Farmington Economic Development Department Breakfast Meeting

1. Farmington EconomicDevelopment DepartmentBreakfast Meeting October 13, 2010

2. Farmington EconomicDevelopment DepartmentBreakfast Meeting Cato T. Laurencin, M.D., Ph.D. Vice President for Health AffairsDean, School of MedicineThe University of Connecticut October 13, 2010

3. Who We Are. We are proud. We are the UCONN Health Center. Our state’s only publicly-funded academic medical center. The Only Public tertiary care hospital. The hub of medical and dental education, clinical care and research.

4. Our new TV ad tells the story of our three-part mission.

5. I would like to discuss with you. The new UConn Health Network. The renewal of our university hospital, the John Dempsey Hospital. How we will help enhance the business environment in Farmington and the surrounding towns. How you can help.

6. History As we embark on this new chapter for the Health Center, we are simultaneously celebrating a milestone that took place nearly 50 years ago.

7. Late spring of 1961. Connecticut General Assembly approved legislation. UConn Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine.

8. Graduating the first classes in 1972. -the face of healthcare in our state. -new generations of healthcare providers in Connecticut -advanced healthcare services for citizens

9. The UConn Health Center: Connecticut’s Public Academic Health Center and Hospital • 3 Schools: Medicine, Dental Medicine, Graduate School in Bio-medical Sciences • 35 % of School of Medicine graduates and 46% of School of Dental Medicine graduates practice in the State

10. The UConn Health Center: Connecticut’s Public Academic Health Center and Hospital • 58% of the State’s dentists are School of Dental Medicine graduates • For Fall Semester 2010, majority of students are Connecticut residents • Residency Training: 694 medical and dental residents training in local hospitals

11. Clinical Services John Dempsey Hospital (JDH): 224-bed acute care university teaching hospital In FY 09, 22.8% Medicaid inpatient days as a percentage of total patient days UConn Medical Group (UMG): region’s largest multi-specialty clinical practice

12. Clinical Services UConn Dental Clinics: Connecticut’s single largest provider of dental services for the under and uninsured; 68% Medicaid recipients – In addition, University Dentists: our comprehensive practice – provides complete care for patients in the region

13. Notable Clinical Strengths We are home to the only full service Emergency Department in the Farmington Valley — staffed entirely by board-certified emergency medicine physicians and highly trained staff.

14. Our cardiology outpatient and inpatient service — the Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center —honored by the American Heart Association for exemplary care for patients with heart failure.

15. The only freestanding center for musculoskeletal health in the region and its director, Dr. Jay Lieberman — a joint replacement specialist — was recently honored with the Urist Award, one of the most prestigious national awards in Orthopedic Surgery.

16. More physicians on the prestigious America’s Top Doctors list than any other hospital in the region.

17. Economic Driver Major employer: more than 5300 employees working on our campus and across the State Major contributor to Connecticut’s economy: Generate nearly $1 billion in Gross State Product

18. Economic Driver Workforce development: Major producer of physicians and dentist who practice in the state UCHC represents ½ of the University of Connecticut, ½ of its budget, ½ of its employees and ½ of its research portfolio.

19. Research Strengths The Health Center ended our last fiscal year on June 30th with more than $100 million in extramural research funding. Huge accomplishment.

20. Research Strengths This fall, four of our most prominent — and growing — research centers moved across the street to the new Cell and Genome Sciences Building where there is also incubator space for new bioscience start-ups. We’re very encouraged about these endeavors.  

21. Over the past decade, the Health Center -budget shortfalls structural challenges … small and encumbered with low-profit services

22. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), UCHC has implemented $100 million in operating expense reductions and revenue enhancements. PwC had predicted unless and until the underlying causes of these operating losses are corrected.

23. Dialogue Begins The Health Center’s need for deficit appropriations began a multi-year dialogue about how to fix the problem.

24. In 2007, we proposed building a larger replacement hospital on this campus. In 2009, we proposed creating a partnership with Hartford Healthcare, Corp (which many I shared with you last fall).

25. Neither of gained sufficient consensus and support — clear findings from the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering in 2007 that verified the need for new clinical facilities on this campus.

26. 2010: A Bold Solution March -Governor M. Jodi Rell, backing of all regional hospitals, announced a new path forward . Coined the term UConn Health Network.

27. 2010: A Bold Solution --Represents a new era of cooperation among regional hospitals -- combined with state bond funds for the renewal of John Dempsey Hospital --provide funding for related clinical, research and academic initiatives in the region.

28. Plan was approved by the General Assembly in May and signed by Governor Rell in June – Here at the Health Center. Moving forward however with any new state bonding funds is contingent upon the UCHC securing $100m in non –state funds.

29. The creation of a new hospital tower plus the renovation of a significant portion of JDH serves is the cornerstone of our success going forward:

30. Financial stability to all UCHC operations, including the Schools of Medicine and Dental Medicine, the Graduate School in Biomedical Sciences, John Dempsey Hospital and the UConn Medical Group; • Sustaining and expanding access to tertiary, specialty, primary and oral health care.

31. Improving the quality of the medical and dental schools by recruiting and retaining outstanding students, residents, fellows and faculty; Creating a supportive environment an emerging translational research program; Serving increasingly important role state’s system of care by strengthening the services of UCHC and other health care providers throughout the state.

32. Comprehensive application to the federal Health Resources and Services Administration for a $100 million federal grant to support the construction of a new patient tower on this campus and renovations

33. The state legislation that passed gives us the authority to move forward planning and design. Architectural planning firm selected.

34. The Renewal of John Dempsey Hospital Renovate existing space within our hospital Construct a new, 169-bed tower. Critical piece: the assumption of the licensure of 30 Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) beds and 10 beds from the Special Care Nursery to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

35. Beds will stay here – where neonatology started in northern Connecticut – but will be licensed to and operated by Connecticut Children’s.   Connecticut Children’s at UConn Health Center.

36. Efforts will ultimately allow us to add 50 new adult medical-surgical beds into our mix, Allow us to offer private, state-of-the-art rooms for patients with additional space for teaching and research collaborations.

37. Ultimately Solving Structural Deficit Med-Surg Size Distribution of Services

38. Elements of the UConn Health Network The UConn Health Network is a series of regional initiatives with local hospitals and healthcare organizations. All are designed to address pressing healthcare needs. The legislation provides funding – in some cases “start up” funding – for these projects including:

39. Connecticut Institute for Primary Care Innovation (CIPCI) Based at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center Focused on addressing the growing shortage of primary care physicians Innovative models of training and improving patient care

40. Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI) Hartford Hospital Enhanced with cutting-edge resources< train next generation surgeons in the robotic/minimally invasive techniques and innovations

41. Center of Excellence on Health Disparities Research Focused on addressing problems of inequality in health care, with support from the Cobb Institute of the National Medical Association

42. Center of Excellence on Health Disparities Research Within five years, the Center would be supported by over $4.5M in external grant funding, corresponding to over 80 new jobs for the region Addressing Health Disparities/Savings in Capital and Suffering

43. National Comprehensive Cancer Center Cancer centers in the region to work together, as one entity, to seek designation as a National Institutes of Health Comprehensive Cancer Center. Put region on par with nationally-recognized cancer centers, which serve as destinations for excellence in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

44. National Comprehensive Cancer Center Brings together all the highly accomplished cancer Will contribute to efforts to attract federal and private sector funds for large-scale clinical trials related to cancer care, screening, and prevention Considerable potential for job creation through enhanced research contracts and grants

45. Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) Launched in 2009 Educating and nurturing new scientists throughout the region Focused on increasing the number of clinical and translational research projects in the greater Hartford area – particularly large-scale projects

46. Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (CICATS) Master of Science Degree in Clinical and Translational Research Development of Participants Clinical Interactions Resources Development of Region Wide Expertise in Clinical Research NIH Grant 50MM Submitted Yesterday.

47. Biosciences Enterprise Zone Intended to attract new commercial investment into the area, with a particular focus in Farmington, New Britain, Bristol and Hartford.

48. Biosciences Enterprise Zone The biomedical research activity of the University of Connecticut is envisioned as a stimulus for the Biomedical Enterprise Zone, with technology transfer linkages being pursued to commercialize University based biomedical research.

49. Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Program Integrating care with Connecticut Children's Provides comprehensive, sole-source NICU services in the region and improves accessibility, efficiency, and continuity of care

50. Regional Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Program Attracts highest quality pediatricians, obstetricians, and other clinical health care professionals to the greater Hartford area Drives more grant opportunities to the region