A major health care provider for the Hartford region is Hartford Hospital, which has satellite health centers in addition to its main Hartford campus. The Hartford campus has 867 beds and 972 active staff physicians. The Institute of Living, a private psychiatric facility which was one of the first mental health facilities in the United States, is now associated with Hartford Hospital. The hospital is affiliated with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. St. Francis Care is a 617-bed regional health care provider also affiliated with the University of Connecticut. Other area facilities include the John Dempsey Hospital/University of Connecticut Health Center, Connecticut Children's Medical Center (the only independent hospital in Connecticut exclusively serving children), and the Institute of Living, a private psychiatric facility.
Health Care Information: Hartford County Medical Association; telephone (203)699-2400. Connecticut State Dental Association; telephone (860)278-5550
