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Celebrating the Healthcare Heroes for 2021

By BusinessWest Staff October 21, 2021 8040

We celebrated our 2021 Healthcare Heroes on Thursday, Oct. 21 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke.

View the 2021 Healthcare Heroes Program Guide HERE

This year’s Healthcare Heroes program was sponsored by: presenting sponsors Elms College and Baystate Health/Health New England, and partner sponsor Trinity Health Of New England/Mercy Medical Center.

View the October 21, 2021 Event Gallery Here

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To order prints go to Leah Martin Photography

Watch the Thursday, Oct. 21 Healthcare Heroes Event HERE!

Overall, everyone who was nominated this year is a hero, but in the minds of our judges — the writers and editors at BusinessWest — eight of these stories stood out among the others. The Healthcare Heroes for 2021 are:

Lifetime Achievement:

James Goodwin, President and CEO, Center for Human Development

Emerging Leader:

Dr. Sarah Haessler, Hospital Epidemiologist, Baystate Medical Center Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine, Baystate Health

Community Health:

Beth Cardillo, Executive Director, Armbrook Village, and Richard Johnson, Counseling and Testing Prevention and Education Program Director, New North Citizens Council Inc.

Patient/Resident/ Client Care Provider:

Dr. Louis J. DeCaro, Podiatrist and Owner, DeCaro Total Foot Care Center

Health/Wellness Administrator:

Dr. Alicia Ross, Medical Director,
Holyoke VNA Hospice Life Care

Innovation in Health/Wellness:

J. Aleah Nesteby, Director of LGBTQ Services, Cooley Dickinson Hospital

Collaboration in Health/Wellness:

Doorway to an Accessible, Safe and Healthy Home

Presenting Sponsors

Partner Sponsors

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