UCONN HEALTH COMMUNITY NETWORK MEDICAL GROUP PRIMARY AND PEDIATRIC LOCATIONS ACHIEVE PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME RECOGNITION
WATERBURY – (April 6, 2026) Six UConn Health Network Medical Group primary care locations in Middlebury, Naugatuck, Woodbury, and Watertown have achieved Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance.
This program highlights medical practices that demonstrate high-quality patient-centered primary care. UConn Health Community Network Medical Group, affiliated with UConn Health Waterbury Hospital and UConn Health Community Network, and its physicians and staff have been recognized as Patient-Centered Medical Homes since 2017. The following locations received the NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home Recognition:
- Middlebury Internal Medicine 1625 Straits Turnpike
- Middlebury Internal Medicine – 10 N. Benson Rd
- Naugatuck Internal Medicine, 305 Church Street
- Woodbury Internal Medicine, 40 N. Main St.
- Watertown Internal Medicine, 777 Echo Lake Road
- Pediatrics, 1625 Straits Turnpike, Middlebury
Each day UConn Health Community Network Medical Group clinicians and teams care for more than eight hundred patients.
“These awards recognize the exceptional care our talented teams provide children and adults in greater Waterbury,” said President Deborah Weymouth. “Through our affiliation with an academic medical center patients can expect to be connected to the broader resources of Connecticut’s only public academic health system.”
Practices that earn NCQA Recognition have demonstrated a commitment to continuous quality improvement and a patient-centered approach to care. Patients can be confident that the practice from which they receive care has been vetted based on industry-leading best practices. Many payers NCQA Recognition to select providers for quality-based incentive payments.
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.
About National Committee for Quality Assurance
NCQA is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health care quality. NCQA accredits and certifies a wide range of health care organizations. It also recognizes clinicians and practices in key areas of performance. NCQA’s Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS®) is the most widely used performance measurement tool in health care. In recognition for its leadership in diversity, equity, and inclusion, NCQA has won the Excellence in Diversity Award from the Chesapeake Human Resources Association. NCQA’s website (ncqa.org) contains information to help consumers, employers and others make more-informed health care choices. NCQA can be found online at ncqa.org, on Twitter @ncqa, and on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ncqa.