Manchester Memorial Hospital Officially Joins Hartford HealthCare
January 01, 2026 - Hartford HealthCare completed the purchase of Manchester Memorial Hospital on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.
The closing follows months of regulatory review and state approval. Hartford HealthCare was named the sole bidder and buyer for the hospital, which serves patients across the greater Manchester and Vernon areas (including through its Rockville campus) and surrounding communities.
As a Connecticut-based health system, Hartford HealthCare is focused on keeping care local, high-quality and accessible. The organization plans to support and grow the workforce, strengthen quality and safety and invest in people and to improve services, technology and facilities.
“Our goal is simple: to make sure patients can get excellent care close to home,” said Jeffrey A. Flaks, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hartford HealthCare. “We look forward to working with our new colleagues and the Manchester-area community to improve access, affordability and health outcomes, just as we have done with hospitals across our system.”
Investing in care, services and access
In addition to the $86.1 million purchase of the hospital, Hartford HealthCare will invest another $225.7 million over the next three years to improve care and services across the region.
Planned improvements include:
Bringing Hartford HealthCare’s institute model to the communities served by the hospital, with expertise for specialty services (behavioral health, cancer, digestive health, heart and vascular, neuroscience, orthopedics, urology and kidney)
Hiring new doctors, nurses and care team members to bring much-needed services, including cancer care services and advanced imaging, to the local community and reduce gaps in care
Investing in vascular and orthopedic surgical services and creating an inpatient rehabilitation unit
Offering outpatient and ambulatory care options for easier access to services
Improving inpatient and outpatient behavioral health care, including reopening a 30-bed unit at the Rockville campus
Offering 24/7 virtual primary care, available every day of the year
These investments are designed to strengthen local healthcare, improve access and ensure patients and families can get the care they need, when and where they need it.
Click here to see video from the press conference
Speakers in order:
Jeff Flaks, President and CEO, Hartford HealthCare
Congressman John Larson
Comptroller Sean Scanlon
Dr. Adam Steinberg, President, Greater Manchester Region, Hartford HealthCare
Carolyn Bousquet, Nursing Director of Resource and Throughput Optimization, Manchester Memorial Hospital