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Connecticut’s finest found here
During the pandemic, our region's healthcare workers have had to call on their reserves of resiliency and resourcefulness. On the front lines of caring for those with the virus, they have witnessed not only how it affects patients, but patients' loved ones as well. They have delivered care for a medical condition with circumstances like we've never seen before as a society- its long-term effects still unknown- all while providing other ongoing medical services with professionalism while striving to meet their organization's standards of quality care.
Ironically, they were working to heal others while wondering if they themselves could be harmed. Donning PPE to avoid contracting COVID-19, following Centers for Disease Control guidelines, these workers put their own health at risk, an additional stressful aspect of their jobs.
These Health Care Heroes came to the attention of Hartford Business Journal in perhaps the most organic way possible: From those who work alongside these individuals or organizations or are impacted by their work. More than mere names plucked from headlines, clients and co-workers came forward to praise these heroes to our editorial board. For these winners, their influence is the result of what happens when passion drives one's work and dedication fuels commitment- even throughout a global crisis.
It's time to congratulate these Health Care Heroes for a job well done.