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A look back at the celebration
HEALTHCARE
HEROES
OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Healthcare
A Program of BusinessWest and Healthcare News
Celebrating the Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022
More than 250 attendees gathered at the Log Cabin in Holyoke on Oct. 27 as BusinessWest and the Healthcare News honored their sixth annual Healthcare Heroes.
The evening was packed with inspiring moments, as a cohort of honorees who have made a significant impact on quality of life and health of Western Mass. took to the stage to share their passion for what they do. Check out some of those moments on the pages that follow.
This year’s honorees and the categories they represent are: Helen Caulton-Harris, commissioner of Health and Human Services, city of Springfield (Lifetime Achievement); Mark Paglia, chief operating officer, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center (Administrator); Dr. Philip Glynn, director of Medical Oncology, Mercy Medical Center (Provider); Dr.
Paul Pirraglia, division chief, General Medicine and Community Health, Baystate Health (Collaboration); ServiceNet’s Enrichment Center & Strive Clinic and its partners at Springfield College and UMass Amherst (Collaboration); the Addiction Consult Service at Holyoke Medical Center (Community Health); Dr. Sundeep Shukla, chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baystate Noble Hospital (Emerging Leader); and the Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation (Innovation).
A livestream of the event is available at businesswest.com/healthcareheroes. Honorees were also profiled in the Sept. 19 issue of BusinessWest and the September/October issue of the Healthcare News, and the stories are also available at www.businesswest.com and www.healthcarenews.com.
This year’s Healthcare Heroes program and event were presented by Baystate Health/Health New England and Elms College, and sponsored by American International College, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center, and Trinity Health Of New England/Mercy Medical Center.
Photos by Leah Martin Photography
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