The Middletown Press

Press Staff

Dec. 29, 2020Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 4:16 p.m.

WALLINGFORD — Gaylord Specialty Healthcare, a nonprofit rehabilitation-based system headquartered in Wallingford, has announced its Medical Director, Dr. Megan Panico, was honored recently by the Hartford Business Journal as a 2020 Health Care Hero.

According to Hartford Business Journal, this year’s awards program placed special emphasis on recognizing front-line health care workers throughout the state who went above and beyond to care for patients with COVID-19, according to a press release from Gaylord.

Panico, a Durham resident, was nominated by her peers for epitomizing the essence of Gaylord’s “Think Possible” approach to restoring the health, function and quality of life of people recovering from devastating injuries and illnesses, the release said.

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