Introducing the 2024 Healthcare Heroes
Back in 2017, BusinessWest created a new recognition program to recognize those working in the region’s large, and critically
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Healthcare Heroes
Healthcare Heroes 2023
We’re excited to celebrate our 2023 Healthcare Heroes on Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Springfield Marriott Downtown. Since BusinessWest and
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Announcing the 2022 Healthcare Heroes
We’re excited to celebrate our 2022 Healthcare Heroes on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. Since BusinessWest
Read MoreThe Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation
Innovation in Health/Wellness Here, Shared Research by Nurses and Engineers Will Benefit Patients Everywhere Intravenous (IV) infusion pump systems are
Read MoreThe Addiction Consult Service at Holyoke Medical Center
Community Health This Critical Team Provides Hope — and a Roadmap to Recovery Patrick Hamel remained calm and collected as
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Emerging Leader Chief and Physician, Baystate Noble Hospital Emergency Department He Has Devoted His Career to Improving the Community’s ‘Safety
Read MoreMark Paglia
Health/Wellness Administrator Chief Operating Officer, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center This COO Empowers Team Members and Leads by Example Mark Paglia
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Patient/Resident/Client Care Provider Director of Medical Oncology, Sister Mary Caritas Cancer Center, Mercy Medical Center This Physician Provides a Needed
Read MoreServiceNet’s Enrichment Center and Strive Clinic and Its Partners at Springfield College and UMass Amherst
Collaboration in Health/Wellness ServiceNet’s Enrichment Center and Strive Clinic and Its Partners at Springfield College and UMass Amherst Helping People
Read MoreDr. Paul Pirraglia
Collaboration in Health/Wellness Division Chief, General Medicine and Community Health, Baystate Health He Convened a Broad, Effective, Street-level Response to
Read MoreNominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022
SPRINGFIELD — In the spring of 2017, Healthcare News and its sister publication, BusinessWest, created a new and exciting recognition
Read MoreNominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022
SPRINGFIELD — In the spring of 2017, Healthcare News and its sister publication, BusinessWest, created a new and exciting recognition
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Presenting the 2021 Healthcare Heroes
Watch the Thursday, Oct. 21 Healthcare Heroes Event HERE! Since HCN and its sister publication, BusinessWest, launched the new recognition
Read MoreCollaboration In Health/Wellness: Doorway to an Accessible, Safe and Healthy Home
This Coalition Keeps People Healthy in Ways Its Partners Couldn’t Achieve Alone By Joseph Bednar If there’s anyone who understands
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Director of LGBTQ Services, Cooley Dickinson Hospital She Pioneered Appropriate Care for a Population That Sometimes Lacks It By Mark
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Medical Director, Holyoke VNA Hospice Life Care This Administrator Has Been a Pioneer, a Mentor, and an Inspiration By Mark
Read MorePatient/Resident/Client Care Provider: Dr. Louis J. DeCaro
Doctor and Owner, DeCaro Total Foot Care Center This Specialist Has Helped Patients of All Ages Take Huge Strides By
Read MoreCommunity Health: Richard Johnson
Counseling and Testing Prevention and Education Program Director, New North Citizens Council Inc. He Has Made a Career of Being
Read MoreCommunity Health: Beth Cardillo
Executive Director, Armbrook Village She Extends the Reach of This Facility Well Beyond Its Four Walls By George O’Brien Beth
Read MoreEmerging Leader: Dr. Sarah Haessler
Hospital Epidemiologist, Baystate Medical Center; Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine, Baystate Health She ‘Stands on a Wall
Read MoreLifetime Achievement: James Goodwin
President and CEO, Center for Human Development In His Long History with CHD, He’s Seen Plenty of Lives Changed By
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2020 Healthcare Heroes Event
4th Annual Healthcare Heroes Event Click here to view the Healthcare Heroes Virtual Celebration! Click Here for the 2020 Virtual
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The Staff of Holyoke Medical Center
Amid the Crisis at the Soldiers’ Home, This Small Army Answered the Call It was coming up to noon on
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Mark Keroack, M.D., President and CEO, Baystate Health
His Efforts to Coordinate the Region’s Pandemic Response Saved Lives Dr. Mark Keroack doesn’t feel like a Healthcare Hero. But
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Lydia Brisson, Christopher Savino, and Emeline Bean Clinical Liaisons, Berkshire Healthcare Systems
They Moved to the Front Lines at the Height of the Pandemic Lydia Brisson was out for a hike with
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The Institute for Applied Life Sciences at UMass Amherst
At a Time of Crisis, Collaboration Was Key to Meeting the Most Pressing Needs In mid-March, when much of the
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Maggie Eboso, Infection Control and Prevention Coordinator, Mercy Medical Center
This Administrator Has Become a Calming Voice in the Midst of the Pandemic Maggie Eboso was in the grocery store
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Rabbi Devorah Jacobson, Director of Spiritual Life, JGS Lifecare
She Became a Guiding Light at a Time of Pain and Darkness Rabbi Devorah Jacobson came to JGS Lifecare as
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Jennifer Graham, Home Health Aide, O’Connell Care at Home
This College Student Stepped Up and Passed an Important Test Jennifer Graham enrolled in the pre-medical sciences program — with
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The Nutrition Department at Greater Springfield Senior Services Inc.
Dedicated Team Rose to the Occasion and Took Care of Those in Need Several areas at the Greater Springfield Senior
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Helen Gobeil, Staffing Supervisor, Visiting Angels
This Administrator Provided a Steady Hand in Rough Seas Helen Gobeil had recently relocated to Western Mass. from the other
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Friends of the Homeless
While This Shelter’s Protocols Changed, Its Mission Never Did The metaphor is an easy one to draw. “If COVID was
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Healthcare Heroes 2020
The 4th Annual Healthcare Heroes Awards Healthcare Heroes 2020 to Honor the Heroes of COVID-19 Since the phrase COVID-19 came
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Frank Robinson, Ph.D.
This Public Health Leader Is a Visionary and Innovator “Dr. Frank Robinson is a true visionary. He sees partnerships and
Read MoreKatherine Wilson
While She Manages People and Programs, Her Job Is About Changing Lives It’s probably fair to say that the discussions
Read MoreShriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield
‘There’s a Magic Here,’ Built on Dedication, Innovation, and Culture H. Lee Kirk Jr. was speaking at a public event
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Cristina Huebner Torres, Ph.D.
This Leader Is Focused on Dismantling the Barriers That Limit One’s Ability to Thrive Dr. Cristina Huebner Torres was moving
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Amy Walker
This Nurse Midwife Gave Birth to an Intriguing Concept in Care ‘Accountability.’ After pausing to give the matter some thought,
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Emily Uguccioni
This Assisted-living Facility Manager Leads by Example It’s safe to say that, at the age of 13, most people don’t
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Tara Ferrante
She’s Forging Pathways to Help People Overcome OCD and Hoarding Disorder To illustrate one of the many ways obsessive-compulsive disorder,
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