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Center for Healthy Aging Collaborates With Geriatricians

Streamlining access to resources throughout the Hartford HealthCare system.

To make it easier for seniors to access the resources they need, Hartford HealthCare’s Center for Healthy Aging (CHA) is bringing help right into their doctor’s offices.

A new pilot program places a CHA colleague into the offices of geriatricians and primary care providers across the system.

Ann Hebert, CHA resource coordinator, is the latest colleague to participate, collaborating with the Hartford HealthCare’s Medical Group office at MidState Medical Center. There, she has a private office to meet with patients and their families after their doctor’s appointment to connect them with any resources they might need.

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β€œWe are lucky to have many of the state’s geriatricians within Hartford HealthCare,” said Hebert, who works closely with Vincent Maranan Varilla, MD, geriatrician.

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