The William W. Backus Hospital
Hospitals and Health CareConnecticut, United States1001-5000 Employees
The William W. Backus Hospital is a not-for-profit acute care community hospital located at 326 Washington Street in Norwich, Connecticut. The 213-bed facility serves as the primary source of health services for roughly 250,000 residents in eastern Connecticut. Founded in 1893, it has a long history of providing healthcare to the region. The hospital is part of Hartford HealthCare, described as Connecticut's most comprehensive healthcare network, which includes a tertiary-care teaching hospital, additional acute-care community hospitals, a trauma center, a behavioral health network, a large multi-specialty physician group, home care, senior services, a rehabilitation network and an accountable care organization, with institute-model care for cancer, heart and vascular services, neuroscience, orthopedics and urology. The William W. Backus Hospital employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people.