USSC Heliport

Economic and corporate restructuring. Following the acquisition by Tyco, the new parent company undertook significant cost-cutting measures. The private corporate heliport was considered a non-essential, high-cost asset and was decommissioned as part of the integration of USSC into Tyco's healthcare division.

The heliport is permanently closed and inactive. The physical site is the rooftop of the prominent office building at 150 Glover Avenue in Norwalk, CT. This building, originally the USSC headquarters, was later known as the Matrix Corporate Center and is now part of a multi-building office park called 'The Towers'. The building is now a multi-tenant commercial office space housing various companies. While the circular landing pad structure may still be physically visible on the roof, it is no longer certified or maintained for aviation use.

The USSC Heliport was a private rooftop helipad located at the world headquarters of the United States Surgical Corporation, a pioneering and highly successful medical device company founded by Leon C. Hirsch. During its operational years (primarily the 1980s and 1990s), the heliport was a symbol of corporate prestige and efficiency. It was used exclusively for executive transport, flying company leaders and important guests to and from major New York City airports (JFK, LaGuardia, Newark), Wall Street, and other regional corporate facilities. This allowed executives to bypass ground traffic, a significant advantage for a major international corporation. Operations likely involved twin-engine corporate helicopters such as the Sikorsky S-76, a model produced locally in Connecticut.

There are no known plans or prospects for reopening the heliport. The building's current function as a multi-tenant office park makes the operation of a private heliport impractical and economically unviable. The significant costs, liability, security concerns, and noise regulations associated with reactivating a helipad for multiple, unrelated tenants make it a highly improbable future development.