About Us
St. Vincent’s Medical Center Philanthropy
How Swim Across the Sound supports patients throughout the Fairfield Region
- Essentials that insurance doesn’t cover, like a wig, prosthesis or mastectomy bra.
- Help for patients who have found themselves in a financial hardship, providing for important expenses like mortgage payments, car payments, childcare-ensuring that they can focus on their recovery.
- Early detection cancer screenings for underinsured and uninsured patients who often have no other means to receive these important screenings.
- Peer programs for those in treatment so that they are not alone, ensuring that they can join support groups and be with others waging the same battle.
- Programs like yoga, massage therapy and acupuncture for those in treatment and in survivorship with a focus on strengthening each other physically, emotionally and spiritually.
There’s more to St. Vincent’s than ever before.
Mission, Vision, Values & History
- Mission: To improve the health and healing of the people and communities we serve.
- Vision: Most trusted for personalized coordinated care.
- Our Values: Hartford HealthCare’s vision of excellence and leadership is driven by its core values, which are shared by all members of Hartford HealthCare.
Since our founding by the Daughters of Charity in 1903, St. Vincent’s has been dedicated to helping patients in Bridgeport and throughout Fairfield County.
In October 2019, St. Vincent’s became part of Hartford HealthCare, the state’s most comprehensive healthcare network. Its care-delivery system serves 161 towns and cities at more than 300 locations, including seven acute-care hospitals, the state’s most extensive behavioral health network, a large multispecialty physician group, a regional home care system, an array of senior care services, and a large physical therapy and rehabilitation network.
St. Vincent’s Medical Center is a fully Catholic hospital. Our nine convenient Urgent Care Centers remain available as well, and although you now see Hartford HealthCare signs at our locations, the familiar names and faces inside remain the same.
Propelling Fairfield Forward
Hartford HealthCare is committed to increasing access to expert care for all, as well as to making care more affordable. We are proud of our work in the community and our commitment to enhancing and expanding care in Fairfield County. HHC’s Commitment to building access is proven with a 214% increase in Primary Care visits since 2019 as well as a 197% increase in ambulatory sites built across Fairfield Region.
As we come into 2025, we are proud to celebrate the accomplishments we have made to Forward Fairfield in healthcare access, care, and resources.
I thank God for St. Vincent’s and the Swim Across the Sound every day.
– Elizabeth,
Bridgeport, CT