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William W. Backus Hospital 
326 Washington Street
Norwich, CT 06360
Susan McDonald 
Phone:  (860) 889-8331
fax: (860) 892-2728

​The Hospital, founded in 1891, is a short-term, not-for-profit, acute care hospital located in Norwich, Connecticut. It is the primary source of health services for the residents of Norwich, Lisbon, Sprague, Franklin, Bozrah, Preston, Griswold,Voluntown, and Canterbury.

​The Hospital's primary and secondary service areas have a total population of over 150,000. The Hospital is the only acute care facility in its primary service area and the only State designated Trauma Center in Eastern Connecticut. In addition to being the only State designated Trauma Center in Eastern Connecticut, the Hospital provides a comprehensive array of vitalhealthcare services including: Cancer Services, including radiation therapy; cardiac care, including diagnostic catherterization; diabetes management including wound care with hyprbaric oxygen therapy; outpatient surgery; and primary care through its Backus Health Care Centers in Colchester, Gales Ferry and Montville.
Backus Health Centers
  • COLCHESTER BACKUS HEALTH CENTER
    (860) 537-4601
  • LEDYARD BACKUS HEALTH CENTER
    (860) 464-3104
  • MONTVILLE BACKUS HEALTH CENTER
    (860) 848-1298
  • NORTH STONINGTON HEALTH CENTER
    (860) 599-9961
  • NORWICH BACKUS OUTPATIENT CARE CENTER DIABETES MANAGEMENT CENTER AND ENDOCRINOLOGY SERVICES:
    (860) 892-6906
  • NORWICH BACKUS OUTPATIENT CARE CENTER WOUND CARE/HYPERBARIC OXYGEN:
    (860) 425-8700
  • NORWICH BACKUS OUTPATIENT CARE CENTER RHEUMATOLOGY:
    (860) 425-8710
  • NORWICH BACKUS OUTPATIENT CARE CENTER ARTHRITIS CENTER:
    (860) 425-8710
  • NORWICH BACKUS OUTPATIENT CARE CENTER REHABILITATION SERVICES:
    (860) 823-6317
  • NORWICH BACKUS OUTPATIENT CARE CENTER LAB AND EKG SERVICES:
    (860) 425-8722
  • NORWICH BACKUS OUTPATIENT CARE CENTER ANTICOAGULATION CLINIC:
    (860) 892-2711
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Backus Hospital, Shop Rite partner on healthy foods in the New Year - CLICK HERE for participating LOCAL restaurants.  #GNACCSupports
Backus earns national technology award for third straight year  CLICK HERE
A Special Thank You to Our Chairman's Circle Members
Your continued support allows us the ability to maintain our mission "To support, promote, enhance and advance the general welfare and prosperity of the greater Norwich area so that its citizens, and its business and professional community, prosper."