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Hartford HealthCare
Since their beginnings, Simscroft-Echo Farms has been committed to helping their customers
grow and expand in the Farmington Valley and beyond. For over 20 years, Simsbury Bank has
been with them in the trenches, providing short-term working capital and long-term equipment
financing. With the support of Simsbury Bank's commercial banking professionals behind them,
Simscroft can stay focused on delivering top quality residential, commercial and industrial site
development services to their customers.
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"Simsbury Bank gives us
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can check wait times and book appointments
online too, and that the company is exploring
further tech upgrades.
Asked about the timing of the two
announcements, Latz said it's consistent with
what he has seen in GoHealth's operations in
four other states.
"Greater convergence, more partnerships,
more affiliations," Latz said.
He views what is happening with urgent care
as similar to what happened with ambulatory
surgery and diagnostic imaging partnerships.
New York's CityMD is another regional
urgent care competitor in the Northeast,
with nearly 70 locations. Private-equity firm
Warburg Pincus bought a majority stake in
CityMD last month, for an undisclosed price,
according to Reuters.
While PhysicianOne is a dominant pro-
vider in Connecticut, many of its locations
are outside Greater Hartford.
In the more immediate vicinity, Hartford
HealthCare will compete with ProHealth
Express Care, Community Health Center Inc.,
New England Urgent Care, Concentra Urgent
Care, St. Francis FastCare and others. n
Dr. Jeff Finkelstein and Kirsten Jones, Connecticut market president at GoHealth, discuss patient-facing technology in
an exam room at the Avon urgent care center.
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