Southwest Elementary School — Torrington, Connecticut

About Southwest Elementary School

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

HRSA records it as a seasonal site that may not run year-round; it is a school-based service site, which can limit who may be seen; it has been in federal health center scope since 2021; it reports 8 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 Southwest Elementary School

Part B pays for the visit at Southwest Elementary School 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 no Medicare billing number here for COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON, INCORPORATED; confirm billing before a first visit.

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 Southwest Elementary School

Southwest Elementary School 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

Southwest Elementary School 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

Southwest Elementary School is at 340 Litchfield St, Torrington, CT, 06790-6495, Northwest Hills Planning Region.

The site is registered as seasonal and may close for part of the year.

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

HRSA records 8 operating hours a week here.

It publishes its own hours and intake details at chwctorr.org.

Call 860-489-2311 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 Southwest Elementary School

The nearest COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OF GREATER TORRINGTON, INCORPORATED site is FISH Torrington Emergency Shelter in Torrington, 0.4 miles away.

Sullivan Senior Center in Torrington is the next one out, 0.5 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.