Joseph Sacco has been the Chief Medical Officer at Connecticut Hospice since 2016, and is a board-certified hospice and palliative medicine physician with over 40 years of experience. He oversees clinical and operational activities for its 53-bed Joint Commission-certified hospital and home care services for 225–250 patients, managing a team of physicians and APRNs across inpatient and homecare offices.
Previously, he founded and led the palliative medicine consultation and hospice inpatient service at Bronx Lebanon Hospital (2004–2016). Board-certified in Family Medicine (1986) and Hospice & Palliative Medicine (2007), he is an assistant professor at Yale School of Medicine. He has published in Health Affairs, AJHPM, and The New York Times, and authored three books. He lives in Madison, CT, with his wife, Colleen, and enjoys writing and wilderness backpacking with Colleen and their daughter, Rosie.
