October 26, 2020
November is Diabetes Awareness month, a time each year Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) sets aside to help raise awareness and…
October 16, 2020
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Department of Surgery welcomes surgeon Dr. David Aughton, who is now accepting patients at 538 Litchfield…
With the support of Hartford HealthCare, Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) has taken significant steps in energy efficiency with the recent…
October 12, 2020
Connecticut Children’s and Hartford HealthCare announced Oct. 12 that they have formed a Pediatric Care Alliance to provide the children…
September 28, 2020
In appreciation of all of their hard work during the COVID-19 pandemic, the caregivers at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital now have…
September 15, 2020
Fall means foliage and, unfortunately, flu. This year, the double-whammy of the seasonal respiratory ailment and a predicted second wave…
September 03, 2020
Shhhhhhh! We’re trying to prevent infection here! Keeping your conversations quiet – or not having them at all! – is the latest suggestion for containing the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Jose Jimenez, a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder who researches disease transmission, told The Atlantic that loud…
August 27, 2020
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention slightly softened controversial new COVID-19 testing guidance Thursday with a statement suggesting tests for people exposed to the virus who do not show symptoms “may be considered.” Earlier in the week, the CDC website quietly updated recommendations to exclude asymptomatic cases. Connecticut, in a break…
Hartford HealthCare and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital (CHH) are nearing completion of the construction of their new, state-of-the-art healthcare center, Hartford HealthCare HealthCenter at Winsted, at the corner of routes 8 and 44 in Winsted. The project experienced some delays due to unexpected site challenges and COVID-19, but is now scheduled…
August 19, 2020
If a key to mitigating the threat of COVID-19 has been isolating and limiting contact to a small bubble of family or friends, what does that mean for college students moving into dorms and apartments this month? Keith Grant, system director of infection prevention with Hartford HealthCare, said students should…
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