Community Health & Wellness

Community Health & Wellness Serving over 7,000 patients, CHWC operates health centers in Torrington, Winsted, and a newly built center in North Canaan. No one is ever turned away.

Community Health & Wellness Center offers integrated, patient-focused healthcare where our team of health professionals collaborates to provide comprehensive treatment and support for your overall health and wellbeing. Community Health & Wellness Center is an award-winning 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and the sole Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the Northwest corner of Connecticut, providing comprehensive services. CHWC delivers a range of integrated healthcare services, including medical, dental, chiropractic, nutrition, podiatry, and behavioral health, we well as an in-house lab and pharmacy. CHWC participates with most state and commercial insurance plans, utilizing a sliding fee scale to ensure accessibility for individuals of all financial backgrounds. The organization extends its impact by offering physical and mental health services through school-based health centers in all Torrington schools, and three schools in the Region One school district. Mission:
Community Health & Wellness Center (CHWC) is committed to keeping communities healthy. In a compassionate, high-quality, and patient-centered environment, services are accessible and provided without discrimination, with cultural competence, and where all people matter regardless of ability to pay. Through coalitions, advocacy and sound fiscal management, these services will be sustained over time. We accept HSUKY, Medicare and most commercial insurances. Financial assistance is available.

Last week, members of our Leadership team attended the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut annual 2-day c...
11/24/2025

Last week, members of our Leadership team attended the Community Health Center Association of Connecticut annual 2-day conference. Our CEO, Joanne Borduas, received the Connecticut Health Center Champion Award in recognition of her outstanding leadership, advocacy and unwavering commitment to advancing community health across Connecticut. This is a well-deserved award and we are honored to call Joanne our CEO and fearless leader!

Today we want to give an appreciation shout out to our Nurse Practitioners who go the extra mile every day to make sure ...
11/20/2025

Today we want to give an appreciation shout out to our Nurse Practitioners who go the extra mile every day to make sure our patients are cared for!

11/18/2025

The Winsted Health Center is closed today. Please call 860-489-0931 to schedule an appointment.

Our awesome nursing team has been working hard this fall to provide flu vaccination clinics in our local communities. Th...
11/17/2025

Our awesome nursing team has been working hard this fall to provide flu vaccination clinics in our local communities. The team took our Mobile Medical Unit to White Flower Farm, BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) in Canaan, Altek Electronics, Inc, and offered a Pediatric clinic for our pediatric patients. In total our team provided over 200 flu vaccines at these clinics!

Community Health & Wellness would like to extend our gratitude to Market Street Creatives for their continued support as...
11/13/2025

Community Health & Wellness would like to extend our gratitude to Market Street Creatives for their continued support as an Up-Roaring Sponsor for the Cocktails & Comedy fundraising event on November 15th.

This morning, Rachel from our Behavioral Health Department spoke with Dale at 97.3 WZBG about the different types of the...
11/12/2025

This morning, Rachel from our Behavioral Health Department spoke with Dale at 97.3 WZBG about the different types of therapy approaches she uses with her patients on a daily basis.

"Therapy isn't about being broken, it's about having a safe place to grow". Rachel Harbert from the Community Health & Wellness shared that message on todays' "Morning Live". She employs a number of different therapy approaches that meet you right where you are. Thanks Rachel! Learn more at www.chwctorr.org -Dale

Today Dan and Maria took our Mobile Medical Unit, B.E.T.T.Y, to Connecticut State Community College in Winsted to provid...
11/11/2025

Today Dan and Maria took our Mobile Medical Unit, B.E.T.T.Y, to Connecticut State Community College in Winsted to provide free blood pressure checks to community members picking up food from the Foodshare delivery.

Today we would like to take a moment to thank our veterans for their dedication to our country. Thank you for your servi...
11/11/2025

Today we would like to take a moment to thank our veterans for their dedication to our country. Thank you for your service.

Community Health & Wellness would like to extend our gratitude to Northwest Community Bank and Steve Caruso of Aflac, To...
11/10/2025

Community Health & Wellness would like to extend our gratitude to Northwest Community Bank and Steve Caruso of Aflac, Torrington for their continued support as the Laugh Out Loud Sponsors for the Cocktails & Comedy fundraising event on November 15th.

This weekend our Community Health Worker, Maria, attended the Hartford HealthCare Medical Mission at the Vogel-Wetmore S...
11/10/2025

This weekend our Community Health Worker, Maria, attended the Hartford HealthCare Medical Mission at the Vogel-Wetmore School where she assisted patients at check-out to schedule follow-up appointments with their primary care providers. CHWC attends this evert every year to help give back to our patients and provide resources to those in need.

11/10/2025

There will be no phlebotomy services in Torrington today. We apologize for any inconvenience

11/07/2025

After concluding a 90-day due diligence process, Community Health & Wellness Center and Wheeler Health have mutually agreed to discontinue the merger discussions. This was a difficult decision, and we thank the teams of both organizations and their Board of Directors, for the hard work, dedication and support that was put in to evaluating this opportunity. Our organizations are committed to providing quality health care to our patients and the communities we serve across the state. CHWC We will be working diligently on our strategic roadmap to ensure a bright and sustainable future. We thank our community friends and partners for their support along the way!

Address

469 Migeon Avenue
Torrington, CT
06790

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 5pm
Thursday 8:30am - 5pm
Friday 8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+18604890931

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