April 21, 2011

GOV. MALLOY, REP. OLSON, REP. RYAN ANNOUNCE BONDING FOR RENOVATIONS OF NORWICH COMMUNITY HEALTHCENTER

State Representatives Melissa Olson (D-Norwich) and Kevin Ryan joined Governor Dannel P. Malloy today to announce that the upcoming Bond Commission agenda will include $3.4 million for renovations, an expansion and new equipment for the United Community and Family Services Health Center in Norwich.

“UCFS is part of the foundation of our community as both a community health provider and one our largest employers,” Rep. Olson said. “This important state funding will enhance UCFS’s ability to provide critical medical and behavioral health services as well as spur job growth in the Norwich area.”

“We appreciate the governor’s efforts to approve this funding to expand the services UCFS provides to the entire Norwich region. This will increase access to theis important regional health care resource,” Rep. Ryan said.

The UCFS Health Center, located at 47 Town Street in Norwich, has been providing healthcare and community services to Norwich and the surrounding areas for more than 130 years, providing services that include outpatient primary medical care, behavioral health services, women’s health services, eldercare services, and dental services.

“There are so many residents in Norwich and the surrounding towns who rely on the medical, behavioral, or other health services that UCFS is able to provide to individuals and families of Eastern Connecticut,” Governor Malloy said. “These renovations and expansions will help the health center continue its core mission of improving the health and well being of the community it serves.”

The State Bond Commission is scheduled to vote on the item at its April 29 meeting at 10:30 a.m. in Room 1E of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.