Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

TO PROVIDE QUALITY, COMPASSIONATE AND COST EFFECTIVE HEALTHCARE TO THE COMMUNITY OF NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT.

CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL (CHH) OFFERS A VARIETY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES.THE ADULT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER (BHC) AT CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL (CHH) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO ADULTS AGES 18 YEARS AND OLDER AND THEIR FAMILIES BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEED AND STAGE OF RECOVERY. TREATMENT CAN INCLUDE MEDICATION SERVICES, AS WELL AS GROUP, INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES, AND FAMILY THERAPY. TREATMENT INTERVENTIONS INCLUDE COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT, MEDICATION EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT, AND RELAPSE PREVENTION. OUR GOALS TO MANAGE PSYCHIATRIC, BEHAVIORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SUBSTANCE USE SYMPTOMS INCLUDING:ASSIST IN DEVELOPING SUCCESSFUL COPING AND STRESS MANAGEMENT SKILLS.PROVIDE MEDICATION EVALUATION AND MONITORING AS NEEDED.ASSIST IN THE TRANSITION TO AND FROM HIGHER LEVELS OF CARE, SUCH AS PARTIAL HOSPITAL AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS.HELP IN DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION, LEISURE, AND RELATIONAL SKILLS TO IMPROVE OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE AND FUNCTIONING. THE HOSPITAL'S OUTSTANDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM CATERS TO THE TREATMENT OF TEENAGE AND ADOLESCENT. OUR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS TREAT PSYCHIATRIC, BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS. CHH'S SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT CENTERS OFFER AN INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A CONFIDENTIAL, HIGHLY STRUCTURED, INTENSIVE INTERMEDIATE LEVEL OF CARE BETWEEN INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS.THE ADOLESCENT PARTIAL HOSPITAL PROGRAM (PHP) IS A HIGHLY-STRUCTURED, INTENSIVE GROUP PROGRAM THAT OFFERS TREATMENT TO ADOLESCENT'S AGES 13 TO 18 SEEKING HELP WITH ACUTE EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS. THE PROGRAM OFFERS TREATMENT FOR ADOLESCENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC AND CO-OCCURRING PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. OUR STAFF UTILIZES EVIDENCED BASED TREATMENT APPROACHES INCLUDING: GROUP THERAPY, INDIVIDUAL THERAPY (AS NEEDED), DIALECTICAL BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (DBT), COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT), MOTIVATIONAL ENHANCEMENT THERAPY, SOLUTIONS FOCUSED BRIEF THERAPY, ART THERAPY AND NARRATIVE THERAPY.TOGETHER WITH THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE PARENTS/GUARDIANS, WE DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLAN TO ADDRESS THEIR UNIQUE AREAS OF CONCERN, WHICH CAN HELP MANAGE PSYCHIATRIC, BEHAVIORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SUBSTANCE USE SYMPTOMS.THE CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES IS A CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER AND PROFESSIONAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE THAT ASSISTS CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH EMOTIONAL, BEHAVIORAL, DEVELOPMENTAL, AND FAMILY DIFFICULTIES. THE CENTER'S APPROACH IS WIDE-RANGING, BEGINNING WITH A THOROUGH AND SENSITIVE EVALUATION OF THE "WHOLE" CHILD IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FAMILY, SCHOOL AND THE COMMUNITY. TO FURTHER THIS UNDERSTANDING, THE CENTER STAFF WORK CLOSELY WITH SCHOOLS, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, LOCAL AREA PEDIATRICIANS AND OTHER COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. THE CENTER'S INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAM INCLUDES PROFESSIONALS FROM THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINES:LICENSED THERAPISTSCHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRISTADVANCED PRACTICE NURSESTUDENT INTERNS FROM THE ABOVE AREAS OF STUDYDURING FY23, CHH PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 647 INPATIENTS WITH AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF 8.77 DAYS. THE DEPARTMENT HAD 37 PROVIDERS AND 5,672 INPATIENT DAYS. THERE WERE ALSO 37,210 OUTPATIENT VISITS AND SAW APPROXIMATELY 3,598 PATIENTS. THE CHH CENTER FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES HAS BEEN AN ACCREDITED MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ALLIANCE SINCE 1999 AND SERVICES CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT.

CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL IS A 109-PLUS BED, ACUTE CARE FACILITY SERVING THE REGIONAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THIRTY TOWNS IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT. THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HARTFORD HEALTHCARE, CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD IS PROVIDING MORE EXPERTISE AND MORE ACCESS TO RESIDENTS ACROSS ITS SERVICE AREA. THE CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL PROVIDES QUALITY MEDICAL HEALTHCARE REGARDLESS OF RACE, CREED, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AGE OR ABILITY TO PAY. OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND HEALTHCARE EDUCATION. THEREFORE, IN KEEPING WITH THE COMMITMENT TO SERVE ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY, THE HOSPITAL OFFERS THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: FREE AND/OR DISCOUNTED CARE; CARE COVERED BY GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS AT BELOW COST; & HEALTH ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. THESE ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONSIDERED WHEN THE NEED ARISES OR AS INDIVIDUAL(S) ARE UNABLE TO PAY. THESE PROGRAMS MAY INCLUDE: BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, WELLNESS PROGRAMS; COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMS; SPECIALIZED PROGRAMS FOR THE ELDERLY & HANDICAPPED; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED; AND VARIETY OF OTHER BROAD COMMUNITY SUPPORT ACTIVITIES.TODAY, CHH OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF INPATIENT AND OUTPATIENT SERVICES INCLUDING GENERAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY, MATERNITY AND PEDIATRICS, RADIOLOGY, OBSTETRICS, CARDIOLOGY, UROLOGY, ORTHOPEDICS, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THE HOSPITAL IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION AND THE CONNECTICUT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, AND ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS AND BY THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF AMERICAN PATHOLOGISTS.

OUR AFFILIATED GASTROENTEROLOGISTS ARE BOARD-CERTIFIED AND PERFORM ALL MAJOR ENDOSCOPIC PROCEDURES INCLUDING COLONOSCOPY, EUS, EGD, ERCP AND CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY.AMONG THE MOST FREQUENT GASTROENTEROLOGY SERVICES AND GASTROENTEROLOGICAL DISEASE CONDITIONS THEY TREAT AND DIAGNOSE ARE THE FOLLOWING:CANCERS OF THE COLON AND RECTUM, ESOPHAGUS, GALLBLADDER, PANCREASCIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVERCROHN'S DISEASE AND ULCERATIVE COLITISJAUNDICE DIVERTICULOSIS AND DIVERTICULITISGALL STONESGASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE AND BARRETT'S ESOPHAGUSHEPATITIS, ACUTE AND CHRONICHIATAL HERNIAIRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROMELACTOSE INTOLERANCEPANCREATITISPEPTIC ULCERCOLONOSCOPIES UTILIZING ADVANCED IMAGING TECHNOLOGY CAN BE PERFORMED AS AN OUTPATIENT PROCEDURE AT CHH. EVERY ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS PAID BY OUR STAFF TO ENSURE THAT OUR GASTROENTEROLOGY SERVICES PATIENTS HAVE A SAFE, COMFORTABLE SCREENING PROCEDURE AS PART OF OUR COLON CANCER PREVENTION EFFORT. IN ADDITION, RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION THERAPY TO DESTROY PRE-CANCEROUS TISSUE OF THE ESOPHAGUS IS ONE OF THE NEWER OUTPATIENT PROCEDURES PERFORMED AT CHH. DURING FY23, THE DEPARTMENT WAS MADE UP OF 7 ENDOSCOPISTS AND 4 SURGEON. THERE WERE 1,003 CASES AND 839 PATIENTS DURING THE YEAR.

CHARLOTTE HUNGERFORD HOSPITAL OFFERS AMONG THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE ORTHOPEDIC SERVICES AVAILABLE AT A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN CONNECTICUT.FROM HIGHLY SKILLED, BOARD CERTIFIED ORTHOPEDISTS AND ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS TO ADVANCED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY, NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT RESIDENTS HAVE AN ALTERNATIVE TO URBAN HOSPITALS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND REHABILITATION OF BONE AND JOINT INJURIES, DISEASES AND AGE-RELATED CONDITIONS AT ONE OF THE BEST ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITALS IN THE WORLD.ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS AT THE HOSPITAL'S ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT CAN FEEL REASSURED THEY ARE RECEIVING HIGH QUALITY CARE AND PERSONAL ATTENTION IN THE ACCESSIBLE, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT THAT A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PROVIDES.RESIDENTS IN NORTHWEST CONNECTICUT HAVE EASY ACCESS TO HIGHLY TRAINED AND EDUCATED ORTHOPEDIC PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE RECEIVED SUB-SPECIALTY TRAINING IN FOOT AND ANKLE, SPINE, HAND, UPPER EXTREMITIES, SHOULDER, ELBOW AND SPORTS MEDICINE. MOST OF THE ORTHOPEDISTS AFFILIATED WITH THE HOSPITAL'S ORTHOPEDIC DEPARTMENT HAVE GONE ON TO ADVANCED FELLOWSHIP TRAINING IN A SUBSPECIALTY AREA AFTER COMPLETING THEIR RESIDENCY TRAINING. WHILE A SPECIALTY FELLOWSHIP IS NOT REQUIRED AFTER THE COMPLETION OF MEDICAL RESIDENCY, IT ENABLES THE ORTHOPEDIST TO DEVELOP A SPECIAL AREA OF ORTHOPEDICS EXPERTISE FOR TREATING ONE AREA OF THE BODY. THE ORTHOPEDIST IS CURRENT WITH THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN RESEARCH AND SURGICAL TECHNIQUES IN HER/HER SPECIALTY AREA.FOR AN ORTHOPEDICS PATIENT, SPECIALIZED TRAINING MEANS SPECIALIZED CARE. THE ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON HAS BEEN SPECIALLY TRAINED TO ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND, THROUGH THE COURSE OF TRAINING AND SPECIALIZATION, HAS DEVELOPED A HIGH LEVEL OF EXPERTISE IN PERFORMING THESE TYPES OF SURGERY. THIS GENERALLY RESULTS IN BETTER OUT-COMES AND FEWER COMPLICATIONS.DURING FY23, THERE WERE 11,236 WITH AN AVERAGE LENGTH OF STAY OF APPROXIMATELY 3.6 DAYS.