FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 3, 2009
CONTACT:
Heather Tindall (203) 573-6717
Matt Burgard (203) 573-6718
Waterbury Hospital Infectious Disease Clinic Praised For Its
“Exemplary” Range of Services
Reviewer Calls Clinic “One of the Best I Have Seen” for People Living with HIV and
AIDS
WATERBURY – The Waterbury Hospital Infectious Disease Clinic (WHIC) received
high praise from a team of federal site inspectors who examined the clinic earlier this
year, calling it an “exemplary” facility where people living with HIV and AIDS are
provided with a comprehensive range of top-quality services.
The team of inspectors with the HIV/AIDS Bureau of the U.S. Health Resources Services
Administration (HRSA) toured the hospital and the WHIC facility on Grandview Avenue
over a period of several days in the early summer. The review was arranged to make sure
WHIC was complying with federal guidelines for Ryan White Part C Early Intervention
Grant funding the hospital received in 2003.
By the time the site review was over, the team of inspectors offered glowing remarks for
the WHIC team.
“This is one of the best programs that I have seen,” concluded Anthony Fox, the
Administrative Consultant and HRSA Team Leader for the site review. “This is a very
well run program and serves as a model for others.”
The clinic will continue to receive Ryan White Part C grant funding through at least
2012. Since it was established in 2003, WHIC has grown more than two-fold to a fullservice organization that boasts six examination rooms. The staff includes three full-time
and one part-time Board-certified Infectious Disease physicians, a psychiatrist and an
APRN.
“I am extremely proud of the HRSA reviewer’s findings,” said Steven Aronin, MD, Chief
of the Infectious Disease Section at Waterbury Hospital.
Waterbury Hospital is the largest private employer in the Greater Waterbury region, and serves a vital role
in the economic vitality of Western Connecticut. It is a private, non-profit acute care teaching hospital
licensed for 367 beds and affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine, the University of Connecticut School
of Medicine and Connecticut Children’s Medical Center. Founded in 1890 as Waterbury’s first and
Connecticut’s fourth hospital, Waterbury Hospital is a full-service community health-care institution with
centers of excellence in primary care, cardiac services, behavioral health and orthopaedics.
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