Hartford Business Journal

{ Health Care Briefs } CT places 3 on list of '100 most influential' in health care e heads of two Connecticut- based insurance companies and one hospital system made this year's Modern Healthcare list of "e 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare." Mark Bertolini, chairman and CEO of Aetna, was No. 8; David Cordani, president and CEO of Cigna Corp. was No. 58; and Marna Borgstrom, CEO of Yale New Haven Health System and Yale New Haven Hospital, was No. 59. e list was chosen from more than 6,800 nominations. e final ballot comprised 300 candidates based on those nominations, with readers then voting for their top five candidates. Readers' votes counted toward half of the final outcome and the senior editors at Modern Healthcare accounted for the other half to determine the final list and ranking, the publication said. Yale performs CT's largest- ever kidney exchange e largest kidney exchange in Connecticut history occurred between May 9 and June 21 at Yale New Haven Hospital and included nine donor and recipient pairs, according to Totowa, N.J.-based BiologicTx, which said that its kidney paired donation soware, BiologicTx MatchGrid, was the matching soware used for the exchange. e kidney exchange at the Yale New Haven Transplantation Center (YNHTC) was one of the largest for one center in the U.S., Yale said. e kidney exchange was initiated by an altruistic, non-directed donor, who is someone that voluntarily offers a kidney for donation without any intended recipient, simply to help someone in need, said Tara Marchese, corporate director of marketing for BiologicTx. at donor, Robin Gilmartin of West Hartford, was the first of 18 people involved in the exchanges, Yale said. Her kidney went to Patricia Villers of Ansonia. Of the 18 patients, 14 were from Connecticut, two from New York, and one each from New Hampshire and Florida. DPH: Fewer CT residents report poor health Connecticut residents' perception of their health status appears to be improving, according to a new state report based on U.S. Census Bureau data. e proportion of Connecticut's population self-reporting poor health status has declined, according to the Department of Public Health's Office of Health Care Access Supplemental Statewide Healthcare Facilities and Services Plan. e plan discusses the changes in Connecticut's healthcare environment since the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and provides an updated overview of health insurance coverage expansion. e report notes the Affordable Care Act's insurance mandate reduced Connecticut's uninsured rate to 8.7 percent in 2015, lower than the overall national rate of 10.8 percent. e report also found that, with the exception of the elderly, Connecticut has relatively low proportions of vulnerable populations compared to the nation overall. While all vulnerable populations have been growing since 2010, racial/ ethnic minority populations and individuals living below the poverty level have increased at a faster rate in Connecticut than nationally, DPH said. Trinity Health CEO stepping down at year's end A search is in the offing for a new leader at Trinity Health Of New England as President and CEO Chris Dadlez announced plans to step down from his post at year's end. Dadlez joined St. Francis Care in 2004 and led the 2015 consolidation of the system into the national Trinity Health system. Previously, Dadlez served as CEO of multiple large health systems. "is is a decision I have been contemplating for some time now," Continued on next page David Cordani, President and CEO, Cigna Corp. P H O T O | S T E V E L A S C H E V E R Stanley commits $2M to Hartford Hospital New Britain toolmaker Stanley Black & Decker is giving $2 million to support Hartford HealthCare's Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation (CESI). Hartford Hospital President Stuart Markowitz said the pledge would make "a meaningful impact" in the hospital community. Stanley is one of CESI's corporate partners. CESI is a regional and national hub for medical training, and the centerpiece of Hartford Hospital's goal to revamp the medical educational system, Markowitz said. "We know innovation when we see it," said Stanley CEO Jim Loree, "and CESI is on the cutting edge of medical education and simulation. Everyone in an area served by Hartford HealthCare will be impacted by this extraordinary training facility and economic driver for our region." A team of Hartford HealthCare providers train on one of the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation's mannequins. Chris Dadlez, President and CEO, Trinity Health Of New England GREATER HARTFORD HEALTH • Fall 2017 5

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