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Based in Bristol, Connecticut, the integrated healthcare network includes Bristol Hospital, Bristol Health Medical Group, and home-care, hospice, skilled-nursing and EMS services with over 20 locations throughout central Connecticut. 

Under board and executive leadership, Bristol Health has: 

• Created a vision to advance health equity in the community by eliminating disparities in the delivery of patient care by recognizing and celebrating differences in gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs and other ideologies. 
• Collaborated with diverse community programs and promotes shared governance within its workforce to increase diversity, equity and inclusion to serve the needs of the community and identify ongoing performance-improvement opportunities.