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Who We Are
And
How We are Funded
2007 Legislative Session
Who We Are:
Primary Mission: Education and Research
• 3 Schools:
– Medical School (320 students),
– Dental School (160 students), and
– Graduate School in bio-medical sciences, (380 students)
• Research: More than $90 million per year of innovative research is
conducted and discoveries are translated into advances in patient care i.e..
Ovarian cancer vaccines, hormone therapies for Osteoporosis, new
materials for Dental Implants, and Stem Cell research.
• Residency Training: For approx 600 residents/yr who practice and train
in local hospitals.
• John Dempsey Hospital (JDH) and UConn Medical Group, the
Multi-specialty faculty practice
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Who We Are:
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5,200 employees
– 71% union, 12% faculty, 3% managerial, 14% other (residents,
graduate assistants, student payroll,etc.)
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Generate 11,371 other jobs in the state economy and $938 million
Gross State Product
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Foundation of the State’s biomedical research and economic
development: Most recently stem cell effort.
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Public Academic Health Center: Provide services others don’t, DOC
medical and dental care, largest single provider of dental services to
under and un-insured, support community based health centers.
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In FY 07 Budget of $660 million, 84.1% self generated
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How We Are Funded:
• State Support
– 15.9% of the total UCHC Budget is state supported
(appropriation plus fringe benefits), State funds are used
only to support education and research and their support
functions. (such as Information Technology, Physical Plant,
Human Resources, etc.)
• Other Revenues
– 84.1% of the total UCHC Budget is non-state supported
revenues i.e.. clinical, tuition, research, outside contracts
• Philanthropy
– A small but growing part of the annual budget , $4 million in
income from endowment and gifts in FY07
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RESOURCE TO OTHER HOSPITALS
• Trained physicians and staff of Waterbury and St. Mary’s for
regional cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology
program.
• Trained staff and assisted ECHN in establishing a Level II
nursery at Manchester Hospital.
• Pediatric dentistry program at CCMC.
• Statewide Neonatal Transport Program and Regional Neonatal
Intensive Care Unit.
• Provide workforce at Burgdorf Clinic in association with St.
Francis Hospital.
• Provide cardiac perfusionist services to St. Mary’s and
Waterbury Hospitals.
• Regional dental emergency room service.
• Training Site for nursing, allied health schools.
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UCHC: A Resource to Other State Agencies & the Community
• Clinical Service Collaboration:
• Department of Public Health, Department of Corrections,
Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services,
Department of Veteran Affairs (Rocky Hill), Department of
Mental Retardation, dental service to approximately 60% of
all Medicaid clients in the state.
• Community Service
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South Park Inn Medical Clinic (Hartford)
South Marshall Street Homeless Clinic (Hartford)
Connecticut Poison Control Center
YMCA Adolescent Girls Medical Clinic (Hartford)
Camp Courant Dental Screening Program
Migrant Worker Clinic
Covenant House (Willimantic)
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