Hospital for Special Care is a place where hope lives, where dreams are fought for and achieved. 

A place where athletes of all abilities find the drive, compassion, and confidence to succeed in sports and in life. 

Hospital for Special Care is a Premier Level Charity Partner of the Eversource Hartford Marathon. Our marathon initiative supports adaptive sports, autism, ALS, pulmonary and spinal cord care, and other rehabilitation programs - helping rebuild lives every day!

Join Team Special Care

The 2020 Eversource Hartford Marathon and Half Marathon will take place from October 8th through 11th as a virtual event. You can choose to run, walk or race your own marathon, half marathon, 5K, and a new 10K race distance.

This year, 100% of the $25 participant entry fee will be donated directly to the HMF GIVES Fund, which will be split between all Official Charity Program partners of HMF. The more participants and fundraisers, the more each charity will receive. Here's how you can make a difference.

    1. Register as a virtual race participant and fundraise. Make sure to click on Hospital for Special Care. 

    2. Register to fundraise only and make a difference in rebuilding lives. 

    3. Make a one-time donation. 

Thank you to Allscripts for sponsoring Team Special Care this year at the Hartford Marathon!

About Hospital for Special Care

Hospital for Special Care (HFSC) is the fourth-largest, free-standing long-term acute care hospital in the U.S. and one of only two in the nation serving both adults and children. Located in New Britain and Hartford, we operate on a not-for-profit basis. We are recognized for advanced care and rehabilitation in pulmonary care, acquired brain injury, medically-complex pediatrics, neuromuscular disorders, spinal cord injury, comprehensive heart failure, and comprehensive inpatient and outpatient treatment for children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.