WATERBURY HEALTH PRIMARY AND PEDIATRIC LOCATIONS ACHIEVE PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME RECOGNITION

Six Waterbury HEALTH 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 who demonstrate they provide high-quality patient-centered primary care. Alliance Medical Group, part of Waterbury Health, offices and their 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 Alliance Medical Group clinicians and teams care for more than eight hundred patients.

“This recognition is a testament to the exceptional care our talented teams at Alliance Medical Group provide children and adults in greater Waterbury,” said Waterbury HEALTH and ECHN President and CEO Deborah Weymouth.

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 Waterbury HEALTH

Waterbury HEALTH offers comprehensive healthcare services including primary care, emergency and acute care, and home healthcare. Waterbury Hospital, Alliance Medical Group, Cardiology Associates of Greater Waterbury, Access Rehab Centers and VNA Health at Home are all affiliates of Waterbury HEALTH. Serving Waterbury and 11 surrounding communities in Western Connecticut, Waterbury HEALTH is a member of Prospect Medical Holdings Inc., a national family of hospitals and healthcare networks. For more information visit wtbyhealth.org/

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.