Every year, as part of our vital mission to promote health and wellness throughout the Greater Westerly region, Westerly Hospital (WH), sponsors, develops and participates in a wide variety of community-based programs and services. During 2016, WH managed $3.2 million in financial aid in-kind contributions through five wide-ranging programs: Guaranteeing Access to Care; Advancing Careers in Health Care; Promoting Health & Wellness; Building Stronger Neighborhoods; and Creating Healthier Communities. We are proud to summarize those efforts in the annual Community Benefits Report.
The core of our health care services is the hospital itself. For more than 90 years, Westerly Hospital has not only served the medical needs of the community but also pioneered advances in medicine and trained thousands of healthcare professionals. Today, as a member of Yale New Haven Health (YNHHS) – which also includes Bridgeport Hospital, Greenwich Hospital, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital – Westerly Hospital is a distinguished institution whose nearly 600 employees are dedicated to the health care needs of our community.