Emergency Medical Care - UConn Health
Emergency Medicine • Farmington, CT • Since 1961
About
Summary: UConn Health in Farmington provides comprehensive emergency medical care through John Dempsey Hospital and related clinical services. As a leading teaching hospital and health system in Connecticut, it offers emergency department services, inpatient and outpatient care, and trauma-ready facilities within a larger academic medical campus that includes the School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine. The organization emphasizes patient-centered care, education, research, and community health, with facilities and operations based in Farmington, CT. For urgent emergencies, contact the emergency department at John Dempsey Hospital or call 860-679-2000.
Clinic Type
Emergency Medicine
Address
Emergency Department, 100 Academic Way, Farmington, CT 06032
Phone
8443882666
HR-EmployeeResource@uchc.edu
Opening Hours
Open 24/7/365
Emergency Care
Emergency Department services (general emergency medicine, trauma, cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurology, imaging, rapid stroke care, rapid heart attack care)
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FAQs
When to Call 911
If you are experiencing a life-threatening medical emergency, call 911 right away.
Awards & Accreditations
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Birdeye: 2.4 out of 5 stars (137 reviews)
- HealthLuminate: 82% (Percent who definitely recommend)
- US News & World Report: 91% (Willing to recommend)
Patients praise
- Competent and caring post-op nursing staff reported in some instances
- Generally high patient recommendation rates across broader hospital surveys
Common complaints
- Long emergency department wait times
- Perceived lack of staff responsiveness and attentiveness
- Dissatisfaction with quality of communication and bedside manner
- Concerns regarding misdiagnosis or dismissal of symptoms
"Emergency room is like a train station. Lots of people waiting here 7 to 10 hours and they don’t even care..."
— Birdeye review"If you are in need of emergency medical help, walk, limp or crawl somewhere else."
— RateMDs reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- $1.5M Gift Establishes the Chase-Bear-Dyer Advanced Triage Unit at UConn Health and the Chase-Bear-Dyer Family Classroom at the UConn School of Law - UConn Today — Jun 8, 2026
- Emergency Dental Care Locations | UConn Health — Jul 29, 2025
- KBE Building Corporation Completes UConn Health Emergency Department Expansion — KBE Building Corporation — Mar 9, 2026
- $1.5 Million Gift to Expand UConn Health ER, Upgrade Law School Technology Announced | Mansfield, CT Patch — Jun 8, 2026
- UConn Health - Wikipedia — Sep 12, 2025
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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