Since 1893, Backus Hospital has provided quality healthcare to the residents of eastern Connecticut. The 213-bed, not-for-pro ... fit, acute care community hospital is the primary source of health services for nearly a quarter-million people in Eastern Connecticut. Backus Hospital is part of Hartford HealthCare, Connecticut’s most comprehensive healthcare network. Our fully integrated health system includes a tertiary-care teaching hospital, an acute-care community teaching hospital, an acute-care hospital and trauma center, three community hospitals, the state’s most extensive behavioral health network, a large multi-specialty physician group, a regional home care system, an array of senior care services, a large physical therapy and rehabilitation network and an accountable care organization. Through its institute model, Hartford HealthCare offers the highest standards of care for cancer, heart and vascular services, neuroscience, orthopedics and urology. read more