
Regina M. Youngman, APRN
Hospice and Palliative Care
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 18-65
- Older Adult >65
Languages
- English
Gender
FemaleHospital Affiliations
- Nuvance Health - Norwalk Hospital
- Nuvance Health - New Milford Hospital
- Nuvance Health - Danbury Hospital
About Regina M. Youngman
Professional Statement
Regina Youngman, NP, is a palliative care nurse practitioner, board-certified by the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. Ms. Youngman provides personalized palliative care to inpatients at Danbury Hospital. Her focus is on helping patients feel better and support their decision making so they can obtain care that is consistent with their goals. Ms. Youngman and the rest of the palliative care team provide a resource for the hospital teams in the unified goal to provide excellent symptom management.
Get To Know Me
I am committed to supporting people through their hospital stay so they get the kind of medical care that is right for them while helping them achieve excellent symptom management.
What is the most important thing your patients should expect from their professional relationship with you? What do you expect from them?
I am committed to supportive and collaborative relationships. I have no expectations but am there to assist them in feeling better and in making choices about medical care that feel right to them.
How do you spend your personal time when you're not caring for patients?
I love to garden and take walks in the woods.
Why did you choose your specialty and what is its greatest reward?
I chose palliative care because my passion is to help people feel better and improve the quality of their lives. I truly value the relationships that I develop with people along the way.
Expertise
Education
- Graduate: Yale University School of Nursing, 1998
Board Certifications
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine: National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses
- Adult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist: American Nurses Credentialing Center
Locations
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Palliative Care Danbury Hospital
- 24 Hospital Avenue, Danbury, CT 06810
- Get Directions
- phone: 203-739-6662
- fax: 203-739-8478
- Nuvance Health Medical Practice - Palliative Care Norwalk
- 34 Maple Street, Floor 1, Norwalk, CT 06850
- Get Directions
- phone: 203-852-2665
- fax: 203-899-5065
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem BlueCross Blue Shield Connecticut
- Centivo
- Cigna
- ConnectiCare
- Consumer Health Network
- Coventry-Aetna
- Medicaid Connecticut
- Medicare Connecticut
- Medicare Railroad
- Multiplan Inc
- Northwell Direct
- Oxford Health Plans
- Tricare Humana Military
- United Healthcare
- US Family Health Plan
- Wellcare