State hospital regulators have scheduled a public hearing next week on UConn Health’s bid to acquire Waterbury Hospital.
Farmington-based UConn Health submitted an emergency certificate of need (E-CON) application to the state Office of Health Strategy on Dec. 5 seeking approval to acquire Waterbury Hospital from bankrupt California-based Prospect Medical Holdings.
The application outlines a $225 million turnaround plan that would convert the financially struggling for-profit facility back to nonprofit status.
On Wednesday, OHS scheduled a public hearing on the application for Dec. 19. The hearing, which will be held in person and online, will begin at 9:30 a.m.
The hearing will be held in person in Room 1008-1011 at 55 Farmington Ave., in Hartford. Those interested may also participate virtually via a Zoom conference call. Information for the conference call is available here.
Anyone interested in submitting written public comments before the hearing must file the comments by Dec. 18 to CONComment@ct.gov.
Under a new state law, OHS has 60 days from receipt of an E-CON to issue a decision.
