FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter — Torrington, Connecticut

About FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter

FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter is a federally qualified health center site in Torrington, Northwest Hills Planning Region. HRSA funds it to see patients regardless of ability to pay.

It has been in federal health center scope since 2009; it reports 2 operating hours a week, below the 31.3-hour median for health center sites in Northwest Hills Planning Region.

COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON, INCORPORATED runs 17 other listed locations.

HRSA Health Center Service Delivery Sites lists it; no source records whether GLP-1 medications are prescribed here.

GLP-1 coverage at FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter

Part B pays for the visit at FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter under the health center payment system, and the sliding fee scale can lower the cost of the visit for those who qualify; the drug is billed to Part D by a pharmacy.

HRSA lists Medicare billing number 071644 here, so the site bills Medicare directly.

Medicare's general GLP-1 rules are set out.

• Do you manage GLP-1 prescriptions for Medicare patients?
• Which Medicare plans do you take?
• What documents precede a prior authorization?

Insurance and Medicare at FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter

FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter is required to run a sliding fee scale by household income and size. Ask intake which documents prove it.

Connecticut expanded Medicaid and counted roughly 742,808 Medicare beneficiaries as of 2026-08. Dual eligibility usually brings Extra Help with Part D costs.

Connecticut CHOICES (Program for Health Insurance Assistance, Outreach, Information and Referral, Counseling, Eligibility Screening) answers formulary questions free at 1-800-994-9422; statewide rules sit.

Services and specialties

FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter is required to provide or arrange, directly or by referral:

Weight management and diabetes care sit inside primary care, where a GLP-1 conversation would start.

• Primary care for all ages
• Behavioral health and substance use care
• Preventive dental care
• Laboratory and diagnostic services

Getting there and what to expect

FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter is at 332 S Main St, Torrington, CT, 06790-6767, Northwest Hills Planning Region.

Torrington measures 870 people per square mile: parking is normally on site, transit thinner.

HRSA records 2 operating hours a week here, listed as full-time.

Call 860-496-1648 before travelling.

• Medicare card and any Part D card
• Photo ID
• Current medications and doses
• Recent labs or prescriber notes
• Income and household size, for the fee scale

Other options near FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter

The nearest COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON, INCORPORATED site is Sullivan Senior Center in Torrington, 0.2 miles away.

Southwest Elementary School in Torrington is the next one out, 0.4 miles away.

The closest unrelated listing is Mary P. Hinsdale - SBHC, listed under Community Care Access, 9.5 miles away. Distances are straight-line, so a drive is longer.

Northwest Hills Planning Region carries 20 listings.

The full Connecticut list is.