YNHHS’ CHA Healthcare Heroes awardees included (l-r): Shannon Dingus, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven Hospital; Cassandra Mitchell, Bridgeport Hospital; and Ilia Chavez, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. Athanassios Petrotos, MD, Greenwich Hospital, is not pictured.
On June 17, four Yale New Haven Health employees were honored with the 2025 Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) Healthcare Heroes Award:
- Cassandra Mitchell, director, Strategic Initiatives, Bridgeport Hospital Office of the Chief Medical Officer
- Athanassios Petrotos, MD, medical director for Trauma, Greenwich Hospital, and assistant professor of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine
- Ilia Chavez, home visitor, Nurturing Families Network, Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
- Shannon Dingus, radiation therapist, Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven Hospital
The award celebrates the invaluable contributions of exceptional healthcare workers to their fields and the community at large. This year, the award was presented to an outstanding individual from each Connecticut hospital.
Winners were honored at CHA’s Annual Meeting and received a certificate from CHA and proclamation from the Office of Gov. Ned Lamont. Read the awardees’ inspiring stories at cthosp.org.
