{"id":237833,"date":"2025-11-11T16:30:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T21:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=237833"},"modified":"2026-02-09T11:30:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T16:30:18","slug":"uconn-health-begins-new-chapter-for-waterbury-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2025\/11\/uconn-health-begins-new-chapter-for-waterbury-hospital\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Health Begins New Chapter for Waterbury Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following today\u2019s press event in Waterbury, UConn Health \u2014 Connecticut\u2019s only public academic health system \u2014 announced it has submitted a bid to assume responsibility for guiding and sustaining Waterbury Hospital, marking a new era for health care in the region and across the state.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement comes after months of collaboration between UConn Health, state leaders, and community stakeholders to ensure continuity of care, protect jobs, and uphold public accountability following Prospect Medical Holdings\u2019 financial instability and bankruptcy filing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday marks a new day for Waterbury Hospital \u2014 and a new era for public health care in Connecticut,\u201d said John Driscoll, Chair of the UConn Health Board of Directors. \u201cUConn Health\u2019s leadership at Waterbury Hospital will ensure that care continues, jobs are protected, and the hospital operates with full public accountability. This is a rebirth for Waterbury Hospital and a reaffirmation of UConn Health\u2019s public mission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XBeN8IjcZi0?si=NmMpiEI57bWd7Wnh\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At the press event, Dr. Andrew Agwunobi, CEO of UConn Health and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, emphasized UConn Health\u2019s commitment to care continuity and long-term community strength.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYour healthcare workforce and your hospital will continue caring for you without interruption \u2014 and with UConn Health, that care will be even more secure for the future,\u201d said Agwunobi. \u201cThis is what a public health system is meant to do \u2014 step forward to serve communities when stability and access are at risk. We\u2019re proud to be that partner for Waterbury.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The transition secures the hospital\u2019s operations, safeguards hundreds of jobs, and ensures that Waterbury residents will have continued access to high-quality, affordable care backed by the state\u2019s public academic health system.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Ned Lamont and Waterbury officials praised the collaboration as a significant step in preserving essential community health infrastructure while expanding UConn Health\u2019s statewide role as a publicly accountable health care provider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis agreement represents a significant step toward protecting health care access for the people of Waterbury and the surrounding region,\u201d said Lamont. \u201dWaterbury families deserve reliable, high-quality care close to home, and this partnership helps guarantee exactly that. UConn Health\u2019s bid reflects our shared commitment to strengthening care in every corner of our state while preserving access, protecting jobs, and ensuring long-term stability for the patients, providers, and communities who rely on this hospital every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis agreement represents a vote of confidence in the people of Waterbury HEALTH \u2014 in our caregivers, our physicians, and the essential role we play in the region,\u201d said Deborah Weymouth, President and Chief Executive Officer of Waterbury HEALTH. \u201cIt reinforces that what we do every day truly matters. We are optimistic that this partnership will bring long-term stability, growth, and opportunity for the Greater Waterbury community and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The partnership reflects UConn Health\u2019s broader strategy to strengthen health care delivery and expand access across Connecticut by building a sustainable, high-value public health system. UConn Health continues to explore additional collaborations with community hospitals, including Bristol Health and Day Kimball Health, as part of its long-term plan to meet the state\u2019s growing demand for patient-centered care.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur mission is clear: to serve the needs of the community,\u201d said Agwunobi. \u201cThis partnership shows what public medicine can achieve \u2014 care close to home, backed by the full strength of a leading academic health system.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UConn Health announced it has submitted a bid to assume responsibility for guiding and sustaining Waterbury Hospital, marking a new era for health care in the region and across the state<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":237832,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2194,2235,179,2227,2233,2716],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[117],"class_list":["post-237833","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-haven-county","category-today-homepage","category-uconn-health","category-uconn-edu-homepage","category-university-news","category-waterbury-hospital"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-14 05:09:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237833","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237833"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237833\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240940,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237833\/revisions\/240940"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/237832"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237833"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237833"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237833"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=237833"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=237833"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}