December 2, 2014 EditionEdition

Lois Ehrler wanted to be a teacher for as long as she can remember.

The emergency room is the last place anyone wants to be, but fortunately for patients at Bristol Hospital, Randy Groop will be the first person they see when they get there. Groop, 54, is the guy in a buzz cut, white goatee and ear-to-ear smile who has been meeting patients at Bristol Hospital's emergency room for 20 years as an emergency room technician.He's also the lynchpin of the care unit's award-winning staff.

Joseph Ofosu designed the University of St. Joseph's School of Pharmacy with a simple premise: Train competent, service-oriented pharmacists, and move them into their careers faster.

After more than 30 years as a nurse, it's no surprise Kathy Aries is so passionate about her work.

When Connecticut Children's Medical Center registered dietician Claire Dalidowitz tried to eliminate soda from the hospital cafeteria recently to make the facility a healthier environment for employees, patients and their families, she was met with some resistance.

There is a remarkable parallel between a little boy growing up in Ocho Rios, Jamaica who admired his father — a surgeon — and a man whose heart shattered at the news that 26 lives were lost during the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

Breast cancer researcher, physician and patient advocate Dr. Jean Weigert is a radiologist who spends her days on the front lines of patient care as director of breast imaging at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. That hasn't stopped Weigert from finding the time and energy to spend countless hours researching new ways to improve outcomes for breast cancer patients.

John O'Connell C. M. Smith AgencyJohn O'Connell is president of C. M. Smith Agency, an employee benefits...

Dr. Albert Lo's work to improve the lives of people with multiple sclerosis goes back to the first patient he treated.