Hospital · Short-term acute hospital
Who owns William W Backus Hospital?
326 Washington St · Norwich, CT · 06360
Overview
William W Backus Hospital is a short-term acute hospital in Norwich, Connecticut, operated by The William W. Backus Hospital.
Ownership
William W Backus Hospital is operated by The William W. Backus Hospital, part of Hartford HealthCare.
- Operator
- The William W. Backus Hospital
- Owner group
- Hartford HealthCare
- Ownership type
- Other
- Sources
- CMS Hospital All Owners · 2026-09-29
- CMS record · 2024
- Company website · 2026
Ownership history
Every dated change of operator and owner for William W Backus Hospital, with the source for each.
Full ownership tree of Hartford HealthCare
Every entity between this facility and its ultimate owner, with ownership percentages and dates.
Finances
From the hospital's Medicare cost report, fiscal year ending 2024.
| Net patient revenue | $490.7M |
| Operating expenses | $494.2M |
| Net income | $24.6M |
| Net income as a share of net patient revenue | 5.0% |
| Uncompensated care cost | $10.3M |
| Charity care cost | $7.0M |
| Medicaid net revenue | $58.6M |
| Medicare disproportionate share percentage | 12.0% |
Payer mix by inpatient days (2024)
- Commercial and other 52.6%
- Medicare 25.9%
- Medicaid 21.5%
Services
Top inpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Discharges | Average total payment |
|---|---|---|
| Septicemia or severe sepsis without MV >96 hours with MCC · 871 | 246 | $18K |
| Heart failure and shock with MCC · 291 | 191 | $12K |
| Simple pneumonia and pleurisy with MCC · 193 | 103 | $13K |
| Respiratory infections and inflammations with MCC · 177 | 89 | $15K |
| Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCC · 470 | 66 | $17K |
Top outpatient services, Medicare (2024)
| Service | Services |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Observation Services · 8011 | 606 |
| Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage · 5072 | 159 |
| Level 5 Urology and Related Services · 5375 | 131 |
| Level 4 Urology and Related Services · 5374 | 121 |
| Level 3 Urology and Related Services · 5373 | 108 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. Small counts are suppressed by CMS.
Location and market
- Address
- 326 Washington St · Norwich, CT · 06360
- State
- Connecticut
12 off-site locations
Campuses, off-site emergency departments and outpatient departments under this hospital's certification.
Sources and identifiers
- Operator: CMS Hospital All Owners · CMS record · Company website
- Finances and payer mix: CMS hospital cost reports (HCRIS), fiscal year 2024
- Services: CMS Medicare inpatient and outpatient utilization
- Ownership type and beds: CMS Provider of Services file
- Location: CMS and Census Bureau geography
- CMS certification number
- 070024
- NPI
- 1467517235
- Last confirmed
- 2026-10-23
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