Moments is a magazine produced three times a year by Hartford HealthCare. Please send suggested story ideas for Moments to susan.mcdonald@hhchealth.org. Send a Story Susan McDonald Editor Elena Bisson, Samantha Bobbie, Amanda Blaszyk, Ken Harrison, Brenda Kestenbaum, Tim LeBouthillier, Libby Marino, Susan McDonald, Anne Rondepierre, Robin Stanley, Leah Vichas, Hilary Waldman, Maggie Werner, Levell Williams, […]
Read MoreA Lifetime of Learning Jeffrey A. Flaks President & Chief Executive Officer Autumn is a special season in New England. The glorious foliage and cooler weather make it a favorite time of year for many. Fall also means the reopening of schools and campuses and the return to classrooms for students of all ages. […]
Read MorePatience for Patients I am a recent MidState Medical Center patient who needed surgery for a hiatal hernia. Dr. Ken Schwartz, a great spirit for what he does, made me feel informed, he drew pictures on a board diagramming my internal parts and just how he would maneuver around and get to the heart of […]
Read MoreBone & Joint Institute’s Leah Goldberg named ‘Emerging Perioperative Leader’ By Elissa Bass The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) recently named Leah Goldberg, MSN, RN, to its “Emerging Perioperative Leaders Under 40” list. “It was a lovely honor,” says Goldberg, a staff nurse at the Bone & Joint Institute at Hartford Hospital. She received […]
Read MoreHeart of the Matter Colleague-turned-patient gets a new heart and a fresh perspective By Robin Stanley In Arabic, “Taufiqul” means “luck,” fitting for Taufiqul Chowdhury, whose life has been marked by incredible twists of fate. In early 2020, Chowdhury was a bartender considering a career change. He decided to pursue nursing just months before the […]
Read MoreLaw & Medicine Officers learn new skills to help keep the community safe By Elissa Bass To get fresh samples from drivers suspected of being impaired by alcohol or drugs, the state recently launched a program to certify law enforcement officers to draw blood, enlisting Hartford HealthCare’s Emergency Medical Services Network to provide training. A […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to making patients feel better, the Comfort Cart Delivers By Elissa Bass Linda Mercuri has been a licensed practical nurse at MidState Medical Center for 37 years and a Meriden resident since she was born — which means she knows a lot of people, many of whom are willing to help her […]
Read MoreSheehan is using her Past to Plot Our Future Chief People Officer Rose Sheehan is all about team Hartford HealthCare By Hilary Waldman Through the glass of Rose Sheehan’s corner office at 100 Pearl Street, one might assume Hartford HealthCare’s new chief people officer followed a conventional path to success. Pressed and polished, her […]
Read MoreProviding Support Across the System By Elissa Bass During COVID, it became clear that the job-related stress caregivers were feeling needed to be addressed within the workplace. Without that happening, burnout and quitting rates would skyrocket. Folks needed help That comforting philosophy remains in the post-COVID world. Sarah Jones, Hartford HealthCare manager of wellbeing, organizes […]
Read MoreMeasuring brain waves in real-time is essential for Epilepsy Care By Levell Williams Clemese Griffin, electroencephalography (EEG) technologist at Hartford Hospital, leaned over an elderly patient and saw fear in his eyes. “Is this going to shock me?” he asks, eyeing the colorful wires she was about to attach to his scalp, beneath his silver […]
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