HBJ names Health Care Heroes award winners

Hartford Business Journal has named seven organizations and individuals as winners of its 2018 Health Care Heroes Awards.

The winners were nominated by readers and the broader healthcare and business community and selected by an independent panel of judges.

The awards identify outstanding leaders in the healthcare industry across seven categories. They will be recognized at our Health Care Heroes event Dec. 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hartford Marriott. They will also be profiled in HBJ’s weekly print publication in the Dec. 10^th issue.

The 2018 awardees are:

Advancement in Healthcare-Innovation: Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Advancements in Healthcare-Prevention: C. Steven Wolf, Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center

Community Service-Advocacy/Policy: Dr. M. Saud Anwar, Mayor of South Windsor

Corporate Achievement-Innovation: George Kyriacou, Gaylord Hospital, President and CEO

Healthcare Staff: Stephanie Alderman, Lead Respiratory Therapist, Hospital for Special Care

Nurse: Patricia Veronneau, Hartford Hospital, Director of Acute Patient and Family Transitions

Physician: Marwan Haddad, Community Health Center Inc., Medical Director of Center for Key Populations