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Norm Kilcomons and his wife Charlene cutting down their Christmas tree. Christmas is extra special this year for the Kilcomons family (Photo courtesy of Kilcomons family).

‘I Was Dead’: How a Perfectly Timed Tennis Match Saved a Farmington Man’s Life

Norm survived cardiac arrest on the tennis court thanks to CPR performed by two friends, and the quick response of the Farmington Police and Fire departments, AMR ambulance paramedics, and the UConn Health multidisciplinary medical team

2 surgeons in OR

Neurosurgery Now Its Own Department at UConn Health

Reflecting significant growth since arrival of Dr. Ketan Bulsara

Steffan Goelitzer discussing his diagnosis with his doctor at UConn Health

Bone Marrow Transplant Team Provides Lifesaving Care for German Patient with Rare Brain Cancer

As the couple prepares to head back to Germany, they say they will always consider UConn Health their second home

John Driscoll Named UConn Health Board Chair

UConn Board of Trustees Chair Daniel Toscano has named John Driscoll as Chair of the Board of Directors of UConn Health effective December 12, 2024. He succeeds Sanford “Sandy” Cloud Jr. who is departing the UConn Health Board after nearly 20 years of service, including the last 13 as chair.

Value Care Alliance

UConn Health Joins The Value Care Alliance

The VCA, a consortium of Connecticut healthcare systems founded by Middlesex Health and Griffin Health, is committed to lowering healthcare costs for employers and improving the health of their workforce.

'Most Wired' badges over drone shot of UConn Health campus ('CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Survey' 2024 for Ambulatory and Acute)

UConn Health ‘Most Wired’

Nationally recognized as standing out among peers for health care IT

UConn John Dempsey Hospital Joins National Age-Friendly Health System Movement

UConn John Dempsey Hospital was recently accepted for participation in the national Age-Friendly Healthy Systems Movement to improve health care for older adults.

Outgoing Board Chair Sandy Cloud. Jr. was honored at UConn Health on Dec. 9. 2024 by President Maric and Dr. Andy Agwunobi including with a special Proclamation shared by the Governor.

UConn Health Celebrates Outgoing Board Chair Sandy Cloud, Jr.’s Two Decades of Leadership

Chair of the Board of Directors at UConn Health, Sandy Cloud, Jr., Stepping Down, along with Longtime Board Members Tim Holt, Teresa Ressel, and Wayne Rawlins

BMES Fellows

UConn BME Professor and Head Named BMES Fellow

The recognition honors individuals whose contributions have significantly advanced the field of biomedical engineering through research, education, service, or leadership

Dr. Cato T. Laurencin with panelists at the Galien Forum Afrique.

UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Speaks on Women in STEM and Environmental Crises in Africa

University Professor Cato T. Laurencin, representing the Galien USA, was a speaker for a panel that focused on the role of women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) in addressing the climate and environmental crisis in Africa at the Galien Forum in Dakar, Senegal.