Root Center Hosts Ribbon Cutting for New Hartford Location

April 20th, 2026

From Left to right: James Classon, Root Center Clinical Supervisor, Elliott Pollack former Board Member, John Mohring, Root Center Board Member, Steven Zuckerman, Root Center CEO and President, Arunan Arulampalam, Mayor of Hartford, Bruce Simmons, Root Center Board Chairman, Patricia Rehmer, former DMHAS Commissioner and Board Vice Chair, William Schumann, Root Center Board Member. David Louden, Root Center Board Member, and Joseph Sirko, Root Center Director of Facilities.

The Root Center is proud to announce that our Lafayette Street construction is completed! This new facility will replace our longest standing clinic, Doctors Clinic on Main Street, and bring staff and patients a newfound sense of brightness, dignity, and strength.

 

On Thursday, March 13th, we had a successful Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony for our newest clinic, wonderfully located at 35 Lafayette Street in Hartford. This new clinic has expanded and safer parking, an outdoor sitting area, and will soon include primary care services!

 

It is our goal for this site to be able to offer primary care services in the future. Root center is looking forward to allowing patients to have a network of care with familiar staff who fully understand their treatment needs in relation to their recovery. We believe it is important to treat each patient as a whole!

 

Special thanks to everyone who has supported the Root Center and our mission. Our board members, community legislators and leaders, media partners, and of course, our staff. We know this new facility will go on to help so many patients, and is a long awaited upgrade from our Main Street Clinic.

 

Check out some photos from our Grand Opening celebration!

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    From Left to right: James Classon, Root Center Clinical Supervisor, Elliott Pollack, John Mohring, Root Center Board Director, Steven Zuckerman, Root Center CEO and President, Arunan Arulampalam, Mayor of Hartford, Bruce Simmons, Root Center Board Chairman, Patricia Rehmer, DMHAS Commissioner, William Schumann, Root Center Board Director. David Louden, Root Center Board Director, and Joseph Sirko, Root Center Director of Facilities.

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We would also like to extend a huge THANK YOU to Connecticut State Senator Saud Anwar for his words that he shared with us on this special day, and Mayor Arunan Arulampalam of Hartford for your continued support!

Thank you to our media partners for attending our Grand Opening, and sharing the news! We appreciate FOX 61 for coming to see our special day!


Watch FOX 61's report below!

When we opened our doors to patients on June 23rd, everyone was thrilled to see the facility again, now buzzing with nurses, counselors, and other patients. We are so honored to be able to offer a facility like this to our patients, staff, and community members. We believe the environments people receive their care matters just as much as the care itself. We are committed to offering every person that walks through our doors a high quality experience of compassion, excellence, and personal growth. Thank you to every person who has supported us in this mission, and continues to support us every single day!

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