Press Releases
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4/12/2019
OHS Releases Healthcare Facilities and Services Plan
(HARTFORD, CT) – Today, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) released its 2018 Statewide Healthcare Facilities and Services Plan, a report that is prepared every two years by the Health Systems Planning Unit and identifies use trends related to hospital inpatient and emergency department care, preventable hospitalization, and outpatient surgical care.
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4/5/2019
April 9, 2019: OHS Holds Public Hearing in West Hartford for Hebrew Home and Hospital Certificate of Need Application
(HARTFORD, CT) – On Tuesday afternoon, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold a public hearing in West Hartford for the Hebrew Home and Hospital Certificate of Need application for termination of its Acute Care Unit and establishment of a 38-bed geriatric behavioral health facility.
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4/3/2019
OHS Approves Western CT Health Network and Health Quest Merger Application
Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) Executive Director Vicki Veltri announced today that the Certificate of Need application for the transfer of ownership of Western Connecticut Health Network, Inc. (WCHN) and Health Quest Systems to a newly-formed not-for-profit entity has been approved subject to quality, cost, and accessibility conditions. Pursuant to multiple sections of the General Statutes, OHS leads the Health Systems Planning Unit that administers the Certificate of Need program—a regulatory responsibility to promote statewide health facility and service development and monitor the impact of provider acquisitions and consolidations on the communities they serve.
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3/21/2019
Tuesday: OHS Holds Public Hearing in Orange for Certifcate of Need Application
(Hartford, CT) – On Tuesday, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy will hold a public hearing in Orange, Connecticut for the Certificate of Need application that would transfer ownership of Milford Health and Medical, Inc., the parent company of Milford Hospital, to Bridgeport Hospital, a member of the Yale New Haven Health System.
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2/20/2019
OHS Holds Public Hearing in Manchester for Cardiac Care Certificate of Need Application
(HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, for the Prospect Manchester Hospital / Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Certificate of Need application related to cardiac care.
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11/30/2018
OHS Holds Public Hearing in Danbury for Western CT Health Network and Health Quest Certificate of Need Application
(HARTFORD, CT) - On Tuesday afternoon, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold a public hearing in Danbury for the Certificate of Need application for the transfer of ownership of Western Connecticut Health Network, Inc. and Health Quest Systems, Inc. to a newly-formed not-for-profit parent corporation.
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11/26/2018
OHS Holds Public Hearings in New Haven and Danbury for Certificate of Need Applications
(HARTFORD, CT) – Over the next two weeks, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy will hold public hearings in New Haven and Danbury for Certificate of Need applications.
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11/21/2018
Wednesday: OHS Holds Public Hearing for Yale-New Haven Hospital Certificate of Need Application
On Wednesday afternoon, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy will hold a public hearing for the Yale-New Haven Hospital Certificate of Need application for termination of outpatient primary care services
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9/6/2018
GOV. MALLOY: CONNECTICUT RECEIVES $12.2 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE STATE'S FIRST HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Governor Dannel P. Malloy today annouced that the State of Connecticut will receive a $12.2 million grant to support ongoing work that will establish Connecticut's first statewide health information exchange.
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3/19/2018
Journal Inquirer interview with OHS Executive Director Victoria Veltri
Director of new state health care office ready to do 'bold' things
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1/23/2018
Gov. Malloy Appoints Vicki Veltri to Lead State’s Office of Health Strategy
New State Office Combines Existing State Healthcare Resources into Centralized Agency
- 1/16/2018 CT-N coverage of latest Healthcare Cabinet meeting, Jan 16, 2018
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1/8/2018
Lt. Gov. Wyman: Demand For Health Insurance Rose, 2018 Open Enrollment Stronger Than Previous Years
(HARTFORD, Conn.) – Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman and Access Health CT (AHCT) CEO Jim Wadleigh today provided the results of the Connecticut healthcare exchange’s fifth open enrollment period, which ran from November 1 to December 22, 2017.