News from Wheeler

Wheeler has announced it has earned the 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces award. Issued by Energage, a purpose-driven organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces, the Top Workplaces program has a 15-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees and recognizing the top organizations across 60 markets for regional Top Workplaces awards. 

From “Poopons” that incentivize patients to do colorectal screenings, to deep dives into the patient check-in process, Wheeler staff routinely work across disciplines in continuous quality improvement (CQI) teams to improve health outcomes in our patients.

Dozens of attendees honored an anniversary in Bristol for two decades of a highly successful model of home-based behavioral health treatment. Wheeler was intimately involved in the development of the Multisystemic Therapy – Building Stronger Families model in 2004-2005 and continues to be a leading provider around the state.

Garrett entered his senior year of high school with the goal of attending college. However, the track-and-field athlete needed assistance in getting over some hurdles to reach his goals. He was referred to LifeSet, which is called Transitional Supports for Emerging Adults (TSEA) in Connecticut.

With a new $250,000, multiyear grant, The Cigna Group Foundation is expanding access to health care in Hartford through a partnership with Wheeler Health.

Every day, across the state, dozens of Wheeler clinicians step out of their cars, ring a doorbell, and change lives in the most intimate setting, a family’s home.

"Now, it's just a whole different perspective."

To provide same-day assessments and rapid access to follow-up care, Wheeler Health has been awarded a $600,000 federal grant as part of a $4.2-million funding package distributed to seven community health centers across Connecticut.

Wheeler Health has announced a $110,000 grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. The funds will support the “Walk With Me” program at its Family Health & Wellness centers in Hartford, New Britain, Plainville, and Waterbury, Connecticut, and extend the program and its services to Wheeler’s Bristol, Connecticut, center.

The new year is approaching, and a Wheeler Celebrate Bristol 2025 calendar might be just what you need! Calendars are available for free while supplies last at Wheeler’s Family Health & Wellness Center at One Hope Street, and other locations in the city.

Daniel Melchor, LCSW, integrated care supervisor at the Wheeler Family Health & Wellness Center in Waterbury, recently sat with NBC Connecticut and Telemundo to discuss how to manage anxiety and stress in these turbulent times.

A Community Baby Shower for expectant families and new parents will take place on November 7 from 3 to 6 pm at Human Resources Agency of New Britain, 180 Clinton Street, New Britain.

Wheeler has been named a Top Workplace for professional development of its staff and for being a woman-led organization.

Gary Rhule, MD, MPH, MBA, can trace a timeline of his journey joining Wheeler’s Board of Trustees, and his own impressive education and career, to his childhood receiving health care in the Hartford community.

A Community Baby Shower for expectant families and new parents will take place on October 24 from 3 to 6 pm at The River Baldwin Recreation Center in the Gymnasium, 135 East Liberty Street, Waterbury