Rarely ever does anything produced by WBJ’s very talented writers move me to tears. This edition’s Champions of Health Care awards hits different, and one story in particular.
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As a media publication covering businesses, WBJ doesn’t write many human-interest stories. We focus on industry trends, market reports, entrepreneurs and company leaders making their mark, and the impact of regulation and regulators. When we examine problems, we analyze their effect from a dollar-and-cents perspective. When we do write people-focused stories, they tend to focus on their professional lives, how they achieved their positions, the business challenges they are facing, and ways they are innovating within the marketplace.
Rarely ever does anything produced by WBJ’s very talented writers move me to tears. Even with our many awards-focused editions (40 Under Forty, Outstanding Women in Business, Manufacturing Excellence Awards, etc.), the profiles tend to focus on winners’ professional achievements and community contributions. There tend to be few heart-wrenching stories.
This edition’s Champions of Health Care awards hits different, and one story in particular. Healthcare professionals have enormously difficult jobs, deal with people who are at their most vulnerable, and must navigate an endless stream of red tape. Yet, they do amazing work because they want to make people’s lives better and healthier. Every profession requires commitment and challenges to be overcome, but you have to be a really special person to work in health care.
You’ll read the stories of our 12 award winners who are all making a difference in an industry in the midst of multiple crises. Their determination is inspiring, and their work represents the best of what human beings can be. In particular, when I read Correspondent Laura Finaldi’s profile on Angela Rosado from the Tatnuck Park at Worcester assisted living facility, I was openly crying. I won’t give away the whole story in this column, but Rosado works with patients who suffer from memory loss and now have different relationships with their families. She is the winner of our Healthcare Leader - Patient Support award.
Brad Kane is the editor of Worcester Business Journal.
