Valley residents graduate from phlebotomy program at Griffin in Derby

DERBY - Griffin Hospital today announced that several Valley residents recently graduated from the Phlebotomy Program at its School of Allied Health Careers, 300 Seymour Ave. and are now certified phlebotomists.

Graduates include Joseline Carias, Shaneka Jones, Ivette Ramos and Madalyn Wild, of Ansonia; Allegra Anglace and Loran Russell, of Derby; Rudina Muca and Sabrina Williams of Seymour, and Alexandra Kerwin of Shelton.

The School of Allied Health Careers’ Phlebotomy Program is a concentrated, 13-week program that allows students to learn as well as participate in a 40-hour internship with phlebotomists at Griffin Hospital.

In the end, the students graduated with a national certification in phlebotomy as well as becoming CPR certified.

Griffin Hospital's School of Allied Health Careers was one of the first hospital-based schools of its kind to be authorized by the Connecticut Department of Higher Education and offers Phlebotomy and other professional educational programs to provide training, education, and certification in selected health careers.

Students with a high school diploma or a GDE can apply.

Courses are offered for students to become Certified Nursing Assistants, Patient Care Technicians and Phlebotomists. Classes are taught by certified instructors in the Griffin Hospital Medical Building, 300 Seymour Ave.

For more information about Griffin Hospital’s School of Allied Health Careers, call 203-732-1276 or visit griffinhealth.org/allied-health.


This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.