Jane Newall News Today

The state’s decision on Hartford HealthCare is part of proposed changes that could significantly impact the future of reproductive health in rural CT.

Hartford HealthCare’s recent appeal of the state’s denial of its application to close the labor and delivery unit at Windham Hospital is the latest step in a two-year saga that has pitted community organizers in Windham against one of the state’s largest health systems. The filing also initiates the final stage of the process before the state issues a final decision on the proposed closure.

Connecticut’s Office of Health Strategy is seeking assurances Covenant Health won’t limit services, including reproductive health, at Day Kimball Hospital.

The Office of Health Strategy is seeking assurances Covenant Health won’t limit services, including reproductive health.

A similar proposal by Waterbury Hospital a decade ago fell apart after opposition from women’s reproductive rights advocates.