Carol Ferrante, practice manager for Mansfield Orthopaedics at Copley, was recently presented with the U.S. Defense Department's Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award for supporting and accommodating a former subordinate, Susan Demers, while her husband, Wayne, was deployed with the Jericho Army National Guard in 2021-22.

"I honestly could not have made it through his deployment without (Mansfield Orthopaedics') support and understanding," said Demers, who nominated Ferrante for the award.