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32 Hartford Business Journal • December 7, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com HEALTH CARE HEROES 2015 2015 HEALTH CARE HEROES FINALISTS Nominee Title Organization ADVANCEMENT IN HEALTHCARE — INNOVATION Deanne Anderson Program Director, Occupational Therapy Assistant program Goodwin College Tyler Booth Chief Operating Officer InterCommunity Matthew Calendrillo Co-Founder, Physical Therapist LIVE EVERY DAY Center for Health Equity CT Choosing Wisely Collaborative Dr. Fernando Ferrer Surgeon-In-Chief Connecticut Children's Medical Center Brian Nyberg Administrator Touchpoints at Chestnut ADVANCEMENET IN HEALTHCARE — PREVENTION Dr. Karlos Boghosian Owner Capitol Chiropractic Wellness Center Ron D'Aquila Co-Founder, President and Registered Nurse Assisted Living Technologies Inc. Stephen Donahue Program Director, Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation Hartford Hospital Rebecca Santiago Nurse Navigator St. Francis Hospital's Curtis D. Robinson Center for Health Equity COMMUNITY SERVICE — ADVOCACY/POLICY Joan Dauber Director, Joan C. Dauber Food Bank at St. Francis St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center Heather Gates President and CEO Community Health Resources Dr. Hank Schwartz Chief of Psychiatry, Institute of Living Hartford Hospital Beryl "Peaches" Smith Patient Navigator First Choice Health Centers Inc. Spectrum of Kindness Campaign Dr. Prasad Srinivasan State Rep./Physician CT General Assembly/Allergy Associates of Hartford PC CORPORATE ACHIEVEMENT — INNOVATION Interim HealthCare of Hartford Team Interim HealthCare of Hartford HEALTH CARE STAFF Becky Cubeta Social Services Coordinator Covenant Village of Cromwell Ruth Satterberg Occupational Therapist Hospital of Central Connecticut NURSE Bruce Hoffman Registered Nurse/Paramedic/Instructor St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center/ Springfield Technical Community College Arlene Parmelee Director of Assisted Living and Care Management Duncaster Bernice Plourde Registered Nurse - Entry Coordinator Hartford Hospital Elaine Scheinblum Registered Nurse St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center PHYSICIAN Dr. Nicholas Bennett Medical Director of Infectious Diseases & Immunology Connecticut Children's Medical Center Dr. Charles Castiglione Surgeon; Co-Director and Division Chief of the Craniofacial Team, Connecticut Children's Medical Center; Clinical Professor, University of Connecticut School of Medicine Hartford Hospital Dr. Jeffrey Hyams Division Head, Digestive Diseases, Hepatology & Nutrition Connecticut Children's Medical Center Dr. William Petit Doctor Hartford County Medical Association Dr. Jack Ross Director, Infection Control Hartford HealthCare Dr. Aneesh Tolat Cardiologist St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center Dr. Kristina Zdanys Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry; Assistant Program Director, UConn Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship UConn School of Medicine VOLUNTEER Dr. Pauline Olsen Volunteer Physician Malta House of Care