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.

This morning our registered dietician, Elizabeth Caruthers, joined Dale Jones at 97.3 WZBG to discuss eating healthy and...
02/11/2026

This morning our registered dietician, Elizabeth Caruthers, joined Dale Jones at 97.3 WZBG to discuss eating healthy and getting back on track after the holidays!

Are you eating well, and healthy? Registered dietician Elizabeth Caruthers from Community Health & Wellness centers encourages you to just focus on one aspect of your good dietary health, and nail it! She shared her "keep it simple" message on WZBG's "Around the towns" program. Thanks, Elizabeth! Learn more at www.chwctorr.org -Dale

02/11/2026

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

There is still time to join the ๐‚๐จ๐ฉ๐ž & ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ starting in North Canaan on February 26th! Call ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ to sig...
02/10/2026

There is still time to join the ๐‚๐จ๐ฉ๐ž & ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ง๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐†๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ starting in North Canaan on February 26th!

Call ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ-๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ-๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ to sign-up today!

CHWC will have a delayed opening tomorrow, Wednesday 2/11, due to snowy conditions. We will open at 9:30am. Appointments...
02/10/2026

CHWC will have a delayed opening tomorrow, Wednesday 2/11, due to snowy conditions. We will open at 9:30am.

Appointments prior to 9:30am will be rescheduled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐’™๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐‘จ๐’“๐’•๐’” ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’‘ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ! Starting Friday, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” from ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฉ๐ฆ. The Expressive Arts Group fol...
02/09/2026

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ฌ๐’™๐’‘๐’“๐’†๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’—๐’† ๐‘จ๐’“๐’•๐’” ๐‘ฎ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’‘ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’ƒ๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ!

Starting Friday, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” from ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฉ๐ฆ.

The Expressive Arts Group follows interventions linked to CBT, DBT, strengths-based interventions, self-esteem, self-identity, etc.

๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐ง๐ฒ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. Patients may join this group at any time. If you are unable to begin on February 20th, you may join during one of the following weeks.

Due to limited space and resources, this group is limited to 12 people. If you are interested in joining this group, please inquire at the front desk. This group is not covered by Medicare, please inquire about financial assistance if you are interested.

If you are interested in joining, please call 860-489-0931 to speak with a Patient Access Representative!

Today is National Wear Red Day which supports the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Movement!45% of women ov...
02/06/2026

Today is National Wear Red Day which supports the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women Movement!

45% of women over the age of 20 live with cardiovascular disease. The campaign is designed to spark action, education and prevention by wearing red clothing or accessories to show your support and spark conversation. CHWC is proud to support this movement and raise awareness!

02/05/2026

๐Ÿ“ฃ๐‘ต๐’†๐’˜ ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’–๐’“๐’”- ๐‘พ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐‘ฏ๐’†๐’‚๐’๐’•๐’‰ ๐‘ช๐’†๐’๐’•๐’†๐’“๐Ÿ“ฃ

The Winsted Health Center will no longer be offering late hours on Wednesday evenings. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. The revised hours are below.

๐‘พ๐’Š๐’๐’”๐’•๐’†๐’… ๐‘ฏ๐’๐’–๐’“๐’”:
Monday: 8:30am -5:00pm
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: 8:30am -5:00pm
Thursday: 8:30am -5:00pm
Friday: 8:30am -5:00pm

If you still need an appointment after 5pm, the Torrington Health Center offers late hours on Thursday evenings until 8pm.

This morning our School-Based Health Center APRN, Becca Malone, had the opportunity to participate in National Read Alou...
02/04/2026

This morning our School-Based Health Center APRN, Becca Malone, had the opportunity to participate in National Read Aloud day at Lee H. Kellogg Elementary School in Falls Village! Becca read Giraffe's Can't Dance!

Read Aloud day encourages everyone to grab a book, find an audience and read aloud, fostering a love for stories and improving language skills.

๐ŸŽ‰We would like to introduce Cathy Kelly,  LMSW, LADC, who joined CHWC as our Integrated Care Clinician in the Torrington...
02/03/2026

๐ŸŽ‰We would like to introduce Cathy Kelly, LMSW, LADC, who joined CHWC as our Integrated Care Clinician in the Torrington office! ๐ŸŽ‰

Cathy is a graduate of Southern CT State University where she obtained her master's in social work. She is a Licensed Master Social Worker and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor who is experienced in working with children, adolescents and adults.

She has been worked in a variety of settings such as hospitals, intensive outpatient programs, in-home services and outpatient clinics. Cathy works with people who suffer from depression, substance abuse, behavioral problems, family conflict and anger management difficulties. As an Integrated Clinician, Cathy can be found in the Medical wing where she is available to address patients needs as they arise.

When Cathy isn't seeing patients in our office, she loves to walk, read and enjoys spending time with her family and her Husky Jax.

If you missed the town hall event in Canaan a few weeks ago, check out the article published in the Lakeville Journal.
02/02/2026

If you missed the town hall event in Canaan a few weeks ago, check out the article published in the Lakeville Journal.

NORTH CANAAN โ€” Rising insurance costs and persistent economic hardship are reshaping local healthcare, Community Health and Wellness Center CEO Joanne Borduas said, describing the landscape as โ€œshiftingโ€ at a town hall event Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the Colonial Theatre.CHWC, a Federally Qualified...

CHWC will be closed on Monday, 1/26, due to snowy conditions. All appointments will be rescheduled.
01/24/2026

CHWC will be closed on Monday, 1/26, due to snowy conditions. All appointments will be rescheduled.

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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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