Community Investments
Community Investment
Prospect Medical Holdings is committed to investing in the hospitals to benefit the communities in which they serve. Our goal with these investments is to support healthier communities and improve individual health outcomes.
We implement continuous upgrades and additions to our facilities in terms of infrastructure and technology, which in turns helps to improve the patient experience and access to care. Our investments also support the local workforce by sustaining employment and creating new jobs.
Many of our hospitals are safety-net hospitals, which ensures medical care is provided in underserved communities. In addition, community-focused health improvement activities and provisions of charity care play a role in helping individuals—particularly those from disadvantaged population groups—live healthier, more productive lives.
All in all, our deep community connections and other unique assets to benefit both our hospitals and the community at large. Below are some examples of our commitment to caring for our communities.
WATERBURY HEALTH 2022 COMMUNITY REPORT
Connecticut Hospitals
Waterbury HEALTH is a vital healthcare resource in Waterbury, CT, not only as a hospital, but also a teaching hospital. Its investment in the community extends to emergency care, with an average of 55,000 visits a year, and 23,000 outpatient behavioral health visits. As the second-largest employer in the area, the hospital ensures continued investment in community care and employment.
Its most recent investment in technology is an expansion of its cardiovascular program with the addition of an advanced, less-invasive surgical procedure to repair damaged aortic valves. The hospital is the only one in the greater Waterbury area to offer this surgical alternative to traditional open-heart surgery—known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—or people with severe aortic stenosis, a potentially fatal condition in which the opening of the aortic heart valve narrows, blocking the flow of blood to the body.
Uniquely, Waterbury Hospital has invested in caring for those with asthma and allergies as the only Pollen Count Center in New England that is certified by the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology’s National Allergy Bureau. The pollen count report is compiled every weekday. Scientists from the Waterbury Hospital Hematology Laboratory collect and report pollen data on trees, grass and weeds pollen and as well as mold spores.
The hospital recently brought sophisticated hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery to patients in the greater Waterbury area by recruiting a specialist in this area and meeting a need for these services.
In terms of cardiac care, Prospect Medical Holdings' investment in the hospital coronary program has resulted in national recognition. Waterbury Hospital is 5-star rated for Coronary Interventional Procedures (PCI) outcomes, making it the only hospital in New Haven County, CT to achieve 5-Star for PCI in 2021, as named by Healthgrades. Waterbury Hospital also received the Lifeline® Gold Receiving Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association for the treatment of patients who suffer severe heart attacks.
In addition, Waterbury HEALTH supports more than 100 community organizations and non-profit organizations in the greater Waterbury area. In 2020 alone, Waterbury HEALTH spent over $11 million on community benefits and $24,000 on community building.