Hartford Business Journal

www.HartfordBusiness.com • November 26, 2018 • Hartford Business Journal 15 Preventative care Hartford HealthCare's Bone and Joint Institute pairs its 14 operating rooms and 60 inpatient beds with facilities for physical therapy and preventative care. Since the facility opened in Jan. 2017, doctors there have performed nearly 10,000 surgeries. Patients from professional athletes whose livelihoods depend on their physi- cal prowess to "weekend war- riors" competing in Tough Mudders have used the Bone and Joint Institute's muscu- loskeletal imaging center, said Hart- ford HealthCare President Jeffrey Flaks. The center aims, in part, to help people avoid surgery by learn- ing to move in ways that won't cause an injury in the first place. In that room, patients can walk on a treadmill, swing a golf club or perform whatever motion they want to monitor. The motion is recorded by a dozen cameras, which convert the body to a skeletal image similar to a CAT scan. It shows how a patient moves, where those motions could cause tears or other problems and how to adjust movements to avoid those possible issues. The University of Hartford's men's basketball team used the facility for all their pre-season screening, and for an NBA combine, Flaks said. So did a young man who wanted to join the military, but worried an ACL tear might take him out of the game. He's current- ly enrolled in an Army bridge program. "This is a community resource, we built it with that in mind," Flaks said. "It's a world-class capability, but we want to make it accessible to everybody." The Bone and Joint Institute aims to make Hartford Health- Care a destination for orthopedic surgery, Flaks said. Soon, how- ever, they will see increased compe- tition from their cross-town rival. Meantime, about 75 percent of joint replace- ments — one of many orthopedic procedures — are performed at small and medi- um-sized hos- pitals (with less than 100 beds, and 400 beds, respectively), said Hakim-Zargar. At Bristol Hospital, which has 106 beds, the number of orthopedic proce- dures shot up 66 percent to about 2,000 between 2016 and 2017, said James Dia- mond, senior practice administrator at Bristol Hospital Multi-Specialty Group. That demand should be met by the new ambulatory care center the hospital will open, he said, hopefully by late May. "We want to make sure that we can capture the needs of this community," Diamond said. Hartford nonprofit Riverfront Recapture has been awarded a $200,000 grant from Bank of America for leadership training and to boost its innovation fund. Bank of America said it chose Riverfront Recapture as one of its 2018 Neighborhood Builder grant recipients for its work connecting community members and visitors to the Connecticut River. Riverfront Recapture, managing Hartford and East Hartford's riverfront parks and Riverwalk trail system, organizes cultural events, public art, waterfront entertainment and recreation programs. Its parks, open year-round, have connected more than 12 million people to the Connecticut River, Bank of America said. The nonprofit Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness (CCEH) has named Richard Cho as its new chief executive starting Nov. 26. He replaces former CEO and Executive Director Lisa Tepper Bates, who stepped down in August. From 2013 to 2016, Cho served as deputy director at the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, which coordinates the federal response to homelessness. Connecticut's credit unions recently presented checks of $16,000 each to Operation Fuel, Foodshare and the Connecticut Food Bank as part of the holiday giving season to raise awareness of the many Connecticut households that cannot afford their energy bills and nutritious food. Aetna and TheaterWorks announced a new pilot fellowship program, Breaking Barriers, that will provide opportunities for female directors of color in theater. The fellowship addresses the lack of parity in artistic leadership positions. Nonprofit Notebook NONPROFIT PROFILE Connecticut Humane Society 701 Russell Road, Newington | cthumane.org Mission To enrich the lives of families and communities through pet adoption ser- vices, medical care, education and prevention of animal cruelty. Top Executive Gordon Willard, Executive Director Services Companion animal welfare resources. FY 2017 SUMMARY 2016 2017 Total Employees 107 107 Total Assets $81,720,165 $89,705,459 Total Liabilities $687,058 $767,290 REVENUES Contributions & Grants $3,028,111 $4,500,309 Program Service Revenue $1,912,559 $1,653,814 Investment Income $3,770,627 $4,609,220 Other $14,540 $2,284 Total $8,725,837 $10,765,627 EXPENSES Grants $0 $0 Member Benefits $0 $0 Salaries/Employee Benefits $5,376,664 $5,431,619 Fundraising Fees $224,531 $579,392 Other $3,591,684 $2,979,892 Total $9,192,879 $8,990,903 Margin $(467,042) $1,774,724 TOP PAID EXECUTIVES (FY 2017) Base salary Comp. & Benef. Gordon Willard, Executive Director $170,907 $215,353 Carla Francalangia, Chief Financial Officer $116,716 $143,649 Theresa Geary, Director of Operations $111,105 $126,765 Source: Guidestar IRS 990 Tax Form Orthopedic Associates of Hartford outpatient center The new $30 million, 45,000-square-foot outpatient surgical center in Rocky Hill includes seven operat- ing rooms and one procedure room. The operating rooms are over 600 square feet to accommodate new technology and robotic systems. On the lower level, there will be 25-plus rooms for doctors to see patients and a full-service physical therapy center. Physical therapists will immediately start physical therapy in the post-operative surgical area so that patients can go home the same day as their surgery. Patients will be able to stay up to 23 hours. The new center, which opens in January, will replace an existing surgical facility in Rocky Hill. The new building is 40 percent larger and can handle over 100 cases a day and, at capacity, up to 15,000 cases annually. Hartford HealthCare's Bone and Joint Institute (top photo) opened in Jan. 2017. HHC President Jeffrey Flaks (left) shows off the institute's musculoskeletal imaging center while physical therapist Stephanie Bourassa attends to a patient. HBJ PHOTOS | SEAN TEEHAN

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