CT Mirror Article: It is time to put healthcare before profit

Thank you CT Mirror:

“Something must be done about Waterbury Hospital for the sake of its staff and the health and safety of community members who depend on its services. The stakes could not be higher—this is a matter of life and death.

To say that Waterbury’s handling by Prospect Medical, who bought the hospital for $31.8 million in 2016, has been poor would be an understatement. Senator Chris Murphy has called it an outright “abomination.” The private equity model of Prospect has destroyed any hope of the hospital doing what it should: provide good, accessible healthcare to those in the area.

My first exposure to the issues with Waterbury Hospital occurred in Waterbury at the Brookside Housing Cooperatives, a local complex of housing cooperatives. Alex Kolokotronis, the Director for Naugatuck Valley Project, while guiding a tour of the cooperatives made it clear that “at the end of the day it affects everyone in the area.”