Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

Description

MISSION
The primary Mission of The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is to provide access to quality compassionate affordable healthcare for the people of Northwestern Connecticut through sound resource management

VISION
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Health Care System is the Northwest Connecticut leader and innovator in quality health care recognized as a resource of health care value in our communities We intend to maintain and extend that leadership

VALUES
Recognizing the worth and dignity of every Human Being we fulfill our mission through the expression of the following core values rooted in our history defining our present and directing our future Our values recognize patients families coworkers colleagues and the community we serve without regard to ethnic or cultural differences spiritual belief or lifestyle choices

DIGNITY
We respect the unique nature and needs of every individual and recognize their right to privacy confidentiality and healthcare choices We involve the individual and their significant others in decision s regarding their health

History

The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is a 109plus bed acute care facility serving the regional health care needs of thirty towns in northwest Connecticut The Hospital was founded in 1916 as gift by industrialist Uri T Hungerford in memory of his mother Charlotte who had a quotboundless energy and dedication for helping othersquot He envisioned a community hospital to be a beacon of hope and a place of comfort for the ill and injured of our region and through his generosity and support made it a reality

Today CHH offers a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services including general medicine and surgery maternity and pediatrics radiology obstetrics cardiology urology Orthopaedics and behavioral health The Hospital is a notforprofit organization member of the American Hospital Association and the Connecticut Hospital Association and accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and by the American College of American Pathologists

An admired community hospital Charlotte Hungerford was founded in 1916 through a gift from an area industrialist In the words of that era it was conceived to be a beacon of hope and a place of comfort for the ill and injured in northwest Connecticut Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is a 109bed acute care facility encompassing 250000 square feet of healthcare services and administrative offices in three buildings on our main campus of 120 acres in Torrington Connecticut

Charlotte and its network of Service providers offer a full range of medical imaging Rehabilitation behavioral heath emergency and ambulatory services We are affiliated with Hartford Hospital giving patients in Litchfield and Hartford countries crossregional access to tertiary care resources and medical specialist

It takes many skilled and dedicated individuals working together in teams to bring Charlotte Hungerfords comprehensive services to an everchanging population base of 190000 in northwestern Connecticut And as their healthcare needs change our services and facilities follow suit What is constant is our dedication to quality healthcare service for all provided by a great staff