The hospital currently has 100 open nursing positions and a 70% turnover rate over the last five years, according to Heather Brauth, a nurse at Backus. “We’re down 25% of our staff, which is ...

Nurses at Backus Hospital in Norwich said they were sounding a "code red." They claim patient care is deteriorating. On Thursday, they called attention to it through an informational picket ...

Backus Hospital has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery, according to a community announcement. The certification is a nationally recognized ...

A nurse administers a vaccine. Registered nurses at Backus Hospital in Norwich, Connecticut say hospital administrators are violating a state mandatory overtime law. They’ve filed for an ...

Norwich ― Backus Hospital has received an “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit upholding the standard of patient safety in hospitals and ambulatory surgery ...

The winner as well as the top 20 contenders will be announced on July 31. Backus Hospital is located at 326 Washington Street, Norwich, CT 06360.

Three and a half years after absorbing many of the maternity patients who would have gone to Windham Hospital, Backus Hospital is enhancing its nursery to offer a higher level of care. The nursery ...

The agreement requires Hartford HealthCare to maintain its labor and delivery services as well as its newborn nursery at Backus Hospital, located in Norwich, about 16 miles from the Windham facility.

Dr. Alexander Miano, psychiatrist with the outpatient behavioral health clinic at Backus Hospital in Norwich Jodoin said ... at [email protected]. Two CT bridges are called ‘deteriorated.’ ...

NORWICH, Conn. (WTNH) — As of Tuesday, Backus Hospital in Norwich has 34 COVID patients, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS data also shows that all 14 ICU ...

Frontline hospital workers in Norwich were among the first in southeastern Connecticut to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday. "I feel proud. I feel happy," said Lino Fernandes, an ...