Feature Story

Health Center Today, June 30, 2010

Rob Fuller: ‘Healthcare Hero’

By Chris DeFrancesco

Dr. Robert Fuller, chief of service in the UConn Health Center Emergency Department, has been named one of the Connecticut Hospital Association’s 2010 "Healthcare Heroes."

Fuller was one of 10 Connecticut health care professionals so recognized for their work both in their field and in the community at large. He was among the first physicians to arrive in Port-au-Prince on a mission with the International Medical Corps following the earthquake that devastated Haiti in January.

Fuller is one of two physicians to be presented with Healthcare Hero Awards at the CHA’s annual meeting June 30.

Dr. Robert Fuller is a 2010 winner of the Connecticut Hospital Association’s “Healthcare Heroes” Award, largely in recognition of his volunteer work in Port-au-Prince following the Haitian earthquake in January.

Photo by Margaret Aguirre, International Medical Corps

Dr. Robert Fuller (right), providing care with another member of the International Medical Corps, Dr. Matthew Howell, a graduate of the UConn emergency medicine program.

Photo by Margaret Aguirre, International Medical Corps