Name: Todd Steigman

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: To Whom it May Concern,
Pursuant to the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act, Conn. Gen. Stat. 1-200 et seq., I am requesting the following public records from the University of Connecticut, and UConn Health:

(1) Any settlement agreement(s) between Dr. Erica Shen and UConn Health, the University of Connecticut Health Center, the University of Connecticut, and/or the State of Connecticut. The time period covered by this request is limited to 2024 through 2026.

In the event that you deny all or any portion of this request, please respond in writing and cite to the specific provision of FOIA or any other statute that you contend supports the denial.

If you have any questions or need any additional information, I would appreciate your contacting me by telephone or e-mail.

I look forward to hearing from you promptly, within four business days, as required by FOIA § 1-210 and § 1-206.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions, or suggestions for the best way to fulfill this request.

Notes:

Name: Amber Petraites

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am writing on behalf of SmartProcure to formally submit a Public Records Request.

We respectfully request electronic copies of records from January 1, 2022 to the present relating to the current and active contract between University of Connecticut Health Center (UConn Health) and following Vendors.

1. CDWG
2. Carahsoft Technology

If any such contracts exist, I would appreciate receiving the associated documentation that includes the following details:

• The names of the contracting parties..
• A description of the nature and purpose of the contract..
• The contract’s start and end dates..
• The total value or cost of the contract..
• Any amendments, extensions, or renewals related to the contract..

If the requested records are available in digital format, I would appreciate receiving them electronically. You may either email the documents directly or upload them securely using the link below:
http://cargo.govspend.com/agency-upload?id=5c3da1da0867cc0031e405e0-084525ac3dad4fb8b2e8b2b9fce9da6f

Notes:

Name: Misty Ruhlman

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: 09/08/2026

Details: SmartProcure is submitting a public records request to the University of Connecticut Health Center for any and all purchasing records from 4/1/26 to current. The request is limited to readily available records without physically copying, scanning, or printing paper documents. Any editable electronic document is acceptable.

The specific information requested from your record-keeping system is:

1. Purchase order number. If purchase orders are not used a comparable substitute is acceptable, i.e., invoice, encumbrance, or check number
2. Purchase date
3. Line item details (Detailed description of the purchase)
4. Line item quantity
5. Line item price
6. Vendor ID number, name, address, contact person and their email address

Notes:

Name: William Lynn

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: I am requesting the current and full employment contract for Cato Laurencin, MD, PhD, University Professor and Director of the Laurencin Institute.

Notes:

Name: Whitney Kubik

Affiliation: Murphy, Laudati, Kiel, and Alfano, LLC

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: 01/01/2026

Request Date End: 08/30/2026

Details: Please provide copies of any and all policies related to transporting and escorting patients prior to admission, after admission and prior to discharge, and after discharge.

Notes:

Name: Janis Emmette

Affiliation: None

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: 05/01/2025

Request Date End: 08/19/2026

Details: I am requesting all records concerning my employment, including emails, texts/SMS, Teams messages/chats, internal communications, notes, memoranda, reports, and formal or informal complaints made by me or about me. Please include communications between supervisors, managers, coworkers, HR, Employee Relations, Labor Relations, administration, and any other personnel discussing me or matters related to my employment.

Please include all records concerning my attendance, performance, training, workload, scheduling, workplace concerns, complaints, transfer, working test/probationary status, discipline, investigations, and termination. This includes recommendations, approvals, meeting and investigatory notes, witness statements, performance or attendance records relied upon, and communications regarding whether or when I should be disciplined or terminated. Please include records identifying who participated in these decisions and when termination was first discussed, recommended, approved, or finalized.

Please include all records concerning my transfer and working test period, including requests, approvals, effective dates, calculations, extensions or changes, notices, and communications regarding whether my transfer affected my working test period or permanent employment status. Please include available HR/personnel system audit or change history showing when information concerning my transfer, working test period, or employment status was entered, changed, or updated and by whom.

Please also include all records and communications concerning my CT FMLA/intermittent leave and ADA accommodations, including applications, certifications, modifications, clarifications, pending requests, approvals/denials, and the ADA interactive process. Include communications concerning absences, tardiness, late arrivals, early departures, or other attendance that was or potentially could have been protected by CT FMLA or an accommodation.

Please include any communications discussing my FMLA use, disability, or accommodation requests in connection with staffing, scheduling, attendance, performance, complaints, discipline, transfer, working test status, continued employment, or termination, including any FMLA or ADA documentation that was pending or under review when employment decisions were being considered.

Please also include records relating to complaints I made regarding workplace treatment, training, scheduling, workload, harassment, discrimination, retaliation, or other workplace concerns, as well as complaints or allegations made about me and any related responses, investigations, findings, or internal discussions.

This request includes communications conducted through personal phones, text messages, personal email accounts, or other devices to the extent they concern official UConn Health business and constitute public records. Please include available attachments, timestamps, conversation threads, metadata, and HR system audit/change history.

Notes:

Name: James Xiao

Affiliation: Hospital Optics

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Copies (PDF) of the agreements in effect at any time since January 1, 2025 covering:

1. Travel nursing, including medical-surgical, telemetry, emergency department, intensive-care, operating-room, and labor-and-delivery nurses.

2. Local-contract and per-diem nursing, including PRN, agency-pool, float-pool, short-notice, night, and weekend coverage.

Notes:

Name: Livi Stanford

Affiliation: Hartford Courant

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records related to inspection reports, complaint investigations, corrective actions, and reports from the independent consultants leading to and following the consent decree regarding Solnit.

Notes:

Name: Livi Stanford

Affiliation: Hartford Courant

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: Under the Connecticut Freedom of Information Act § 1-200 et seq., I am requesting an opportunity to inspect or obtain copies of public records related the consent order from the Department of Public Health regarding Solnit.

Notes:

Name: Kevin Rennie

Affiliation: Withheld.

Location: UConn Health

Request Date Start: Withheld.

Request Date End: Withheld.

Details: 1.Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I request all documents from May 1, 2024 to the date of your compliance with this request, between Saud Anwar and the following:

Andrew Agwunobi
Andrea Keilty
Marie Schweitzer
Joann Lombardo

2. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I request all documents from May 1, 2024 and the date of your compliance with this request, between Andrew Agwunobi and anyone associated with CareQuest, between, Andrea Keilty and anyone associated with CareQuest, and between Andrew Agwunobi and Andrea Keilty regarding CareQuest.

Notes: