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Greater Hartford Health – Spring 2017

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{ 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 www.HartfordBusiness.com (860) 236-9998 E D I T O R I A L Greg Bordonaro HBJ Editor, ext. 139 gbordonaro@HartfordBusiness.com Matt Pilon Health Editor, ext. 143 mpilon@HartfordBusiness.com Stephanie Meagher Research Director Heide Martin Research Assistant B U S I N E S S Joe Zwiebel President and Publisher, ext. 132 jzwiebel@HartfordBusiness.com Donna Collins Associate Publisher, ext. 121 dcollins@HartfordBusiness.com Allison Williams Office & Sales Coordinator, ext. 122, awilliams@HartfordBusiness.com Amy Orsini Events Manager, ext. 134 aorsini@HartfordBusiness.com Kaleigh Hickey Events Coordinator, ext. 137 khickey@hartfordbusiness.com Jaime Rudy Sales Director, ext. 124 jrudy@HartfordBusiness.com David Hartley Sr. Accounts Manager, ext. 130 dhartley@HartfordBusiness.com William C. 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