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• 7/10/2019 2019 Legislative Session Healthcare Wrap-up

• 6/10/2019 OHS: Manchester Hospital Application for Cardiac Care Service Expansion Does Not Meet Statutory Criteria Required for Approval

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) announced today that the Certificate of Need application submitted by Manchester Hospital and St. Francis Hospital for the expansion of cardiac care services does not meet all of the criteria under Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-639 that are required for approval.

• 6/7/2019 June 2019 OHS News

• 6/7/2019 OHS Approves Yale/Bridgeport Acquisition of Milford Hospital

  (HARTFORD, CT) – Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) Executive Director Vicki Veltri announced today that the Certificate of Need application for the Bridgeport Hospital—a Yale New Haven Health System facility—acquisition of Milford Hospital and Milford Health and Medical has been approved with conditions ensuring continued access to high-quality care and a cost cap on the merged Bridgeport/Milford entity.

• 5/29/2019 OHS: Health Enhancement Community Framework Approved

  (HARTFORD, CT) – The Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) announced that the State Innovation Model Healthcare Innovation Steering Committee has approved the Health Enhancement Community (HEC) initiative proposed framework, a blueprint to build or expand ­collaborations across the state to improve healthy weight and physical fitness, advance child well-being, and strengthen health equity. Health Enhancement Communities will further residents’ health and well-being by addressing both clinical need and the social determinants that impact overall health.

• 4/23/2019 April 30, 2019: OHS Holds Public Hearing in Trumbull for Hartford Healthcare / St. Vincent Medical Certificate of Need Application

  (HARTFORD, CT) – On Tuesday afternoon, the Connecticut Office of Health Strategy (OHS) will hold a public hearing in Trumbull for the Hartford Healthcare Certificate of Need applications to acquire St. Vincent’s Medical Center, St. Vincent’s Multispecialty Group.

• 4/19/2019 April 2019 OHS News

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 3/25/2019 OHS Public Testimony in Support of Community Health Worker Certification Senate Bill 859

  OHS Public Testimony in Support of Community Health Worker Certification Senate Bill 859

• 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.

• 3/19/2019 OHS Public Testimony In Support of SB 96

  OHS Public Testimony In Support of SB 96

• 3/19/2019 OHS Public Testimony to the Insurance and Real Estate Committee March 7, 2019

  OHS Public Testimony to the Insurance and Real Estate Committee March 7, 2019

• 3/1/2019 March, 2019 OHS News