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2019 Health Care Heroes Honorees

Hartford Business Journal has named eight organizations and individuals as winners of its 2019 Health Care Heroes Awards.

The winners were nominated by readers and the broader healthcare and business community and selected by HBJ’s editorial staff.

The awards identify outstanding leaders in the healthcare industry across eight categories. Honorees were recognized at our Health Care Heroes event Dec. 12.

The 2019 awardees are:

Advancement in Healthcare-Innovation: Dr. John Pelegano, Chief of Pediatrics,
Hospital for Special Care

Advancements in Healthcare-Prevention: UConn Health’s Connecticut EMS Statewide Opioid Reporting Directive

Community Service-Advocacy/Policy: Patricia Baker, President & CEO, Connecticut Health Foundation

Corporate Achievement-Innovation: Hartford Hospital’s Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation or ECMO Team, led by Dr. Jason Gluck

Healthcare Staff: Katie Joly, Program Manager, Gaylord Sports Association,
Gaylord Specialty Healthcare

Nurse: Shawnna Scirpo, Nursing Director, The Hospital of Central Connecticut Emergency Department

Physician: Dr. Daniel Gerardi, Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine,
 St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center/Trinity Health

Volunteer: Brad Cole, Executive Director/All-Hazards Psychological Trauma Responder, K9 First Responders

Meet the 2019 Honorees

  • Advancement in Healthcare- Innovation: Dr. John Pelegano
    Advancement in Healthcare- Innovation: Dr. John Pelegano
    Chief of Pediatrics, Hospital for Special Care
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  • Advancements in Healthcare-Prevention: UConn Health's Connecticut EMS Statewide Opioid Reporting Directive
    Advancements in Healthcare-Prevention: UConn Health's Connecticut EMS Statewide Opioid Reporting Directive
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  • Community Service- Advocacy/Policy: Patricia Baker
    Community Service- Advocacy/Policy: Patricia Baker
    President & CEO, Connecticut Health Foundation
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  • Corporate Achievement- Innovation: Hartford Hospital's ECMO Team
    Corporate Achievement- Innovation: Hartford Hospital's ECMO Team
    Led by Dr. Jason Gluck
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  • Healthcare Staff: Katie Joly
    Healthcare Staff: Katie Joly
    Program Manager, Gaylord Sports Association, Gaylord Specialty Healthcare
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  • Nurse: Shawnna Scirpo
    Nurse: Shawnna Scirpo
    Nursing Director, The Hospital of Central Connecticut Emergency Department
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  • Physician: Dr. Daniel Gerardi
    Physician: Dr. Daniel Gerardi
    Chief of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center/Trinity Health
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  • Volunteer: Brad Cole
    Volunteer: Brad Cole
    Executive Director/All-Hazards Psychological Trauma Responder, K9 First Responders
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