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HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | FEBRUARY 5, 2024 23 GO TO >> WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM/HBJ-EVENTS/FAMILY-BUSINESS-AWARDS CALLING ALL 2024 NOMINATIONS DO YOU KNOW A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS? Family businesses are an integral part of the social and business fabric of our state. These awards recognize outstanding achievements in family-owned businesses and tell the story of a select group of the region's most successful firms. Honorees will be recognized in a special issue of the Hartford Business Journal. NOMINATE TODAY DEADLINE 3/11 PRESENTING SPONSOR: SUPPORTING SPONSOR: 4 SCAN HERE TO NOMINATE! GO TO >> WWW.HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM/HBJ-EVENTS/FAMILY-BUSINESS-AWARDS CALLING ALL 2024 NOMINATIONS DO YOU KNOW A FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS? Family businesses are an integral part of the social and business fabric of our state. These awards recognize outstanding achievements in family-owned businesses and tell the story of a select group of the region's most successful firms. Honorees will be recognized in a special issue of the Hartford Business Journal. NOMINATE TODAY DEADLINE 3/11 PRESENTING SPONSOR: SUPPORTING SPONSOR: 4 SCAN HERE TO NOMINATE! which includes an ownership stake in surgical centers, Hogan said. Johnson Memorial's project appli- cation also notes that converting from a hospital-owned and operated facility to a joint venture would eliminate hospital facility fees, further reducing care costs. Health systems charge facility fees for outpatient services provided in a hospital-based setting in order to cover operational expenses. Expanded services The new outpatient surgical center would offer a range of surgical procedures, Roose said. The existing center already offers gastroenterology, general surgery, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, podiatry surgery, urology, gynecology, obstetrics and colorectal proce- dures. The newly built facility would add neurosurgery. It will also house Johnson Memo- rial's outpatient imaging center on the first floor, as well as laboratory services and medical office space, allowing patients to receive most of their care in one location, Roose said. Hospital officials declined to discuss how the change to an outpa- tient surgical center would affect staffing levels, saying that decision will be made by the joint venture and any discussion of the topic was premature. Nurses at Johnson Memorial Hospital are members of AFT Connecticut union and work under a union-negotiated contract, but with the joint venture, nurses at the surgical center would not be hospital employees. "The operating rooms and surgical procedures provided at Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford are not impacted in any way by this process," Roose said. "We continue to provide surgical procedures at the main hospital." An artist's rendering of Johnson Memorial's Ambulatory Care Center, which will house an outpatient surgical center on the second floor. RENDERING | THE S/L/A/M COLLABORATIVE SUPPORTING SPONSORS:

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