Hartford HealthCare’s offer for Manchester Memorial and Rockville General Hospitals will serve as the minimum bid in the bankruptcy auction.
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CT hospital’s workers demand more security amid safety concerns
Following what they described as a rise in aggressive patients, Bradley Memorial employees are asking Hartford HealthCare for two security guards.
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Another lawsuit alleges Hartford HealthCare stifled competition
The proposed class action is the third lawsuit since January 2022 to claim the health system engages in anticompetitive practices.
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CT’s big hospital systems are buying up private practices and small hospitals. What does that mean?
While regionalizing health care improves the bottom line for Connecticut’s hospitals, it leaves patients farther away from medical care.
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Battle over Windham Hospital birthing unit enters final stages
The state’s pending final decision on the closure of Windham labor and delivery marks the first in a series of proposed changes that could significantly impact the future of reproductive health in rural Connecticut.
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Request to close labor and delivery unit at Windham Hospital receives initial denial
The proposed decision gives hope to those fighting to keep birthing services in their community. But it’s not final yet.
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AG, lawmakers review implications of hospital antitrust suit
An antitrust lawsuit against Hartford HealthCare comes as Connecticut explores what waning competition is doing to costs and care.
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Saint Francis sues Hartford HealthCare, claims anti-competitive practices
The lawsuit pits the giants in a legal battle that could reshape the delivery of health care in the region.
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More than 100 Hartford HealthCare employees out of work after refusing vaccine
109 workers at Hartford HealthCare, 0.3% of its workforce, have left the organization after refusing to get vaccinated for COVID-19.
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As mass vaccination sites close, focus turns to mobile clinics to reach targeted groups
As vaccination rates have slowed, mass vaccination sites have closed while the state shifted its focus to smaller clinics.
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New Britain residents weren’t getting vaccinated. So city officials got creative.
The city’s efforts are a microcosm of what is happening across the country as officials struggle to vaccinate vulnerable residents.
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Data show mass vaccination sites are reaching the general population — not the vulnerable areas they are supposed to target
Some of the mass vaccination sites were supposed to target more vulnerable populations, where the demographics are different.
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Connecticut’s health information exchange signs 25 providers
Yale New Haven Health and Hartford HealthCare are among the first group of participants.
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Hartford HealthCare challenges federal fines at Natchaug Hospital
The hospital was cited for failing to properly log several cases of COVID-19 and for not providing “appropriate” face masks.
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State still waiting on $91 million in COVID-19 personal protective equipment orders
The state is trying to amass a 90-day stockpile of PPE in case Connecticut gets hit with another COVID-19 surge.