialty Healthcare and the Madison Chamber of Commerce invite the community to a ribbon-cutting event in celebration of the grand opening of Gaylord Physical Therapy on Wednesday, May 18, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at its new location on 28 Durham Road, Madison.
This event is free and will offer refreshments, a facility tour, and the opportunity to meet Gaylord Specialty Healthcare President and CEO Sonja LaBarbera.
To attend the free grand opening celebration, please RSVP by Friday, May 13, to Katelyn Muolo at (203) 741-3454 or kmuolo@gaylord.org.
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WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, May 6, 2022 — Gaylord Specialty Healthcare is enrolling students for its newly launched Certified Nursing Assistant Academy.
The program is a robust, in-person, active learning experience held entirely at Gaylord Hospital in Wallingford that will prepare students to take the Connecticut Certified Nursing Assistant certification examination. Students may be eligible for immediate employment after successful course completion.
Registrations are open for a five-week summer session from June 13 to July 15, and a seven-week fall session from August 29 through October 15. Class sizes are limited; to learn more and apply, visit www.gaylord.org/cna.
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WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, April 29, 2022 — Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a nonprofit rehabilitation-focused healthcare system headquartered in Wallingford, Conn., is named among the “150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Healthcare, the go-to media source for healthcare decision-makers in the U.S.
“Gaylord values integrity, compassion, accountability, respect, and excellence,” states Becker’s. “Its employees are mission-driven and have a passion for caring for those recovering from major illnesses and injuries.”
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Funds will be used towards facility renovations, equipment expenses necessary
to train and educate physiatry residents at Gaylord Hospital
WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT, April 1, 2022 – Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a nonprofit, rehabilitation-focused healthcare system headquartered in Wallingford, announced in a joint press conference with Senator Richard Blumenthal that it has received $1.2 million (click to LEARN MORE) in community project funding that will be used for facility renovation and equipment expenses necessary to accommodate faculty and residents as part of Connecticut’s first and only residency program in physical medicine and rehabilitation (also known as physiatry).
Wallingford, Connecticut, March 1, 2022 - Gaylord Sports Association, Connecticut’s largest adaptive sports program, is offering two sponsorships to out-of-state adaptive athletes aged 16 and older to participate in the June 25th Gaylord Gauntlet.
The Gaylord Gauntlet is an intense 5K obstacle run held on the 400-acre bucolic campus of Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a nonprofit rehabilitation-focused healthcare system headquartered in Wallingford, Connecticut.
In order to extend the event to a larger audience, the Gaylord Gauntlet is offering sponsorships to two adaptive athletes to cover their race fee and lodging for both the athlete and their support team.
Wallingford, Connecticut, March 8, 2022 -- Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a nonprofit rehabilitation-focused healthcare system headquartered in Wallingford, announces that it has received a $100,000 grant from the West Hartford-based Maximilian E. & Marion O. Hoffman Foundation, Inc. to support the purchase of essential rehabilitation technology.
The generous grant has been used to purchase two Bioness L300 Go systems for use in Gaylord’s inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs.
MADISON, CONNECTICUT, MARCH 1, 2022 - Gaylord Physical Therapy is pleased to announce the opening of its newest location at 28 Durham Road, Route 79, Madison.
The new 3,200 square foot physical therapy clinic accepts self-referrals and offers early morning and evening appointments for the convenience of patients from Madison and surrounding towns. Appointments can be made by calling (203) 284-2929.