CT Children’s inpatient unit looks to leave St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury

NBC Connecticut – Tuesday, November 11, 2025
By Melissa Cooney

Connecticut Children’s said they have filed a Certificate of Need with the Office of Health Strategy and are intending to close their inpatient pediatric satellite unit at St. Mary’s Hospital in Waterbury.

They say the decision was not made lightly, but cite staffing shortages, reduced patient volume and broad financial pressures that they say impact children’s hospitals around the country.

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