Waterbury HEALTH
64 Robbins Street, Waterbury, CT 06708
Patients Treated
35,081
Total emergency patients
Patients Admitted
6,947
Total admitted patients in 2025
Percentage of Patients Boarded
31.2%
Patients staying in ED ≥4h after admission
Boarding Level in 2025
Status: High
In 2025, the percentage of patients that remained in the ED for 4 hours or more after admit decision was: 31.2%
Peer benchmark
Peer Group Comparison
This Hospital: Small Hospital (<40K annual ED volume)
Peer Median: 30.7% of patients boarded
Peer groups are based on annual ED volume:
- Small: <40K visits
- Medium: 40K-80K visits
- Large: >80K visits
30.7%
Year-over-Year Change
2024: 25.6% → 2025: 31.2% (▲ +5.6%)
Hospital Information
Waterbury Hospital is a 357-bed community hospital in Waterbury CT that is one of three CT hospitals owned by Prospect Medical Holdings, which recently underwent bankruptcy. There was a deal with Yale to buy Waterbury but it is currently held up due to legal issues. The Waterbury emergency department saw over 40,000 patients in 2023.
Hospital Beds
357
Total capacity
Annual ED Volume
35,081
Emergency visits per year
Average Time
6.7 hrs
From ED arrival to admit order