Hartford Hospital

Hartford Hospital's mission is to promote, restore and maintain the health of the people we serve. Our vision is to be Connecticut's premier provider of comprehensive and community health care.

Volunteer Services enhances and supports the services of Hartford Hospital. Volunteer Services is dedicated to providing the highest quality of service, respecting the dignity, individual differences, and cultural diversity of out patients, staff, and the communities we serve.

Description:
Hartford Hospital is an 819-bed acute care hospital located in the south end of Hartford, Connecticut. Hartford Hospital, a teaching hospital, is a major tertiary care and community health care center, serving a statewide patient population, providing a wide variety of services. This is a LeadershipService opportunity.

History:
An explosion at a local manufacturing firm led to the establishment of Hartford Hospital in 1854. In its first year, Hartford Hospital treated 20 patients. Now, there are over 32,000 admissions and over 178,000 outpatient and emergency department visits yearly.
In 1994, The Institute of Living, a psychiatric hospital founded in 1822, combined with and became the Mental Health Division of Hartford Hospital.

Contact people:

Eileen Pelletier, Volunteer Services Manager, (phone), (email) Kelley Boothby, Volunteer Services Manager, (phone), (email)

Address:

80 Seymour Street Hartford, CT 06102 (See a map)

Directions:

Please refer to hospital website at www.harthosp.org. For maps or information, please see http://www.cttransit.com/