CHA's not-for-profit acute care member hospitals share a common dedication to quality care and patient satisfaction. Feedback from patients and family members is a vital component of hospitals' efforts to continuously improve the patient experience. To facilitate contact with CHA-member hospitals, a directory of Patient Relations contacts follows:


The William W. Backus Hospital

Shawn Mawhiney
Director of Communications
860-889-8331
smawhiney@wwbh.org


Bridgeport Hospital

Audrey Wise
Director of Marketing
203-384-3945
kawise@bpthosp.org

John Cappiello
Media Relations Coordinator
203-384-3637
kjcapp@bpthosp.org


The Hospital of Central Connecticut

Nancy Martin
Sr Marketing & Communications Specialist
860-224-5900
namartin@thocc.org

Helayne Lightstone
Director of Corporate Communications
860-224-5470
hlightstone@thocc.org


Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Chris Boyle
Communications Manager
860-610-5701
cboyle@ccmckids.org

Robert Fraleigh
Director of Corporate Communications
860-610-5707
Rfraleigh@ccmckids.org


Danbury Hospital

Diane Burke
Public Relations Specialist
203-739-7461
Diane.burke@danhosp.org

Andrea Rynn
Director, Public & Government Relations
203-739-7919
Andrea.rynn@danhosp.org

Judith Ward
VP of Planning & Marketing
203-739-7550
Judith.ward@danhosp.org


Day Kimball Hospital

Laura Engberg
Corporate Communications & Mrkting Spec
860-963-6384
lengberg@DayKimball.org


John Dempsey Hospital

Kristina Goodnough
Communications Officer 2
860-679-3700
goodnough@nso.uchc.edu

Carolyn Pennington
Communications Officer 2
860-679-4864
cpennington@uchc.edu

Maureen McGuire
Director of Communications
860-679-4523
mmcguire@nso.uchc.edu

Chris DeFrancesco
Communications Officer
860-679-3914
cdefrancesco@uchc.edu


Greenwich Hospital

Robin Loughman
Manager, Public Relations
203-863-3457
Robin.Loughman@greenwichhospital.org

Cathy Ranieri
Manager, Strategic Marketing
203-863-3625
Cathy.Ranieri@greenwichhospital.org

George Pawlush
VP, Public Relations & Community Affairs
203-863-3126
George.Pawlush@greenwichhospital.org


Griffin Hospital

Ken Roberts
Dir., Communications and Public Affairs
203-732-7432
kroberts@griffinhealth.org


Hartford Hospital

Michaela Donnelly
Public Relations Manager
860-545-4658
mdonnelly@harthosp.org

Lee Monroe
Director of Public Relations
860-545-1010
lmonroe@harthosp.org

Rebecca Stewart
Manager, Media Relations
860-545-4285
rstewart@harthosp.org


The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

Timothy LeBouthillier
Director, Marketing and Public Relations
860-496-6544
TLeBouthillier@hungerford.org


Johnson Memorial Hospital

Amy Krysiewski
Director of Dev. & Community Relations
860-684-8589
amy.krysiewski@jmhosp.org


Lawrence & Memorial Hospital

Kelly Anthony
Director of Public Relations
860-235-3399
kanthony@lmhosp.org


Manchester Memorial Hospital

Amy Lantaigne
Marketing & Communication Manager
860-533-6556
alantaigne@echn.org

Rosemary Martocchio
Communications Manager
860-647-6424
rmartocchio@echn.org

Susan Sadlak
Marketing Manager
860-647-4782
ssadlak@echn.org


Middlesex Hospital

Peg Arico
Manager Public Relations/Communications
860-358-6980
peg_arico@midhosp.org


MidState Medical Center

Pam Cretella
Communications Project Manager
203-694-8732
pcretella@midstatemedical.org

Lynn Faria
Director, Community Relations & Wellness
203-694-8731
lfaria@midstatemedical.org


New Milford Hospital

Dorothy Christman
Public Relations Coordinator
860-350-7216
christmand@nmhct.org

Linda Wiseman
Director, Marketing
860-350-7360
wisemanl@nmhct.org


Norwalk Hospital

Maura Romaine
Director of Community Relations
203-852-2251
maura.romaine@norwalkhealth.org


Rockville General Hospital

Amy Lantaigne
Marketing & Communication Manager
860-533-6556
alantaigne@echn.org

Rosemary Martocchio
Communications Manager
860-647-6424
rmartocchio@echn.org


Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Pete Mobilia
Senior Communications Specialist
860-714-4511
pmobilia@stfranciscare.org

Jim Schepker
Sr. VP, Marketing & Business Development
860-714-6018
jschepke@stfranciscare.org

Tina Varona
Media Relations Manager
860-714-1076
tvarona@stfranciscare.org


Saint Mary's Hospital

Chad Wable
President and Chief Executive Officer
203-709-3368
cwable@stmh.org

Jennifer Clement
Publications and Media Coordinator
203-709-6240
jclement@stmh.org

Joseph T. Connolly
Chief Marketing & Govt Relations Officer
203-709-6369
jconnolly@stmh.org


Hospital of Saint Raphael

Christine Mora
Director, Public Relations and Marketing
203-789-4082
cmora@srhs.org

Liese Klein
Media Relations Manager
203-789-3507
lklein@srhs.org


St. Vincent's Medical Center

Lucinda Ames
Marketing/Communications Associate
203-576-5550
lames@stvincents.org

Noreen M. McNicholas
Corporate Director of Marketing/Commun.
203-576-5256
nmcnicholas@stvincents.org


Stamford Hospital

Scott Orstad
Manager of Corporate Communications
203-276-5933
sorstad@stamhealth.org


Waterbury Hospital

Matt Burgard
Public Relations Specialist
203-573-6718
mburgard@wtbyhosp.org

Heather Tindall
Director of PR, Media Relations and Mktg
203-573-6717
htindall@wtbyhosp.org


Windham Hospital

Shawn Maynard
Senior Executive, Community Affairs
860-456-6861
smaynard@wcmh.org


Yale-New Haven Hospital

Mark D'Antonio
Media Relations Coordinator
203-688-2493
dantonmr@ynhh.org

Katie Murphy
Asst Director, Marketing/Communications
203-688-2492
katie.murphy@ynhh.org

Robert Hutchison
Director of Communications
203-688-2488
rob.hutchison@ynhh.org