Connecticut State Department Of Public Health Seeks An Explanation For Changes Made At L&M Hospital

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates The state Department of Public Health asked Lawrence & Memorial Hospital to explain recent changes to its outpatient psychiatry, obstetrics-gynecology and AIDS clinics, and said the changes may require state approval. In a letter to hospital President Bruce Cummings, the health department's Office of Health Care Access, which regulates hospitals, gave L&M until January 16 to respond to six questions about "the on-going provision and operational status of these three outpatient clinic service lines." The letter - from principal health care analyst Karen Roberts - asks how recent layoffs are affecting . . .