{ From The Editor }
Health care is more
than a business
W
elcome to the inaugural issue of Hartford Business Journal's quarterly magazine,
Greater Hartford Health.
We've long covered the area's healthcare industry because we're a business
journal and health care is a major economic driver, generating approximately $30
billion in annual revenue and employing more than 50,000 people in Connecticut.
But health care is much more than a business topic. It's omnipresent in modern life.
e angles are many: personal, political, financial, scientific.
We wanted an additional avenue to explore these many topics. at's why we are launching
Greater Hartford Health.
Amid the ever-raging (and important) debates over rising costs, access
to care, fairness and how the country should pay for the wellbeing of its
citizenry, one thing that shouldn't be overlooked is health care's most
important and pure function: helping people live longer.
In many ways, that's what the cover story of our inaugural issue is about.
Hartford's two major hospitals are ramping up their involvement in
research trials for cancer treatments through partnerships with major
academic centers.
Cancer is a stubborn and oen cruel disease that affects thousands of new patients annually in
the state. Experimental drugs can extend patients' lives. Such trials also represent small steps on
the uphill climb toward what everyone hopes will eventually be a cure.
Two patients enrolled in local oncology trials were kind enough to share their experiences with
us for our story, which begins on PG. 14.
Turning to other features in this issue, on PG. 16, contributing writer Karen Ali examines the
growing trend of senior fitness programs. It's an important topic for Connecticut, which has an
aging population and will be looking for ways to keep people healthier later in life.
On PG. 18, contributing writer Natalie Missakian explores major investments Connecticut
hospitals are making in their facilities, including Stamford Hospital's $450 million expansion —
one of the largest health-construction projects in Connecticut's history.
On PG. 22, we've got a profile of West Hartford's fast-growing SCIO Health Analytics and
its CEO Siva Namasivayam. e company has found a strong foothold in the health-technology
market.
e state's Healthcare Advocate, Ted Doolittle, shares some thoughts about his new job and
healthcare uncertainty in our Q&A on PG. 13.
Be sure to check out expert columns about nursing-home technology and employee-wellness
programs, on PG. 21.
We hope you enjoy our first issue of Greater Hartford Health. anks for reading,
– Matt Pilon, Health Editor
4 GREATER HARTFORD HEALTH • Spring 2017
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