The deadline to nominate candidates for Hartford Business Journal’s Health Care Heroes Awards is rapidly approaching, Oct. 6.
The awards identify outstanding leaders in the healthcare industry who epitomize a “hero” when it comes to helping others. They can be companies, teams, doctors, nurses, specialists or managers.
In addition to an awards event on Dec. 1, finalists and winners will be recognized in a special issue of the Hartford Business Journal. The December event is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Connecticut Convention Center.
Health Care Heroes nomination categories are:
– Corporate Achievement – Innovation
– Corporate Achievement – Healthiest Workplace
– Advancement in Healthcare – Innovation
– Advancement in Healthcare – Prevention
– Community Service – Advocacy/Policy
– Physician
– Nurse
– Volunteer
– Healthcare Staff
Nominees need to be an individual or company in the healthcare industry in one of the categories listed above and award recipients must be individuals or organizations operating or based in the 61 towns of central Connecticut. Those towns are: Andover, Ashford, Avon, Barkhamsted, Berlin, Bloomfield, Bolton, Bristol, Burlington, Canton, Chaplin, Cheshire, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Cromwell, Durham, East Granby, East Haddam, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Glastonbury. Granby, Haddam, Hartford, Hartland, Harwinton, Hebron, Lebanon, Manchester, Mansfield, Marlborough, Meriden, Middlefield, Middletown, New Britain, New Hartford, Newington, Plainville, Plymouth, Portland, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Southington, Stafford, Suffield, Tolland, Union, Vernon, Wallingford, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Willington, Winchester, Windham, Windsor, Windsor Locks
The Hartford Business Journal does not normally honor more than one recipient per company in different categories. Winners are chosen through an independent judging process, not by quantity of nominations.
Click here for a nomination form.
