Community Network
Jefferson House launched the grant-funded Telerehabilitation Program under the direction of Christopher Peterson, Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network, PT, DPT, principal investigator and Telerehabilitation Program director, and Kathleen Sullivan, MSPT, MHA, Jefferson House director of rehabilitation and co-investigator. This is the first-ever telerehabilitation program in the context of a post-acute care continuum in a US-based healthcare system. Hartford HealthCare at Home worked with the team to help patients get set up with the program once they returned home.
Hartford HealthCare Senior Services
The GoodLife Fitness program opened at Cedar Mountain Commons and Windham Hospital.
Cedar Mountain Commons celebrated 15 years in May 2016.
Jefferson House received a grant to fund a geriatric clinical pharmacist, a new model of care focusing on comprehensive medication therapy management, reducing medication-related problems, and improving care transitions to ultimately help reduce preventable emergency department visits and hospital readmissions.
The Orchards at Southington received the state of Connecticut’s 2016 GreenCircle Sustainability Award in the business category on May 23.
Jefferson House, through the Jefferson House Endowment Fund, in conjunction with HHC Senior Services Dementia Committee, launched Memories and More, an impactful program geared to residents with dementia.
Hartford HealthCare Center for Healthy Aging opened at Windham Hospital partnering with Behavioral Health Services.
Southington Care Center and Jerome Home each achieved an overall Five Star Quality Rating
from Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Hartford HealthCare Rehabilitation Network
Acquired a lymphedema practice, Therapeia, bringing in new experts in treatment, improving our access for patients in need of lymphedema services, expanding our specialty service offerings and increasing our ability to share best practices within our network.
Opened a new outpatient clinic within Backus Hospital Rehabilitation Network in Norwichtown, offering orthopedic rehabilitation.
Won the silver award at the New England Society of HealthCare for the HHCRN website.
Opened an outpatient rehabilitation site in the new Hartford Hospital Family Health Center in Vernon, a facility that also includes a center specializing in neurological conditions and movement disorders.
Celebrated 20 years in December 2015.
Hartford HealthCare at Home
Opened new offices in Bloomfield and Watertown.
Celebrated 115 years of serving the communities across Connecticut.
More than 60 HHC at Home RNs received OASIS certifications in FY16.
Won an Award of Excellence at the New England Society for HealthCare Communications.
Implemented a new person-centered care model focusing on patient experience and outcomes.
Hartford HealthCare Independence at Home
Celebrated 30 years.
Opened a new office in Glastonbury.