Hartford Hospital’s ‘Black & Red’ fundraiser tops $1M

Hartford Hospital’s recent Black and Red fundraiser raised more than $1 million and over 5,000 pledges were obtained in support of a mental illness awareness campaign called “Stop the Stigma.” The campaign will span across the entire Hartford Healthcare Behavioral Health Network with a yearlong goal of gaining 10,000 pledges. Pictured, from left, are: Elliot Joseph, president and CEO, Hartford Healthcare; Harold “Hank” Schwartz, Hartford Healthcare regional vice president, psychiatrist-in-chief Institute of Living at Hartford Hospital; Patricia Rehmer, commissioner, Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services; Gov. Dannel Malloy; Jeffrey Flaks, executive vice president & chief operating officer Hartford Healthcare; Stuart Markowitz, president, Hartford Hospital and Hartford Region, senior vice president, Hartford Healthcare.