The human and economic suffering brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has been startling.
Connecticut alone has seen more than 23,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases and nearly 2,000 deaths associated with the disease.
The death toll would be much greater if it weren’t for the brave men and women working on the frontlines of our healthcare system, who are providing care and comfort to those inflicted with coronavirus.
And they are providing that care at great risk to themselves and their families.
Their selfless and round-the-clock service gives the business community reassurance that things will one day get back to normal.
The private sector has stepped up in various ways to help as well. Whether it’s restaurants providing free food or manufacturers producing personal protection equipment, Connecticut businesses have tried to feed, arm and provide other services that aid or protect nurses, doctors and other workers on the ground floor of our state’s hospitals.
In recognition of all their work, the Hartford Business Journal and New Haven Biz invited the state’s healthcare leaders to pen letters to the business community, highlighting their commitment to partner and work together to solve this highly critical situation and return the state to maximum health in the near future.
We’ve compiled those letters in this special digital publication called, “Connecticut Healthcare: Leadership in a Time of Crisis.”
These healthcare heroes are committed to rebuilding Connecticuts’ economy by working to get people back to work in the safest and most effective way possible, which will pave the way for an economic recovery in the Nutmeg State.
Greg Bordonaro
Editor
Hartford Business Journal
