Cancer Center Receives 2014 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer

May 20, 2015 By Kimberly Gensicki

The cancer programs at Hartford Hospital and The Hospital of Central Connecticut were recognized at an award ceremony May 13 for being named recipients of the 2014 Outstanding Achievement Award by the Commission on Cancer, an accrediting arm of the American College of Surgeons. The programs were among just 75 of over 1500 nationwide to receive the award, which is given to programs which consistently deliver an excellent level of care across a wide range of standards.

Shown below are staff members at the ceremony with their awards, which were handed out by Hartford HealthCare President and CEO Elliot Joseph.

Front row, from left: Susan McCard, Hartford Hospital; Mary Fleming, Hartford Hospital; Judith Keating, The Hospital of Central Connecticut; and Iris Soto, Hartford Hospital. Back row, from left: Pat Garcett, Hartford Hospital; Cindy Lane, Hartford Hospital; Abbi Bruce, Hartford Hospital; Lourdes Lopez, Hartford Hospital; Kris Popovitch, The Hospital of Central Connecticut; Ann Marie Szymula, The Hospital of Central Connecticut; Donna Handley, vice president of operations, Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute; and Nicole Tomarchio, The Hospital of Central Connecticut.