Connecticut’s Meriden Psych Unit Merger Called Unusual Move

Circle Connections: Mergers & Acquisitions Hartford Healthcare officials intend to consolidate the psychiatric services of two network hospitals, but say the move represents an exception to their goal of adding services to member hospitals. MidState Medical Center, with six long-term psychiatric beds, and the Hospital of Central Connecticut, with 22, are hoping to combine their psychiatric beds into a 32-bed unit in New Britain. Both MidState and the Hospital of Central Connecticut (formerly New Britain General Hospital) are part of the Hartford HealthCare network, which anticipates saving $1.5 million a year by closing the MidState unit. This . . .