Dr. Justin Lundbye of Waterbury, Connecticut, Hospital Receives Leadership Award for COVID Outreach

Waterbury Hospital‘s Dr. Justin Lundbye received the Waterbury, Connecticut, Regional Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Council Leadership Award at a virtual ceremony on Aug. 4, 2020. The leadership award is presented to a health professional who embodies the qualities required to improve healthcare in the community by raising awareness, initiating change, enhancing quality of care, and/or creating new services.

Dr. Lundbye was instrumental in setting policies to protect patients, employees, and our community during the COVID-19 surge, guiding the hospital through tremendous change to meet the needs of COVID-19 patients and the community. He also led a team that established a COVID-19 drive-through sampling station in record time, making Waterbury Hospital only the second outpatient testing site in Connecticut. Dr. Lundbye helped educate the public as a medical

Dr. Justin Lundbye with the Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce Healthcare Council Leadership Award he received. Dr. Lundbye was instrumental in setting policies ensure safety during the COVID-19 surge, guiding the hospital through tremendous change to meet the needs of COVID-19 patients and the community. He also led a team that established a COVID-19 drive-through sampling station in record time, making Waterbury Hospital only the second outpatient testing site in Connecticut.

Dr. Lundbye also helped educate the public as a medical spokesman and media expert for the hospital on issues related to COVID-19.