William W Backus Hospital

THE WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL DELIVERS AND COORDINATES A CONTINUUM OF HIGH-QUALITY HEALTH CARE THAT IS SENSITIVE TO THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUALS IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT. THE HOSPITAL IS COMMITTED TO BEING RESPONSIVE AND ACCOUNTABLE TO THOSE FOR WHOSE BENEFIT IT EXISTS, AND TO IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF ITS COMMUNITIES.

HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CANCER CENTERHARTFORD HEALTHCARE IS CONNECTICUT'S MOST COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE NETWORK. OUR FULLY INTEGRATED HEALTH SYSTEM INCLUDES A TERTIARY-CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL, AN ACUTE-CARE COMMUNITY TEACHING HOSPITAL, AN ACUTE-CARE HOSPITAL AND TRAUMA CENTER, TWO COMMUNITY HOSPITALS. THE HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CANCER INSTITUTE ENCOMPASSES COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTERS AT SEVEN HOSPITALS ACROSS CONNECTICUT; HARTFORD HOSPITAL, THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL, MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER, THE WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL AND ST VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER. COLLECTIVELY, THE CANCER PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CANCER INSTITUTE TREAT MORE THAN 5,000 NEW CANCER PATIENTS PER YEAR WHILE CARING FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF EXISTING PATIENTS, OFFERING A FULL RANGE OF INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED AND PERSONALIZED TREATMENTS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL PATIENT. OUR INNOVATIVE INSTITUTE APPROACH IS UNLIKE ANY OTHER IN THE STATE AND IS AMONG THE MOST HIGHLY REGARDED IN THE NATION. THROUGH OUR INSTITUTE, WHICH IS ORGANIZED AROUND A SPECIFIC DISEASE AND NOT NECESSARILY LOCATION, WE CAN APPLY BEST PRACTICES THROUGHOUT OUR SYSTEM SO THAT PATIENTS RECEIVE THE SAME HIGH STANDARDS OF CARE NO MATTER WHERE THEY LIVE OR WHICH HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CANCER CENTER THEY CHOOSE. FOR ALL OF OUR PATIENTS, A DEDICATED TEAM OF ONCOLOGISTS, SURGEONS, RADIOLOGISTS, PATHOLOGISTS, NURSES, CLINICAL RESEARCHERS, TECHNICIANS AND OTHERS COLLABORATE TO PROVIDE THE EXACT COURSE OF CARE THEY NEED. THE INSTITUTE'S MULTIDISCIPLINARY DISEASE MANAGEMENT TEAMS MEET AND COLLABORATE REGULARLY TO LEND EXPERTISE AND INSIGHT ON NUMEROUS CANCER TYPES, TRANSLATING INTO EXCEPTIONAL COORDINATED CARE. THE INSTITUTE'S ACCOMPLISHED, FELLOWSHIP-TRAINED PHYSICIANS ARE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR LEVEL OF SOPHISTICATED CARE IN AREAS SUCH AS RADIATION ONCOLOGY, MEDICAL ONCOLOGY AND SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. PATIENTS ARE ALSO CARED FOR IN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPHASIZES COMPASSION AND PERSONAL CONNECTIONS, WITH A TEAM OF TRAINED NURSE NAVIGATORS WHO PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT TO PATIENTS AND FAMILIES, FROM DIAGNOSIS TO RECOVERY. THE INSTITUTE ALSO BOASTS A THRIVING SURVIVORSHIP PROGRAM. IN 2013, THE HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CANCER INSTITUTE BECAME THE FIRST COMMUNITY-BASED CANCER PROGRAM TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER ALLIANCE, ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP WITH ONE OF THE WORLD'S PREMIER CANCER CENTERS. THE INSTITUTE'S MEMBERSHIP IN THE ALLIANCE PROVIDES PATIENTS IN CONNECTICUT ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED, LEADING-EDGE TREATMENTS AVAILABLE ANYWHERE. IN 2017, THE INSTITUTE WAS ACCREDITED AS A NETWORK BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS COMMISSION ON CANCER, ONE OF A SELECT FEW INSTITUTES NATIONWIDE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A SYSTEM, RATHER THAN INDIVIDUAL CANCER CENTERS. FOR PATIENTS COMING THROUGH OUR DOORS WITH A CANCER DIAGNOSIS, THAT MEANS THREE THINGS: STANDARDIZED CARE, MORE OPTIONS AND MORE HOPE.MORE THAN FOUR YEARS AFTER THE HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CANCER INSTITUTE BECAME THE CHARTER MEMBER OF THE MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING (MSK) CANCER ALLIANCE, CANCER PATIENTS NOW HAVE UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED CLINICAL TRIALS. AND MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHARMACISTS AND RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY TO IMPLEMENT CANCER TREATMENT STANDARDS AND PROTOCOLS DEVELOPED AT MSK, THE PREMIER CANCER TREATMENT CENTER IN THE COUNTRY. THIS DISTINCTIVE CANCER CARE AND CLINICAL RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP MEANS THE HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CANCER INSTITUTE BRINGS THE MOST INNOVATIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED CANCER CARE DIRECTLY INTO COMMUNITY SETTINGS.DURING FY21, THE INSTITUTE WAS AGAIN IMPACTED BY COVID-19 AND THAT HAD AN IMPACT ON THE NUMBER OF PATIENTS TREATED. FOR FY21, THE APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF CASES WAS AS FOLLOWS:HARTFORD HOSPITAL - 2,964THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT - 1,190THE WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL - 834MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER - 594WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - 147CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL - 314ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER - 645THE FIVE MOST COMMON TYPES OF CANCER DIAGNOSED BY TEAMS OF SPECIALISTS AT THE HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CANCER INSTITUTE ARE CANCERS OF THE BLADDER, BREAST, COLON, LUNG AND PROSTATE. EACH PATIENT HAS A UNIQUE SCENARIO REQUIRING A PERSONALIZED PLAN.APPROXIMATELY 1,641 BREAST CANCER CASES WERE TREATED ACROSS THE SYSTEM AS FOLLOWS:HARTFORD HOSPITAL - 625THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT - 294WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL - 226MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER - 199WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - 54CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL - 61ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER - 182APPROXIMATELY 836 LUNG CANCER CASES WERE TREATED ACROSS THE SYSTEM AS FOLLOWS:HARTFORD HOSPITAL - 341THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT - 184WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL - 127MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER - 65WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - 17CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL - 25ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER - 77APPROXIMATELY 837 PROSTATE CANCER CASES WERE TREATED ACROSS THE SYSTEM AS FOLLOWS:HARTFORD HOSPITAL - 395THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT - 119WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL - 101MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER - 86WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - 1CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL - 64ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER - 71 APPROXIMATELY 387 BLADDER CANCER CASES WERE TREATED ACROSS THE SYSTEM AS FOLLOWS:HARTFORD HOSPITAL - 131THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT - 66WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL - 66MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER - 50 WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - 10 CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL - 30ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER - 34APPROXIMATELY 334 COLON CANCER CASES WERE TREATED ACROSS THE SYSTEM AS FOLLOWS:HARTFORD HOSPITAL - 148THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT - 53 WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL - 38MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER - 29WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - 13CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL - 15ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER - 38TODAY, HARTFORD HEALTHCARE IS CREATING A BETTER FUTURE FOR HEALTHCARE IN CONNECTICUT AND BEYOND. WE ARE A COMMUNITY OF CAREGIVERS ENGAGED IN DEVELOPING A COORDINATED, CONSISTENT HIGH STANDARD OF CARE. WE USE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AS PARTNERS IN CARE DELIVERY. WE CREATE AND ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL ALLIANCES TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO SERVICES. WE INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING TO DEVELOP NEW PATHWAYS TO IMPROVE THE TIMELINESS, EFFICIENCY AND ACCURACY OF OUR SERVICES.

BONE & JOINT (ORTHOPEDICS):THE ORTHOPEDICS DEPARTMENT AT THE WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL (BACKUS) OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITIES IT SERVES. AS A MEMBER OF HARTFORD HEALTHCARE CORPORATION'S NETWORK, THE HOSPITAL HAS ACCESS TO THE INTEGRATED HEALTH NETWORK'S RECOGNIZED EXPERTISE, ONGOING RESEARCH STUDIES THAT EVALUATE NEW TREATMENTS AND ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP TRAINING CENTERS FOR ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGERY.BACKUS OFFERS THE LATEST ROBOTIC SURGERY TECHNIQUES FOR HIP AND KNEE PROCEDURES MAKO TECHNOLOGY. MAKO IS A TREATMENT OPTION FOR PATIENTS THAT HAVE EARLY TO MID-STAGE DEGENERATION OF THE HIP OR KNEE. WITH SMALLER INCISIONS, THE ROBOTIC ARM-ASSISTED TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS THE SURGEON TO MORE PRECISELY PLACE THE IMPLANT FOR FASTER RECOVERY AND MORE EFFECTIVE RESULTS. THIS TECHNOLOGY IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT WINDHAM COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.AT THE COMPLETION OF THE FY21 THE DIVISION OF ORTHOPEDICS WAS COMPRISED OF NINE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS AND TEN ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS. FOR FY21, BACKUS MAINTAINED ITS DISEASE SPECIFIC CERTIFICATION THROUGH THE JOINT COMMISSION FOR ITS TOTAL HIP AND TOTAL KNEE PROGRAM. THE DEPARTMENT COMPLETED 1,332 TOTAL ORTHOPEDIC CASES. OF THE 1,332, 186 WERE TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENTS AND 169 OF THOSE WERE PERFORMED WITH MAKO ROBOTIC SURGERY. TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENTS WERE 123 WITH 92 OF THOSE BEING PERFORMED WITH MAKO ROBOTIC SURGERY. BACKUS ALSO PERFORMED 92 GLOBUS ROBOTIC SPINE SURGERIES.BACKUS CONTINUES TO BE PART OF THE COMPREHENSIVE JOINT REPLACEMENT BUNDLE THROUGH CMS AND RECEIVED NO PAYMENT FOR THE WORK ACCOMPLISHED IN THE PRIOR 3 YEARS OF THE PROGRAM.

HEART AND VASCULAR:AS A MEMBER OF HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, CARDIOLOGY SERVICES AT THE WILLIAM W. BACKUS HOSPITAL (BACKUS) ARE PROVIDED THROUGH THE HARTFORD HEALTHCARE HEART AND VASCULAR INSTITUTE. WHILE SOME OF THE SYMPTOMS OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE (CHF) CAN BE MANAGED, PATIENTS OFTEN NEED ADVANCED CARE AS THE DISEASE PROGRESSES. THE STRESS OF DRIVING LONG DISTANCES FOR CARE AND ASSESSMENT CAN HAVE A SERIOUS IMPACT ON THE PATIENT'S QUALITY OF LIFE. THE HARTFORD HEALTHCARE HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE ADVANCED CHF PATIENTS IN THE NORWICH AREA NOW HAVE THE OPTION OF RECEIVING SOME OF THEIR CARE CLOSE TO HOME. THE CARE PROVIDED AT BACKUS LOCATION WORKS SEAMLESSLY WITH THE HEART & VASCULAR INSTITUTE'S CENTER FOR ADVANCED HEART FAILURE AT HARTFORD HOSPITAL. THE PROGRAM ENABLES PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CONGESTIVE HEART DISEASE TO MANAGE THEIR HEALTH AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH EARLY SYMPTOM RECOGNITION, CONTINUITY OF CARE, DIET PLANNING AND MEDICATION MANAGEMENT.AT THE COMPLETION OF THE FISCAL YEAR FY21 THE, DIVISION OF CARDIOLOGY WAS COMPRISED OF EIGHT CARDIOLOGIST AND ONE ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER AND HAD 21,180 VISITS WITH AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF 4.4 DAYS.

OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE EHR REVENUE, PURCHASE DISCOUNTS, CONTRACT SERVICES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS INCOME.