Curtiss-Ryan Honda in Shelton donates $5K to Griffin Health

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From left: Curtiss Ryan Sales Manager Kim Ryan, Curtiss Ryan CEO Rick Foehrenbach, Griffin Health President and CEO Patrick Charmel, Griffin Health Development Fund Executive Director Janet Hall, and Curtiss Ryan COO Ed DeMarseilles.

SHELTON - Curtiss-Ryan Honda in Shelton recently donated $5,000 to Griffin Health to support the expansion of its surgical services.

The funds will aid Griffin’s multi-phase surgical expansion project, which will enhance its surgical capabilities and expand capacity to better serve the growing number of individuals across the region that are choosing Griffin Health for their care.

In 2017, Griffin built a new Ambulatory Surgery Suite to increase the number of pre-op/post-op rooms and provide easier access for patients and caregivers. 

Griffin is now preparing to increase its number of operating rooms from six to seven and build a state of-the-art technology operating room to accommodate robotic surgery cases for its da Vinci Xi Surgical System.

“We are grateful for Curtiss-Ryan’s generous support of our surgical expansion project, which will enable us to provide our patients with more minimally-invasive robot assisted procedures for an exceptional surgical experience with faster recovery times and better outcomes,” said Griffin Hospital Chairman of Surgery Dr. Richard Salzano.

For more information about Griffin’s Robotic Surgery Program, visit griffinhealth.org/robotic-surgery.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital. 

Curtiss-Ryan Honda donates CPR equipment to Griffin Hospital in Derby

From left: Curtiss Ryan salesperson Jim Cossette, Curtiss Ryan Sales Manager Kim Ryan, Director, Griffin Hospital Community Outreach & Parish Nursing Monica Oris, Curtiss Ryan CEO Rick Foehrenbach, Curtiss Ryan COO Ed DeMarseilles, and CPR Training Center Coordinator Cathi Kellett./ Contributed photo

DERBY - Curtiss Ryan Honda of Shelton recently made a donation that will help save lives in its community.

The car dealership donated five new CPR manikins to the CPR Training Center at Griffin Hospital in Derby to enhance the lessons provided by Griffin’s Community Outreach Department. 

The state-of-the-art devices provide real-time feedback to make sure individuals know if their chest pumps and life breaths are delivered correctly.

“We are so thankful to Curtiss Ryan for this needed donation to update our CPR training equipment,” said CPR Training Center Coordinator Cathi Kellett. 

“These new manikins will help us prepare new lifesavers throughout the Valley and surrounding communities.”

The Griffin Hospital CPR Training Center was established in 2004 as a Community Training Center by the American Heart Association. Classes are offered in ACLS, PALS, Healthcare Provider, Heartsaver AED and First Aid, Pediatric First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, Family & Friends, CPR Anytime and Safe Sitter courses. 

There are also a number of online training programs available. 

Visit griffinhealth.org or call 203-732-1337 for more information.

This is a press release from Griffin Hospital.