UConn Health Care Center has five suitors

Five hospitals have stepped up as potential saviors of the cash-strapped University of Connecticut Health Care Center. Hartford Hospital made a joint proposal with the Hospital of Central Connecticut. St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Bristol Hospital, and Connecticut Children's Medical Center are also among the institutions vying for a partnership with UConn. UConn will choose a plan by the end of the year, according to President Michael J. Hogan.