Healthcare Heroes
Healthcare Heroes
4thAnnual Healthcare Heroes Awards
Healthcare Heroes 2020 to Honor the Heroes of COVID-19
Since the phrase COVID-19 came into our lexicon, those working in the broad healthcare field have emerged as the true heroes during a pandemic that has changed every facet of life as we know it. And over the past several months, the world has paid tribute to these heroes, and in all kinds of ways — from applauding in unison from apartment-complex windows to bringing hot meals to hospital and nursing-home workers; from staging parades in front of these institutions to donating much-needed personal protective equipment (PPE).
BusinessWest and its sister publication, the Healthcare News, will pay tribute in their own way, by dedicating our annual Healthcare Heroes program in 2020 to those who are have emerged as true heroes during this crisis. We invite you to nominate one, or several, for what has become a very prestigious honor in Western Mass. — the Healthcare Heroes award.
Save the Date
4th Annual Healthcare Heroes Gala
Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020
5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Sheraton Springfield One Monarch Place Hotel
The 2020 Healthcare Heroes
• The staff at Holyoke Medical Center
• Mark Keroack, president and CEO of Baystate Health
• Christopher Savino, Emeline Bean, and Lydia Brisson, Clinical Liaisons for Berkshire Healthcare Systems
• The Institute for Applied Life Sciences at UMass Amherst
• Maggie Eboso, Infection Control and Prevention Coordinator at Mercy Medical Center
Presenting Sponsors
Partner Sponsors
2019 Healthcare Heroes
Healthcare Heroes 2019 Celebration
View the 2019 Healthcare Heroes Program Guide Flipbook HERE
2018 Healthcare Heroes
Mary Paquette
Patient/Resident/Client Care Provider:
Mary Paquette, director of Health Services/nurse practitioner, American International College
Celeste Surreira
Health/Wellness Administrator/ Administrator:
Celeste Surreira, assistant director of Nursing, the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke
Peter A. DePergola II
Emerging Leader:
Peter DePergola II, director of Clinical Ethics, Baystate Health
The Consortium and the Opioid Task Force
Collaboration in Health/ Wellness:
The Consortium and the Opioid Task Force
The Healthcare Heroes Sponsors for 2018:
Healthcare Heroes 2017 Celebration
Healthcare Heroes 2017 Event
October 20, 2017
Scenes from the October 2017 Gala Photos by Dani Fine Photography There were more than 70 nominations for the inaugural Healthcare Heroes class, and each
HERO (n.) a person who is admired or idealized for courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities.
BusinessWest and Healthcare News have created Healthcare Heroes to honor those who live up to that word’s definition. This region’s health and wellness sector is large, diverse, and dominated by heroes of all kinds. They’re on the front lines, in the administrative office, the research lab, the neighborhood clinic, the family dentist’s office, the college health and science building. They’re making real contributions to the quality of life in our communities, and it’s time to recognize their efforts!
