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HEALTHCARE HEROES OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS
Introducing the 2022 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 identify true leaders — not to mention inspiring stories — within this region’s large and very 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.
They are leaders. In some cases innovators or collaborators. In all cases, inspirations — people and organizations that have devoted their lives to improving the quality of individual lives and the health of entire communi- ties. We find these stories to be compelling and inspirational, and we’re sure you will as well.
HEROES
Lifetime Achievement:
Helen Caulton-Harris, Director of Health and Human Services, City of Springfield
Collaboration in Health/Wellness: ServiceNet’s Enrichment Center & Strive Clinic and Its Partners at Springfield College and UMass Amherst
Health/Wellness Administrator: Mark Paglia, Chief Operating Officer, MiraVista Behavioral Health Center
Community Health:
Addiction Consult Service at Holyoke Medical Center
Patient/Resident/Client Care Provider:
Dr. Philip Glynn, Director of Medical Oncology, Mercy Medical Center
Emerging Leader:
Dr. Sundeep Shukla, Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baystate Noble Hospital
Collaboration in
Health/Wellness:
Dr. Paul Pirraglia, Division
Chief, General Medicine and
Community Health, Baystate Health
Innovation in Health/Wellness: Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation
We’re excited to celebrate our Healthcare Heroes on Thursday, Oct. 27 at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. Tickets cost $85 each, and tables of 10 or 12 are available. Visit businesswest.com/healthcare-heroes/healthcare-heroes-tickets to reserve your tickets.
The Healthcare Heroes program is being sponsored by presenting sponsors Elms College and Baystate Health/Health New England, and partner sponsors Trinity Health Of New England/Mercy Medical Center, American International College, and MiraVista Behavioral Health Center.
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A Program of BusinessWest and Healthcare News
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 2022 are:
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