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50 Doing Business in Connecticut | 2015 22 Doing Business in Connecticut | 2015 SPONSORED REPORT East of the river. North of ordinary. ECHN - Leading a new direction in healthcare. high-quality colleagues and organizations that passionately share the same goals. ECHN has also kept pace with the growth of its east of the river communities, ensuring services and facilities would never be far from where people live and work. The result has been right-in-your- backyard access to world-class care. And this care goes far beyond hospital and emergency care. The network includes more holistic healthcare resources – everything from fitness and nutrition to behavioral health – providing individuals access to key services for prevention as well as overall wellness. From the very beginning, ECHN became one of the state's first truly comprehensive networks of care, and ensured that, both physically and philosophically, the patient was at the center. It would be an approach that would position ECHN well when one of healthcare's greatest challenges arose some fifteen years later. The Call for Patient- Centered Care The rising cost of healthcare is a malady felt as much by the medical community, insurers and government as it is by patients. To treat it, the Affordable Care Act and other reforms shifted focus from a fee- for-service model to a more patient-centered approach. This new direction called for more comprehensive primary care with a focus on wellness and prevention to keep people away from expensive hospital stays and emergency room visits. A Wellness Network In 1995, before healthcare systems were more common, ECHN began forming a comprehensive network of acute and sub-acute care facilities – featuring specialists, diagnostic services, outpatient centers and hundreds of physicians – all anchored by nationally recognized Manchester Memorial and Rockville General Hospitals. Over the years, ECHN has expanded the network, efficiently creating new partnerships and joint ventures with other providers. The objective has been to build and maintain valued partnerships with S ome of the most forward-thinking ideas in healthcare are happening in a place many might not expect. In addition to providing high quality care throughout the region, Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) is leading healthcare's new direction by exploring, engineering and enacting progressive care concepts – in some cases, out ahead of much larger and well-financed hospitals and networks in the state. MANCHESTER GLASTONBURY TOLLAND SOUTH WINDSOR COVENTRY ECHN Locations, Affiliates & Joint Ventures N S E W HARTFORD SPONSORED REPORT