SENATOR ANWAR RELEASES STATEMENT AFTER CERTIFICATE OF NEED IN HARTFORD HEALTHCARE ACQUISITION OF MANCHESTER, ROCKVILLE HOSPITALS APPROVED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Joe O’Leary | Joe.OLeary@cga.ct.gov | 508-479-4969

December 10, 2025

Today, State Senator Saud Anwar (D-South Windsor), Senate Chair of the Public Health Committee, released the following statement in response to Wednesday’s approval of an emergency Certificate of Need regarding Hartford Healthcare’s acquisition of Manchester Memorial Hospital in Manchester and Rockville General Hospital in Vernon.

Under some conditions of the Certificate, Hartford Healthcare will be required to assess community health needs, operate a 24/7 emergency department in Vernon for at least three years after purchase, maintain current inpatient behavioral health services, maintain or enhance currently offered services, keep those services active and forego the conversion of any outpatient, non-hospital physician services for at least three years after acquisition.

“Today’s decision means something very real for our community: hospital doors staying open, neighbors keeping their jobs, and families knowing they can still get the care they need close to home,” said Sen. Anwar. “As a physician and as someone who lives and serves here, I’ll be working closely with our healthcare systems to make this transition smooth and to make sure people are treated with the dignity, stability and quality of care they deserve.”