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HEALTHCARE HEROES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Introducing the 2023 Healthcare Heroes
Since BusinessWest and its sister publication, the Healthcare News, launched the recognition program known as Healthcare Heroes in 2017, the initiative has more than succeeded in its quest to iden-
tify true leaders — not to mention inspiring stories — within this region’s large and vitally important healthcare sector.
The award was created to recognize those whose contributions to the health and well-being of this region, while known to some, needed to become known to all. And that is certainly true this year.
These nine individuals are leaders, and also innovators, collabora- tors, and, perhaps most important, inspirations. They have devoted their careers to improving the quality of individual lives and the health of entire communities. We find these stories to be compelling and inspira- tional, and we’re sure you will as well.
Overall, everyone who was nominated this year is a hero, but in the minds of our judges — the editors and management at BusinessWest — eight of these stories stood out among the others. The Healthcare Heroes for 2023 are:
Lifetime Achievement:
Jody O’Brien, Urology Group of Western New England
Emerging Leader:
Ellen Ingraham-Shaw, Baystate Medical Center
Health Education:
Kristina Hallett, Bay Path University
Patient Care Provider:
Julie Lefer Quick,
VA of Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System
Healthcare Administration:
Dr. Mark Kenton, Mercy Medical Center
Innovation in Health/Wellness:
Gabriel Mokwuah and Joel Brito, Holyoke Medical Center
Emerging Leader:
Ashley LeBlanc, Mercy Medical Center
Community Health:
Cindy Senk, Movement for All
We’re excited to celebrate our Healthcare Heroes on Thursday, Oct. 26 at the Springfield Marriott Downtown. Tickets cost $90 each, and tables of 10 are available.
Visit businesswest.com/healthcare-heroes/healthcare-heroes-tickets or scan the QR code here to reserve your tickets.
The Healthcare Heroes program is being sponsored by:
Presenting Sponsors
Partner Sponsors
Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation
Institute for
Applied Life Sciences
H2 2023
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