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For over 215 years, HCMA has represented the voice of Hartford County physicians and their patients. We offer not just a wealth of benefits, like networking events, discounts, action alerts and workshops, we also give you and your patients a way to get involved in the fight for the future of health care.
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Calendar of Events
HCMA's Event Calendar includes a variety of valuable seminars and events. Our goal is to offer our physician members and their staffs the knowledge and resources necessary to manage a successful practice.
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HCMA History
The
Hartford
County Medical Association is a professional membership organization
of the
physicians who render medical care unto the people of Hartford
County.
The
Association was loosely organized in 1784 and formally chartered by
the
Connecticut General Assembly in May of 1792. The Association members
met on
September 25, 1792 to organize and accept the charter. It is this
date,
which we now recognize as the official birth date of the
Association.
In
its first
century of service, the Association and its members played
significant roles
in founding the Hartford Deaf and Dumb Asylum, the Retreat for the
Insane
(now the Institute of Living), the Hartford Hospital and the Old
People's
Home.
During
the
early days, Hartford County physicians worked to establish a
standard for
licensure, compile a medical library and set codes of conduct for
its
members.
In
1844-45
Dr. Horace Wells, a member of the Association, discovered modem
anesthesia.
In 1861 the members offered their professional services free to the
families
of soldiers serving in the "army of volunteers."
Through
these early years members of the Association were credited with the
development of hospitals and medical schools throughout the country.
Their
contributions to medical science are acknowledged as being central
to the
development of the practice of medicine in America as we know it
today.
Currently
the Association has over 2,200 physician members. They represent
every
specialty of medicine and are affiliated with the 12 hospitals in
Hartford
County. The Association elects delegates to the Connecticut State
Medical
Society and is affiliated with the American Medical Association.
The
primary
goal of the Association is "to assure the highest possible quality
of
medical care for all people" (see mission
statement).
The
Association's business is conducted under the direction of a
volunteer Board
of Directors, which receives reports from its numerous standing
committees.
The full-time staff at the Executive Office, 55 Realty Drive, Suite 300,
Cheshire,
Connecticut, under
the
overall direction of Richard J. Fiorentino, Executive Director,
conducts the
day-to-day execution of the Association's business.