Connecticut Hospital Association

ATTN. HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS➡️important upcoming trainings on the statewide Bracelet Initiative! SEE FLYER 👇

🚑 EMS and ED Providers – 9/8
🏥 Hospital Staff and Healthcare Providers – 9/9
🩺 Community-Based Healthcare Providers and Staff – 9/15

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Connecticut hospitals and health systems are committed to improving #maternalhealth outcomes, and we applaud the efforts of lawmakers, leaders, and advocates to advance our collaborative work to achieve this goal. Read CHA's full statement 👉 cthosp.org/press-releas...

May today be a day of celebration, reflection, and recognition as our nation remembers the past and continues to build on its progress. #FreedomDay

CHA Statement on Biennial Budget Released Today $375 Million Hospital Tax Increase and Cuts to Healthcare Are Devastating, Still Time To Better Position State for Federal Medicaid Changes WALLINGFORD — The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) rel...

🚨❌🏥 TIMING IS CRITICAL TO ACT NOW: The biennial budget released today further raises the Governor’s proposed hospital tax increase and includes harmful cuts to provider payments proposed by the comptroller. Read CHA's statement 👇

🚨🚨🚨 WE NEED YOUR HELP NOW: Reach out immediately to your local legislators to urge them to reject provisions in the budget proposal released today that are even more damaging to hospitals and healthcare.

TAKE ACTION HERE: https://cthosp.org/advocacy/action-center/

🚨 ACT NOW TO PROTECT PATIENT CARE IN CONNECTICUT 🚨 We need your help to urge lawmakers to remove ❌ the state budget provisions that are harmful to healthcare. Share this urgent message TODAY ➡️ cthosp.org/advocacy/act...

🏘️🎓💇🥕 For every dollar’s worth of tax exemption, Connecticut hospitals delivered DOUBLE the value in benefits to their communities, according to new EY Reports released today. Details on the analysis: cthosp.org/press-releas...

🏥🚨 Gov. Lamont & Lawmakers: Build a state budget that supports patients and strengthens hospitals. Learn more 👉 cthosp.org/advocacy/hea...

🏥💙 TOMORROW ➡️ CHA is hosting a Community Benefit Advocacy Day at the state Capitol! Connecticut hospitals and their local partners will showcase some of the many ways they collaborate to serve and improve the well-being of our communities. JOIN US from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. by the Nathan Hale statue!

Connecticut is #3 in the nation for healthcare, according to a new U.S. News & World Report! 🏥
🩺 CT took the #2 spot for healthcare access
👶🦷 Earned top rankings in child wellness and adult dental visits
🚭 And has the 2nd lowest smoking rate nationwide

🩺♥️ Throughout #NationalNursesWeek, Connecticut hospitals celebrate nurses for demonstrating fortitude, integrity, resilience, and dedication at the frontlines of hospitals every day. From the bedside to classrooms, nurses lead, inspire, and heal with unwavering compassion. Thank you for all you do!

🍨Please join CHA and our partners in the Connecticut
Healthcare Association Collaborative on Thursday, May 8,
from 12-2:00 p.m. in the Capitol’s Hall of Flags for a
legislative reception as we stand united in support of shared
state legislative policy initiatives, such as a strong Medicaid
program.

CT hospitals hope lawmakers provide financial relief amid Medicaid rate issues Hospitals in CT are hoping lawmakers can give them some financial relief.

Connecticut’s #Medicaid rates haven’t been updated broadly in nearly two decades, and hospitals have been feeling the pinch from this underpayment. “When reimbursement is not at the level that covers the cost of providing that service, it becomes a hardship."
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Say NO to out-of-network price caps. CHA stands with a coalition representing the voices of healthcare providers from across the state urging lawmakers to reject this damaging proposal that would HARM Connecticut hospitals, physicians, and patients. Learn more 👉 cthosp.org/webfoo/wp-co...

A new nursing education opportunity is coming to CT. A health system and university partnered for it The program, dubbed the New Careers in Nursing Program, or NCN, is designed to address the growing demand for highly skilled nurses.

The demand for highly skilled nurses in Connecticut and across the nation is surging. The partnership between Hartford HealthCare and Quinnipiac University takes an innovative approach — building and supporting the system’s workforce from within. Learn more:

Increasing taxes and cutting hospital payments, as proposed in the Appropriations Committee's package, would make healthcare less affordable and less accessible for everyone in Connecticut. Read CHA’s full statement on the budget proposal 🔗➡️ cthosp.org/press-releas...

Members of Hartford HealthCare plant trees for Earth Day HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Today is Earth Day, and for the second year in a row, members from Hartford HealthCare are participating in a tree planting event! Keith Grant, vice president of oper…

A cleaner environment fosters a healthier future! @HartfordHealthC explains how hospitals and healthcare workers give back to communities on #EarthDay. "Health is not just within the halls of the hospital, it extends throughout your daily life." 🌎
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HB 6871 caps out-of-network hospital payments, risking patient access to care. It helps national insurers — but hurts patients and local hospitals. Learn more ➡️https://cthosp.org/advocacy/healthcare-legislation-and-policy/protect-ct-care/

Fair Medicaid reimbursement removes barriers to care, enhances healthcare affordability, and helps hospitals and their workforce meet patient needs. Learn more ➡️ cthosp.org/advocacy/hea...
#Connecticut #Medicaid #CaringforCT #healthcare

This year is the 25th anniversary of the Safe Havens Act in Connecticut The law allows for a parent to bring a baby 30 days or younger to a hospital to voluntarily give up custody. In the last 25 years 59 babies have been saved.

For decades, Connecticut’s SAFE Havens Act for Newborns has helped prevent tragic outcomes for dozens of children and supported parents who aren’t able to care for their children. Watch the story from @nbcconnecticut.com 🔗👇
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Connecticut hospitals are deeply concerned about potential federal cuts to Medicaid and their consequences for patients, hospitals, and healthcare as a whole. Read the op-ed ➡️https://www.courant.com/2025/04/17/opinion-what-connecticut-hospitals-are-deeply-concerned-about-it-impacts-many-residents/