Terminated: St. Francis fires neurosurgery tech waiting for lung transplant

Johnny Kotcher has worked as a surgical technician for over 40 years, first while serving in the United States Army and then as a travel technician, taking jobs across the country. In 2019, a friend told Kotcher about an opening at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford. “My contract was finishing in Missouri, so I said, […] The post Terminated: St. Francis fires neurosurgery tech waiting for lung transplant appeared first on Inside Investigator .

Mayor Bobby Sanchez, City Health Department and Stop & Shop Hosting Shingles & Pneumonia Presentation and Vaccine Clinic

Mayor Bobby Sanchez (D) has announced that he, the City of New Britain Health Department and Stop & Shop Pharmacists will be hosting a Shingles & Pneumonia Presentation and Vaccine Clinic. Following a presentation, the city says, “a pharmacist from Stop & Shop will be available to administer shingles and...

Connecticut orthopedic group adds 4 physicians

Orthopedic Associates of Hartford (Conn.) has added specialists to its physician team. The orthopedic specialty group has provided care for more than 55 years and operates three ambulatory surgery centers in Rocky Hill, Glastonbury and Hartford, Conn., according to a Sept. 9 news release. Here are the organization’s new additions:...

5 Estate Recovery Rules That Can Cost a Connecticut Family Their Parents’ House

Connecticut lets a Medicaid applicant keep up to $1,130,000 in home equity this year, the highest ceiling the federal formula allows a state to set. But none of that protects the house after someone’s parent dies, and the rules that decide what happens then start at 55. These are...

Litchfield County cancer screening program focuses on health risks facing firefighters

Benchmark Leads CT With 13 CALA Senior Living Awards

Benchmark Senior Living, a leading senior living provider in the Northeast, has earned more 2026 Connecticut Assisted Living Association (CALA) Outstanding Employee Service and Outstanding Resident Accomplishment Awards than any other senior living provider in the state. In total, 13 Benchmark associates and residents were recently recognized—eight associates for their...

Four rural CT hospitals receive $46 million in federal health grants

Charlotte Hungerford, Day Kimball, Sharon and Windham Hospitals were awarded the funds through U.S. Rural Health Transformation Program.

Two Connecticut hospitals named to 'Best Children's Hospitals in New England' list

Two children's hospitals in Connecticut are some of the "best" in New England, according to U.S. News and World Report.

A Vote to Assure Vaccine Coverage in Connecticut

As both a longtime Fairfield resident and recently retired local pediatrician, I am writing to express my wholehearted endorsement of Cristin McCarthy Vahey in the election for representative, Connecticut House District 133. Cristin has worked tirelessly as an advocate for children and families in need through her support for school construction and modernization, special education and early childhood programs, and assuring vaccine coverage in Connecticut.

Upcoming Flu Clinics With The Naugatuck Valley Health District

THE VALLEY — The Naugatuck Valley Health District (NVHD) will offer influenza vaccine clinics to residents of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Seymour and Shelton during the months of September, October and November. All residents are welcome to any of the clinics listed below, and appointments are not necessary.

Community Health & Wellness Fair in Early October

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The month of October will kick off with a focus on health and wellness in the Berkshires, as Berkshire Health Systems partners with the Berkshire Family YMCA to host a Health & Wellness Fair for the community. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3...

As health insurance premiums rise, CT officials say system is broken. Word ‘unsustainable’ spoken often.

About 220,000 people in the state are expected to see, on average, double-digit health insurance premium hikes in 2027, which lawmakers say is unsustainable for many. “I think the rates that were finalized speak to the underlying failure of the system that we have in place right now,” said State Comptroller.

Connecticut Proton Center Opens, Delivering Highly Targeted Radiation Treatment

The center is designed to deliver highly targeted radiation treatment while limiting exposure to surrounding healthy tissue. | Photo Credit (all): Casey Carbone, DPR Construction. Hartford HealthCare and Yale New Haven Health have opened Connecticut’s first proton beam therapy center in Wallingford. The 25,000-square-foot facility is designed to deliver...

For some CT residents, double-digit health insurance hikes on the way. 'Left to drown'

Lawmakers on both the left and right expressed outrage about double-digit increases approved for the premiums paid by the 220,000 Connecticut residents buying health insurance on the state's Affordable Care Act exchange. The state Insurance Department announced on Friday the new rate increases approved for 2027 premiums: 11.3% for individuals...

Connecticut cuts 2027 health rate hikes, increases still in double digits

The Connecticut Insurance Department has finalized 2027 rate decisions for fully insured individual and small group health plans, approving an average 11.3% increase in the individual market and 15.1% in the small group market. Both figures came in below what insurers originally requested, 16.2% for individual plans and 17.8% for...

Several on Saint Francis Hospital’s community board resign

The board resignations came after reports of serious patient safety and quality concerns at Saint Francis Hospital, owned by Trinity Health.

An ER visit can take two hours at one CT hospital. At another, nearly five.

New London's Lawrence & Memorial had Connecticut’s shortest median emergency room visit time in fiscal year 2025, while Hartford's Saint Francis had the longest.