News from Wheeler

For the first time, Wheeler is launching a unique residency program for nurse practitioners and physician assistants designed to cultivate clinical leaders in community health.

Sabrina Trocchi, PhD, MPA, president and chief executive officer, Wheeler Health, spoke at the White House on January 10 to highlight how federal investments are making a difference for the health of individuals, families, and communities in Connecticut.

Wheeler's FY 23 Annual Report highlights the many ways that we've provided hope while delivering compassionate care to thousands of individuals and families across Connecticut.

Wheeler’s first annual award for staff integrity and ethics honors a program manager whose attention to detail and focus on the needs of others sets her apart.

For the second year in a row, Wheeler earned six Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, tied for the most in the state.

Joining the Board of Trustees in September 2023, Tucker Childs, CFA, CFP® brings to the role both a deep perspective of financial management and a passion for serving the local community.

Camila Rubino, MBA, MSN, BSN, RN, of Southington has joined Wheeler Health as senior director of nursing, overseeing all nursing and medical assistant operations at Wheeler’s five federally qualified health centers, congregate care settings, and Northwest Village School.

A five-year, $2-million federal grant will help individuals with behavioral health and substance use disorders returning to their communities in central Connecticut after incarceration.

The Libassis were dear friends and visionary advocates of Wheeler. Through their personal work on our Board of Trustees, their peerless role as advisors for our future, or their extremely generous and historic philanthropic investment in our mission, we stand on their shoulders every day, in all that we do.

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, Bristol city officials, and Wheeler leadership celebrated the award of $980,000 in federal support for construction of Wheeler’s new health center and administrative headquarters in Centre Square, Bristol. 

Students at Northwest Village School (NVS) will have even more opportunities to stay active and fit, thanks to a new outdoor fitness trail made possible through a generous gift from the estate of Hall "Cap" Adams, Jr., a longtime philanthropic investor in Wheeler’s work with a passion for supporting good health and quality education.

Tied for the most awards in the state, Wheeler received six out of eight Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) following an annual Uniform Data System (UDS) review for 2021.

Moving ahead to help anchor the downtown Bristol Centre Square development with professional jobs and accessible health care for the entire community, Wheeler Health has chosen a construction management firm for its planned 46,000-square foot community health center and administrative headquarters on Hope Street. It also has reached 80 percent of its $500,000 fundraising goal for the project, six months after its public launch, thanks to the support of dozens of community- and Wheeler-connected donors. Philanthropic investments in the project now provide for a comprehensive teaching kitchen, allowing Wheeler to expand its nutrition program into Bristol.

Kalisha Yopp, LMSW, supervisor, Wheeler’s Community Support for Families (CSF) program, has an unwavering commitment to the New Britain community, and she has dedicated her life and career to serving its most vulnerable families. Read more about Kalisha’s 100 Women of Color recognition at an event in late June.

More than 60 community leaders, donors, neighbors, and Wheeler staff and trustees celebrated Wheeler’s newly renovated and expanded Family Health & Wellness Center in Plainville.