The Hospital of Central Connecticut

Heart & Vascular:The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) is able to manage complex heart and vascular cases in its hybrid procedure room, a state-of-the-art suite that allows vascular surgeons, electrophysiologists and invasive cardiologists to perform procedures guided by real-time images. The multidisciplinary team at HOCC treats patients who have a wide range of circulatory (vascular) issues and irregular heart rhythms in this advanced environment.HOCC is part of the Hartford HealthCare Heart & Vascular Institute, which provides the coordinated, evidence-based care that you need to get back on your feet again.The HOCC care team includes board-certified cardiologists, medical and surgical intensivists (doctors who specialize in intensive care), cardiac care nurses, respiratory therapists, cardiac rehabilitation specialists, nutritionists and other specially trained staff members. These units work closely with other departments, including echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and the cardiac catheterization lab. The community has access to an outpatient Heart Failure Program and Infusion Center for Heart Failure, certified by JCAHO, an independent, not-for-profit organization, that recognizes high quality performance standards with a special certification. As part of the cardiac rehabilitation program, a highly specialized peripheral vascular disease exercise program is offered. The Hospital of Central Connecticut offers the latest cardiac MRI technology, which allows physicians to see in great detail the structure and function of the heart, including scarring or inflammation in the heart noninvasively.Additionally, the hospital includes telemetry units staffed by board-certified cardiologists and specially trained nurses and technicians. Telemetry allows caregivers to simultaneously monitor the hearts of multiple patients at once. Blood-oxygen level, blood pressure and heart rates and rhythms are continuously measured and data relayed to computers. Information is continually monitored, allowing staff to react quickly to changes in a patient's condition. Heart & Vascular services provided atThe Hospital of Central Connecticut: Cardiac Catheterization Lab Cardiac Rehabilitation Cardiology Tests Critical Care Electrophysiology Lab Emergency Care Services Women's Heart Wellness Center For FY24, there were 22,306 cases with an average length of stay of 4.5 days. The hospital had 7 surgeons on staff during the prior fiscal year.

The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HOCC) is a 446-bed, acute-care community teaching hospital and Levell-III Trauma Center with campuses in New Britain and Southington. The Hospital of Central Connecticut has a medical staff of more than 300 physicians. Through the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, the hospital participates in residency programs for primary care internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, and general surgery.In addition to the programs referred to above, the hospital provides services/programs including but not limited to the following:Behavioral & Mental HealthDiabetes & EndocrinologyEmergency ServicesHeadache CenterImaging ServicesLab ServicesLung & PulmonaryMaternityMedical Weight LossMovement Disorders CenterNeuroscience InstituteOccupational HealthOrthopedicsOutpatient ServicesPain TreatmentPalliative CarePediatricsPhysical TherapyPrimary Care & Specialty CareSenior ServicesSleep DisordersSpine CareStrokeSurgical Weight LossUrology & KidneyWomen's HealthWound CarePlease visit the hospital's website at THOCC.org to view additional information.