Meet the Healthcare Heroes Class of 2025

SPRINGFIELD — The Healthcare Heroes class of 2025 has been announced by BusinessWest and HealthcareNews.com. This year, we honor:

• Andy Yee Palliative Care Unit at Mercy Medical Center
• Areliz Barbosa, Clinical Assistant Professor and Senior Project Coordinator, Bay Path University
• Andrea Bertheaud, Clinical Assistant Professor, Elms College
• Chrissy Humason, Nursing Supervisor and Stroke Coordinator, Baystate Noble Hospital
• Linda Koh, Assistant Professor, Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at UMass Amherst
• Cindy Leonard, Infusion Manager, Sister Caritas Cancer Center at Mercy Medical Center
• Dr. Thomas Lincoln, Physician and Associate Professor of Medicine, Baystate Health
• Dr. Yannis Raftopoulos, Director, Holyoke Medical Center Weight Management Program

Their stories were featured in the September 15th issue of BusinessWest, published digitally at https://healthcarenews.com/guides/healthcare-heroes-2025/#p=1

The Healthcare Heroes awards gala will take place on Wednesday, October 22 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Log Cabin in Holyoke. Tickets cost $95 per person, and tables of 10 are available. They can be purchased at https://businesswest.com/eventcalendar/healthcare-heroes/

The ninth annual Healthcare Heroes program is presented by Baystate Health & Health New England and Elms College and sponsored by Trinity Health Of New England/Mercy Medical Center and Holyoke Medical Center.

The Healthcare Heroes program was created in 2017 to honor the heroes working across the region’s wide, deep, and all-important healthcare and wellness sector. These leaders, innovators, and collaborators have devoted their careers to improving the quality of individual lives and the health of entire communities.

For more information, call Natasha Mercado-Santana, Marketing and Events Manager, at (413) 781-8600, ext. 100, or email mercado@businesswest.com.