To remain exempt from federal, state and local taxes, nonprofit hospitals must provide goods and services to benefit the community. These goods and services are broadly known as “Hospital Community Benefits.” The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) publishes an analysis of the community benefit and community-building activities of the state’s nonprofit acute care hospitals annually.

The Office of Health Strategy (OHS) invites the public to provide comments on the Community Benefit Summary and Analysis Report.

Under the agreement, ownership of Danbury, (including the New Milford campus), Norwalk and Sharon Hospitals will be transferred to Northwell Health, a 21-hospital non-profit integrated care delivery system in New York.

The Connecticut Healthcare Benchmark Initiative issued its latest findings today based on performance year 2023 data. The reports show that while healthcare quality remains steady for the most part, cost growth is leaving consumers behind.

Tanya Barrett, MS, LPC, NCC, senior vice president at United Way of Connecticut’s 211 division, and Dan Keenan, JD regional vice president of advocacy and government relations for Trinity Health of New England, newly appointed co-chairs of the Connecticut AHEAD Advisory Committee, will help policymakers and healthcare providers design and implement new approaches to deliver and fund high quality health services and reduce disparities in health outcomes.

Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will host a community forum to engage the public in identifying funding priorities for grants to support a range of maternal and infant health services in the greater Stafford community.

The Office of Health Strategy has published the Statewide Health Care Facility and Services Plan. The Plan and accompanying inventory, effective March 15, 2025, serve as advisory documents and a blueprint for health care delivery in Connecticut.

“Enhancing our understanding of the factors that influence the price consumers pay out of pocket for their medications gives us more opportunity to address affordability,” said Deidre Gifford, MD, MPH, Commissioner. “The challenges are complex. Research like this better equips us to develop effective public policy to protect patients.”

Guidehouse will host a virtual community forum on Thursday, February 20, 2025, from 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM to provide an additional opportunity for community members to share their views on the need for a freestanding birthing center in the greater Windham area.

Pursuant to Connecticut General Statute § 19a-754b (d), the CT Office of Health Strategy is releasing a preliminary list of Outpatient Prescription Drugs Provided at a Substantial Cost for public comment.