On Wednesday, November 10, 2021 the state health department's Office of Health Care Access (OHCA) will hold a virtual hearing to decide the fate of the Windham Community Memorial Hospital (WCMH) maternity ward.
In mid-2020 Hartford HealthCare made the decision to close the maternity ward at WCMH without letting the community know. Now residents must go to Norwich, Manchester or Hartford. This puts the women and their babies at risk.
This virtual hearing will allow caregivers, residents, and recipients of services to weigh-in. This step in the regulatory agency's Certificate of Need (CON) process is a critically important opportunity to determine the fate of the community's hospital.
- What: Office of Health Strategy WCMH Maternity Public Hearing
- When: Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021 from 10AM to 5PM
- Where: over Zoom:
- Link: Click here
- Meeting ID: 843 2415 3668
- Passcide: 615488
- Dial in: 1/646-876-9923
Click here for a printable flyer.
The Windham United to Save our Healthcare Coalition will be at the Windham Town Hall to view the hearing and also offer a place for the public to testify. Click here for more information about this event.
Click here to send an email volunteering to testify online during the OHCA hearing or to submit a written testimony.