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Welcome to the inaugural issue of Hartford Business Journal's quarterly magazine, Greater Hartford Health.
We've long covered the area's healthcare industry because we're a business journal and health care is a major economic driver, generating approximately $30 billion in annual revenue and employing more than 50,000 people in Connecticut.
But health care is much more than a business topic. It's omnipresent in modern life.
The angles are many: personal, political, financial, scientific.
We wanted an additional avenue to explore these many topics. That's why we are launching Greater Hartford Health.
Amid the ever-raging (and important) debates over rising costs, access to care, fairness and how the country should pay for the wellbeing of its citizenry, one thing that shouldn't be overlooked is health care's most important and pure function: helping people live longer.
In many ways, that's what the cover story of our inaugural issue is about.
Hartford's two major hospitals are ramping up their involvement in research trials for cancer treatments through partnerships with major academic centers.
Cancer is a stubborn and often cruel disease that affects thousands of new patients annually in the state. Experimental drugs can extend patients' lives. Such trials also represent small steps on the uphill climb toward what everyone hopes will eventually be a cure.
Two patients enrolled in local oncology trials were kind enough to share their experiences with us for our lead story, which is linked below.
Turning to other features in this issue, contributing writer Karen Ali examines the growing trend of senior fitness programs. It's an important topic for Connecticut, which has an aging population and will be looking for ways to keep people healthier later in life.
Also below, contributing writer Natalie Missakian explores major investments Connecticut hospitals are making in their facilities, including Stamford Hospital's $450 million expansion — one of the largest health-construction projects in Connecticut's history.
We've also got a profile of West Hartford's fast-growing SCIO Health Analytics and its CEO Siva Namasivayam. The company has found a strong foothold in the health-technology market.
And the state's Healthcare Advocate, Ted Doolittle, shares some thoughts about his new job and healthcare uncertainty in our Q&A.
Be sure to check out expert columns about nursing-home technology and employee-wellness programs.
We hope you enjoy our first issue of Greater Hartford Health. Thanks for reading,
– Matt Pilon, Health Editor
Hospitals advance Connecticut cancer careÂ
Fitness programs for older adults trending in CT
Stamford Hospital's healthy investment
Q&A: Healthcare Advocate Ted Doolittle
Health executive profile: Siva Namasivayam, SCIO Health Analytics
Tarca: Tips to jumpstart a workplace wellness program
Liistro: Skilled-nursing homes leverage technology to improve care
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