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ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER CONTINUES ITS MISSION OF CARRYING ON THE WORK OF THE DAUGHTERS OF CHARITY AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVE THE SICK AND POOR OF BRIDGEPORT. ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER IS A LICENSED 473-BED COMMUNITY TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL WITH A LEVEL II TRAUMA CENTER AND A 76-BED INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY IN WESTPORT. THE MEDICAL CENTER OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES WITH REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN CARDIOLOGY, SURGERY, CANCER CARE, ORTHOPEDICS, FAMILY BIRTHING, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND AN ARRAY OF SPECIALIZED SERVICES.ST. VINCENT'S HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDES THE MEDICAL CENTER, ST. VINCENT'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, ST. VINCENT'S SPECIAL NEEDS SERVICES, AND ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION. IN 2010, THE MEDICAL CENTER BROKE GROUND ON THE ELIZABETH M. PFRIEM SWIM CENTER FOR CANCER CARE, THE RENOVATED AND EXPANDED MICHAEL J. DALY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT.THE ELIZABETH M. PFRIEM SWIM CENTER FOR CANCER CARE CONTAINS ALL ONCOLOGY SERVICES IN ONE PLACE. THESE SERVICES ENCOMPASS THE FULL SPECTRUM OF CANCER CARE AND INCLUDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SCREENING AND PREVENTION, DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES, SURGICAL AND MEDICAL ONCOLOGY, RADIATION THERAPY, INTERVENTIONAL ONCOLOGY, CLINICAL TRIALS, DEDICATED INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT CANCER UNITS, PALLIATIVE CARE, PAIN MANAGEMENT, INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY, SUPPORT SERVICES, PATIENT AND PROVIDER EDUCATION AND SURVIVORSHIP. THE CENTER OFFERS INTEGRATIVE ONCOLOGY SERVICES, INCLUDING A BOUTIQUE, SPA SERVICES, NUTRITION COUNSELING, SOCIAL WORK, FINANCIAL COUNSELING, A MEDITATION AREA, SUPPORT SERVICES AND A SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAM.THE MICHAEL J. DALY CENTER FOR EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA CARE WAS RENAMED IN DECEMBER OF 2009 AS THE FIRST SECTION OF THE EXPANDED AND REFURBISHED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT WHICH OPENED IN THE FALL 2010. THE COMPLETELY RENOVATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, TRIPLED IN SIZE, HOLDS 60 BEDS, INCLUDES SPECIALIZED TRAUMA AND CRITICAL CARE SUITES, A "FAST TRACK" AREA FOR MINOR CASE NEEDS, DEDICATED OB/GYN ROOMS, PEDIATRIC AREA, EXPANDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PSYCHIATRIC AREA WITH FOCUS ON PRIVACY AND SAFETY, IMPROVEMENTS IN DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING ITS OWN CT SCANNER, ULTRASOUND AND X-RAY EQUIPMENT TO EXPEDITE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF EMERGENCY ROOM PATIENTS AND A PERMANENT DECONTAMINATION FACILITY FOR HAZARDOUS SPILLS.