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| Location | 263 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut, United States | ||||||||||
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| Funding | Government hospital | ||||||||||
| Type | Teaching | ||||||||||
| Affiliated university | University of Connecticut | ||||||||||
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| Emergency department | Level III trauma center | ||||||||||
| Beds | 224 | ||||||||||
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| Helipad | FAA LID: CT75 | ||||||||||
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| Former name(s) | University of Connecticut Health Center | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1961 | ||||||||||
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| Website | health | ||||||||||
| Lists | Hospitals in Connecticut | ||||||||||
UConn Health is a healthcare system and hospital, and branch of the University of Connecticut that oversees clinical care, advanced biomedical research, and academic education in medicine. The system is funded directly by the State of Connecticut and the University’s financial endowment. Its primary location, UConn John Dempsey Hospital, is a teaching hospital located in Farmington, Connecticut, in the US. In total, UConn Health comprises the hospital, the UConn School of Medicine, School of Dental Medicine, and Graduate School. Additional community satellite locations are located in Avon, Canton, East Hartford, Putnam, Simsbury, Southington, Storrs, Torrington, West Hartford, and Willimantic, including two urgent cares in both Storrs and Canton. [1] UConn Health also owns and operates many smaller clinics around the state that contain UConn Medical Group, UConn Health Partners, University Dentists and research facilities. Andrew Agwunobi stepped down as the CEO of UConn Health in February 2022 after serving since 2014 for a private-sector job. Bruce Liang was UConn Heath's interim CEO for 2022-2024 and remains dean of the UConn School of Medicine.[2] Andrew Agwunobi returned to UConn Health as Executive Vice President of Health Affairs and CEO beginning May 31, 2024.[3]
UConn Health has about 5,000 employees,[4] and is closely linked with the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs through several cross-campus academic projects. Personnel are at the same time both University and Connecticut state employees. UConn Health is part of a plan introduced by Connecticut Governor Dannel P. Malloy, called "Bioscience Connecticut," and approved by the Connecticut General Assembly in 2011, to stimulate the economy in the state of Connecticut.
- ^ Ballestrini, Christine (2017-03-14). "Locations and Directions | UConn Health". health.uconn.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
- ^ Putterman, Alex. "UConn interim president Dr. Andrew Agwunobi will leave for private sector. University begins immediate search for new president". courant.com. Retrieved 2022-02-25.
- ^ "Dr. Andrew Agwunobi to Return as UConn Health CEO". The Daily Campus.
- ^ "Why Uconn Health". UConn Health.