The legislature's public health committee voted today to move Senate Bill 79, which was introduced by Sen. DeFronzo, to the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee. The legislation would provide $1,500,000 in bond funding "for the purpose of expanding and enhancing emergency room facilities at the Hospital of Central Connecticut, " which is what New Britain General Hospital was re-named when it merged with another hospital.
Here is a link to the text of the bill, as it stands now.
This legislation had a hearing in the Public Health Committee on February 21st. As reported by Scott Whipple in The Herald, Larry Tanner, president of the Hospital, pointed out that "Patient care is being affected by the unavailability of treatment rooms, current floor plans not designed for today's high volume, lack of privacy and security for those who need it."
The Public Health Committee is the committee responsible for the health care systems in our state, but it is really the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee that makes decisions about what is included in the bond act part of the state budget. So the Finance Committee is really the right place for this bill to be.
It is especially the right place, because Sen. DeFronzo is the State chair of the Bonding Subcommitee of the Finance Committee. In addition to being a member of the Public Health Committee, I am also on the Finance Committee. So I will also be working to get this plan approved as part of the state bond act.
It goes without saying how important it is for the people of our whole area that the ER in New Britain General Hospital is for our whole region. It is important that the state can make sure that the hospital can meet these needs.
Here is a link to the text of the bill, as it stands now.
This legislation had a hearing in the Public Health Committee on February 21st. As reported by Scott Whipple in The Herald, Larry Tanner, president of the Hospital, pointed out that "Patient care is being affected by the unavailability of treatment rooms, current floor plans not designed for today's high volume, lack of privacy and security for those who need it."
The Public Health Committee is the committee responsible for the health care systems in our state, but it is really the Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee that makes decisions about what is included in the bond act part of the state budget. So the Finance Committee is really the right place for this bill to be.
It is especially the right place, because Sen. DeFronzo is the State chair of the Bonding Subcommitee of the Finance Committee. In addition to being a member of the Public Health Committee, I am also on the Finance Committee. So I will also be working to get this plan approved as part of the state bond act.
It goes without saying how important it is for the people of our whole area that the ER in New Britain General Hospital is for our whole region. It is important that the state can make sure that the hospital can meet these needs.
