UCONN HEALTH WATERBURY HOSPITAL TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS

UConn Health Waterbury Hospital is welcoming community members to a public hearing on Sept. 17 to receive feedback on the UConn Health Waterbury Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)

Meeting Details

Date: Sept. 17, 2026
Time: 4:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Location: Kennedy High School Auditorium

422 Highland Ave, Waterbury, CT 06708

Parking: Kennedy High School parking lot

Why is UConn Health Waterbury Hospital conducing a CHNA and what is the process?

UConn Health Waterbury Hospital views the CHNA as a core expression of its mission and its commitment to Community-First Care under the UConn Health Community Network. The process is intentionally inclusive, integrating quantitative data (such as the DataHaven Community Wellbeing Survey, US Census and data from Connecticut agencies such as Department of Public Health, Office of Policy and Management, State Department of Education and the Waterbury Equity Report) with qualitative insights gathered directly from residents. By bringing together data-driven evidence and lived experiences, the CHNA helps ensure that hospital resources and community health improvement strategies are responsive to the priorities, needs, and perspectives of the people and communities most affected.

The CHNA process, so far:

• Starting in May, UConn Health Waterbury Hospital conducted 12 focus groups in Greater Waterbury including three in Spanish.
• On July 23, more than 300 community leaders and stakeholders were invited to participate in a Key Informant Meeting that took place at Waterbury Hospital.
• A public hearing will allow for opportunity to present the draft CHNA report and collect comments from the community and stakeholders.
• Next the CHNA is finalized, published and shared.
• CHNA will help UConn Health Waterbury Hospital compile a Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) to address priorities identified in CHNA. This document will also be made public and shared.

Run of Show

• Welcome Remarks
• DataHaven will be presenting draft CHNA and findings
• Public comment

About UConn Health Waterbury Hospital

UConn Health Waterbury Hospital is a long-standing community hospital serving Waterbury and 11 surrounding communities in Western Connecticut. As the founding member of the UConn Health Community Network, it builds on more than a century of service while connecting local care to the expertise and support of Connecticut’s only public academic medical center.

UConn Health Waterbury Hospital provides a wide range of services, including primary care, emergency and acute care, specialty services, and home-based care, and remains committed to keeping care close to home for the communities it serves.

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