St. Vincent's Medical Center (Bridgeport) St. Vincent's Hospital to St. Vincent's Medical Center. St. Vincent's Medical Center (Bridgeport) St. Vincent's Medical Center is a 397-bed acute care Catholic hospital in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The hospital is now controlled by Ascension Health, the nation's largest Catholic and largest nonprofit health system, which is in turn controlled by several religious orders, including the Daughters of Charity of Saint Vincent de Paul which founded St. Vincent's Medical Center. The hospital has a medical staff of 450 physicians and has a total of more than 1,800 employees. St. Vincent's website says the institution has "one of the largest angioplasty programs
Bridgeport Valley Bridgeport Valley The Bridgeport Valley is a large, fertile mountain basin between the eastern Sierra Nevada and the Bodie Hills of the U.S. state of California. The valley is long and wide, and is used primarily for ranching. The East Walker River is the main stream flowing through the Bridgeport Valley; tributaries include Robinson and Swauger Creeks. The only town in the valley is Bridgeport, near Bridgeport Reservoir, which is formed by a dam that floods the northern end of the valley. Although the surrounding terrain is predominantly steep and rugged, the floor of the valley is generally flat and