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OHS hearing on Norwalk Hospital’s bid to add elective PCI highlights access, transfers and cost data requests
Summary
At a continued Office of Health Strategy hearing, Norwalk Hospital defended its application to offer elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) without on-site cardiac surgery, citing patient access and transfer burdens; opponents said statutory CON criteria and system impacts remain unresolved. OHS left the record open for late-filed cost data.
Norwalk — The Office of Health Strategy (OHS) heard several hours of testimony and public comment on Norwalk Hospital’s certificate-of-need application to add elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) services without on-site cardiac surgery, with witnesses stressing competing concerns about patient access, safety protocols, transfer burdens and market impacts.
Supporters, including state and local elected officials and clinicians, told OHS that Norwalk residents face unnecessary travel and delays for some urgent cardiac care. State Representative Pete Roberts, who said he was born and raised in Norwalk, urged approval to reduce those burdens. Clinicians described frequent interfacility transfers and the clinical risks and duplicated testing that can result. "Having a fully functional cardiac cath lab at Norwalk Hospital will elevate the care, save lives, and will be a superb addition to Connecticut's focus…
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