New London — The state Office of Health Care Access will resume its public hearing on the proposed affiliation of Lawrence + Memorial Healthcare and the Yale-New Haven Health System at 3 p.m. July 26 at the Holiday Inn, 35 Gov. Winthrop Boulevard.

The first part of the hearing took place Monday, concluding after about six hours of public testimony and presentations by L+M and Yale-New Haven, followed by a presentation by the intervenors, a coalition of 10 health care, consumer, civil rights and labor groups.

The hearing will continue with cross-examination by representatives of L+M and Yale-New Haven of the intervenors, and a cross-examination of the two hospitals by the intervenors. After that, OHCA staff will ask questions. 

Written testimony on the application is being taken until July 29.

Comments can be mailed to: Kimberly Martone, director of operations, Office of Health Care Access, Division of the Department of Public Health, 410 Capitol Ave., MS #13 HCA, P.O. Box 340308, Hartford CT 06134-0308.