Hartford Hospital Appoints Tina M. Varona Media Relations Manager
Hartford Hospital Appoints Tina M. Varona Media Relations Manager
Hartford Hospital Appoints Tina M. Varona Media Relations Manager
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News Release<br />
For Immediate Release<br />
July 2, 2013<br />
Contact:<br />
Rebecca Stewart<br />
Director, <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Relations</strong><br />
860-726-8283<br />
RStewart@harthosp.org<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> <strong>Appoints</strong><br />
<strong>Tina</strong> M. <strong>Varona</strong> <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Relations</strong> <strong>Manager</strong><br />
HARTFORD – July 2, 2013 – <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> announced today the<br />
appointment of <strong>Tina</strong> M. <strong>Varona</strong> as <strong>Media</strong> <strong>Relations</strong> <strong>Manager</strong> in the Planning<br />
and Marketing Department.<br />
<strong>Varona</strong> comes to <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> from Saint Francis <strong>Hospital</strong> and Medical<br />
Center where she spent nearly seven years expanding the <strong>Hospital</strong>’s <strong>Media</strong><br />
<strong>Relations</strong> Department. Prior to that, she was an award-winning television<br />
journalist for more than 12 years in West Virginia, Connecticut, West Palm<br />
Beach and Miami, Fl.<br />
In her new role at <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>, she will be responsible for generating<br />
media coverage, assisting with the creation of promotional and marketing<br />
materials, and produce brand-enhancing messages promoting hospital-wide<br />
events and news conferences.<br />
In addition, she will also coordinate and produce live interviews from within<br />
the hospital’s television news studio. She will continue to advance the<br />
<strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> News Service (HHNS) with feature writing and the profiling<br />
of patient stories for broadcast.<br />
To contact <strong>Tina</strong>, email T<strong>Varona</strong>@harthosp.org or call 860-972-4475<br />
80 Seymour Street <strong>Hartford</strong>, CT 06702 860 545 5000 tel 860 545 2127 fax www.hartfordhospital.org
News Release<br />
About <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong><br />
<strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>, founded in 1854, is one of the largest teaching hospitals and tertiary care<br />
centers in New England with one of the region's busiest surgery practices. It is annually<br />
ranked among America's Best <strong>Hospital</strong>s by US News & World Report and has been<br />
recognized nationally for the quality of many of its programs, including cardiology, cancer,<br />
stroke and joint and spine care. The 867-bed regional referral center provides high-quality<br />
care in all clinical disciplines. Among its divisions is The Institute of Living, a 114-bed<br />
mental health facility with a national and international reputation of excellence. Jefferson<br />
House, a 104-bed long-term care facility, is also a special division of <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong>. The<br />
hospital’s major centers of clinical excellence include cardiology, oncology, emergency<br />
services and trauma, mental health, women’s health, orthopedics, bloodless surgery and<br />
advanced organ transplantation. <strong>Hartford</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> owns and operates the state’s only air<br />
ambulance system, LIFE STAR.<br />
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80 Seymour Street <strong>Hartford</strong>, CT 06702 860 545 5000 tel 860 545 2127 fax www.hartfordhospital.org
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