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Ex-College Basketball Star Sues Norwalk Hospital For Alleged Cancer Treatment Error Ex-College Basketball Star Sues Norwalk Hospital For Alleged Cancer Treatment Error
Ex-College Basketball Star Sues Norwalk Hospital For Alleged Cancer Treatment Error A Fairfield County resident known for his skills on the basketball court and in the radio industry is suing a well-known hospital system claiming he is dying from cancer due to receiving the wrong amount of medicine. Robert “Bob” McCurdy, of Westport,  – a former NCAA Basketball star and successful radio executive -- filed the suit in Stamford Superior Court this week claiming he is dying from anal cancer due to the negligence of Norwalk Hospital when he was given the wrong amount of chemotherapy medicine, his attorneys claim. The lawsuit, filed by attorney Peter M. Dreyer of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
$15M Gift From Wilton Couple Will Build New Norwalk Hospital Patient Pavilion $15M Gift From Wilton Couple Will Build New Norwalk Hospital Patient Pavilion
$15M Gift From Wilton Couple Will Build New Norwalk Hospital Patient Pavilion A sizeable donation from a Wilton couple will go towards a major expansion at Norwalk Hospital. Norwalk Hospital Foundation announced the receipt of a $15 million gift from long-time supporters and benefactors George and Carol Bauer. The donation will support the construction of a new state-of-the-art Patient Pavilion. The Patient Pavilion is the largest expansion in Norwalk Hospital’s 126-year history and will bring cutting-edge critical care, surgical, women, and pediatric facilities and services to Fairfield County, the Foundation said. “We could not be more appreciative of Mr. and Mrs…

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by Donna Christopher
Business
Stamford Has One Of Nation's Most Diverse Job Markets, Survey Says Stamford Has One Of Nation's Most Diverse Job Markets, Survey Says
Stamford Has One Of Nation's Most Diverse Job Markets, Survey Says A new survey from LinkUp has named Stamford as one of the most "diverse mid-sized job markets in the country." The Job Market Diversification Report (JMDR) is designed to determine the resiliency of the job market compared with LinkUp’s existing job listing demographics and unique methodology. The survey drew a number of conclusions regarding the region’s job diversification statistics: Two-thirds of the job market experienced a drop in diversification scores The increasingly diversified markets have a higher demand for commercial real estate Bridgeport is steadily becoming less dependent…

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Health Quest, Western Connecticut Network Merge Seven Hospitals Health Quest, Western Connecticut Network Merge Seven Hospitals
Health Quest, Western Connecticut Network Merge Seven Hospitals Two healthcare giants that serve residents in the Hudson Valley and Connecticut are about to join forces to create a health system that will form a huge system offering services from the Hudson River to Long Island. The merger of the Western Connecticut Health Network, based in Danbury, and Health Quest Systems, based in Lagrangeville in Dutchess County, will create a seven-hospital network serving 1.5 million people across the two states and include seven hospitals, with combined project revenues of $2.4 billion. Health Quest's affiliates are: Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Putnam Hospita…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House
Driver, Residents Injured As Pickup Truck Slams Into Danbury House Three people were hospitalized after a pickup truck slammed into a house in Danbury early Saturday morning, according to James Gagliardo of the Danbury Fire Department. Just before 4 a.m. Saturday, the Danbury Fire Department was dispatched to the area of West Wooster Street and Garfield Avenue by Western Connecticut 911 along with City of Danbury EMS and the Police Department for a report of a vehicle into a house with possible entrapment. Upon arrival, firefighters encountered a Ford pickup truck that had careened into a house injuring the driver and two occupants, Gagliardo said. All of …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Injured In Car Rollover, Explosion In Danbury Two Injured In Car Rollover, Explosion In Danbury
Two Injured In Car Rollover, Explosion In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. — Two people were sent to the hospital with burns after a car rolled over and exploded early Saturday in Danbury, according to fire officials. The Danbury Fire Department A shift companies were dispatched to the area of 167 Long Ridge Road at around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday for a report of a motor vehicle accident with an explosion. Units arrived to find a car totally engulfed in flames. There were two occupants on the scene with burns, and they were taken to the Western Connecticut Health Network ER for treatment. The cause of the incident is under investigation.

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by Daily Voice