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HEALTH CARE HEROES AWARDS
2025
HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL
HEALTH CARE
HEROES
AWARDS
H
artford Business Journal held its annual
Health Care Heroes event on Nov. 6 at
Farmington Gardens in Farmington.
The event recognized more than 20 honorees,
including physicians, nurses, hospital execu-
tives and mental healthcare providers.
The presenting sponsor was Hartford Health-
Care. The education sponsor was Post Univer-
sity. The major sponsors were Citrin Cooperman,
Integris Group, Trinity Health Of New England
and InterCommunity Health Care.
Photos were taken by Brian Ambrose Photography.
Presented by
Kimberly Nerud, dean of the American Sentinel College
of Nursing & Health Sciences at Post University, delivers
welcome remarks at the event.
Kimberly Beauregard (left), president and CEO of
InterCommunity Health Care, presents an award to
Nickhadian Lynch of InterCommunity. HBJ Associate
Publisher Jessica Quinn (right) also is pictured.
Bradley Vogel, a partner with Citrin Cooperman, poses
with honoree Tory Murtha of Yale New Haven Hospital.
More than 220 people filled the Farmington Gardens for the event.
Health Care Heroes honorees stand for a group photo.
Elise Moncada, regional executive of New England
for Integris Group, presents an award to Dr. Robert E.
Murray of Bristol Hospital.
Kelsey Socha, of the Family Resource Center at
the Institute of Living, hands an award to honoree
Ghaneshwari D. Ramdas of New England Donor Services.
Dr. Robert Roose, president of Mercy Medical Center,
Johnson Memorial Hospital and St. Mary's Hospital,
presents an award to Joan Thompson of St. Mary's Hospital.
