Larson Tours New Hartford Hospital Emergency Department

HARTFORD – This morning Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) joined Hartford Hospital leadership to tour the brand new emergency department.

The emergency department, which will officially open tomorrow, features 26 new treatment spaces and expand and update the existing emergency department from 30,000 square feet to include 14,200 renovated and 2,800 new square feet.

"The men and women that serve as doctors and nurses as well as the countless support staff at Hartford Hospital provide a critical service to our community," Congressman Larson said. "Facing an ever-increasing number of visits per year, these changes will help Hartford Hospital continue to provide the highest quality of care that we all have become accustomed to expecting. I want to commend Hartford Hospital Leadership for creating such a state-of-the-art facility that will serve our region, and state, for years to come."

Joining the Congressman on the tour of the hospital was a number of doctors and nurses, as well as Hartford Hospital President and CEO Jeffery Flaks and President and CEO of Hartford HealthCare Elliot Joseph.

"This marks an important day in the transformation of our hospital campus, the ongoing development of our culture of excellence and the continued improvement in the quality of care we provide to our patients and their families," said Hartford Hospital president and CEO, Jeffrey Flaks. "We want our Emergency Department, often a hectic place, to be as welcoming as possible to our community."

The original Hartford Hospital emergency department was built to accommodate 61,000 patient visits annually. Recent numbers have shown that the hospital actually sees close to 100,000 individuals on a yearly basis.