Summer Bridge Program graduates 9

Waterbury Hospital hosted nine area public school students as part of the 2024 Summer Bridge Program providing students, an opportunity to learn while exploring potential career options in healthcare.

            The five-week academic enrichment program incorporates job shadowing and hands on learning with rigorous inter-disciplinary education. The program provides an educational venue while promoting Waterbury Hospital’s healthy living message. The students in grades 10-12, participated in the program from June 24 through July 26.

            This year’s program included job shadowing, hands on learning including CPR and Stop the Bleed training, a research project on health equity, health classes including Yoga and strength training, as well as tours of different areas of the hospital.

            Summer Bridge is one of several programs that are part of the Youth Pipeline Initiative, formed in 2001 as a collaboration between Waterbury Hospital and Waterbury Public Schools to close the achievement gap for minority and economically disadvantaged students in Waterbury so they can matriculate and compete for college placement.

      This is one of two summer programs for high schoolers being held at Waterbury Hospital. The second one-week program is a collaboration with Northwest Regional Workforce Development, Waterbury Public Schools, and other community partners. That program runs July 29- Aug. 2

About Waterbury HEALTH

Waterbury HEALTH, which includes Waterbury Hospital, Alliance Medical Group, Cardiology Associates of Greater Waterbury, VNA Health at Home and Access Rehab Centers, Greater Waterbury Imaging Center, offers comprehensive healthcare services including primary care, emergency and acute care, and home healthcare. Serving Waterbury and eleven surrounding communities in Western Connecticut, Waterbury HEALTH is a member of Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc., a national family of hospitals and healthcare networks. For more information about Waterbury HEALTH visit: https://www.wtbyhealth.org/.