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The Hartford Whalers are back in the capitol city for the sixth Annual Whalers’ Alumni weekend. Organizers say it’s a chance to celebrate a beloved part of...

This week, Hartford’s St. Francis Hospital is celebrating a special milestone. It began operation in 1897, which is exactly 125 years ago this week. On...

Did an investigational drug for COVID patients play a role in this man's survival? Author: Jim Mertens Updated: 6:30 PM CDT August 2, 2021 HARTFORD, Conn. — According to the FDA, as of late 2020 there were 370 active trials for therapies to treat COVID-19.  For some critically ill patients, finding treatment has been trial and error.  "There were a couple of days like that, where we went to bed thinking, you know, preparing ourselves, we might get a call tonight, you know, we have to be prepared for that," said Lori DiDonato. Lori and her husband, 63-year-o...

“It’s just remained very busy, effectively, for the past two months or so,” said Dr. Jonathan Siner, the medical director at the hospital’s medical intensive care unit. New data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows the adult ICU occupancy rate at Yale New Haven Hospital currently stands at 87.9%. “Effectively, the ICUs are full even though the number says they’re not,” said Dr. Siner. The surge in ICU patients in the spring arrived and exited more rapidly but the situation is much different now, Dr. Siner said. “Everybody’s working very hard and I thin...

1:27 More shipments of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine arrived Tuesday at Connecticut hospitals, many of which began immediately vaccinating front-line workers. That included Ivan Sarmiento, an emergency room registered nurse at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, a member of Trinity Health Of New England. He was cheered on by colleagues as he became the first employee to get a dose shortly before noon.  “I hope I serve as an example that, hey, I’m OK and this is a step in the right direction,” he said, adding that he’s having conversations about vaccination with friends and fam...