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03/30/2012

Third Annual “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” Event to Collect Hats and Scarves for Oncology Patients

PUTNAM, CT. – Heidi Blackmar, a ten-year Day Kimball Healthcare employee and cancer survivor, is hosting the third annual “Mad Hatter’s Tea Party” on Thursday, April 5, 2012 in Day Kimball Hospital’s RHF conference rooms. The goal of the event is to collect new hats and scarves to be given to patients of Day Kimball [...]

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03/19/2012

Spring Blooms in Ellsworth

Ellsworth, ME -  Excitement is in full bloom at Maine Coast Memorial Hospital (MCMH) as local chefs and volunteers prepare for the 19th Annual Chefs’ Gala sponsored by Camden National Bank.  The event will take place on Saturday, April 7th at the Ellsworth Ramada.
Darlings Auto Mall and Darlings Chevrolet have stepped forward to sponsor the [...]

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03/9/2012

Lame Duck To Visit Connecticut MS Chapter To Host Meet & Greet

ROCKY HILL, Ct. – Lemon wears diapers, lives in a house, walks with the help of a scooter and shares many symptoms typical of a person with multiple sclerosis. The only difference is, Lemon is a duck.
Lemon and her owner, Laura Backman, author of children’s book “Lemon the Duck,” will visit Connecticut to share their [...]

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03/2/2012

International Paper of Putnam Donates Audiometric Booth to Day Kimball Healthcare

PUTNAM, CT. – Day Kimball Healthcare recently acknowledged a refurbished audiometric booth that was donated to the organization by International Paper of Putnam with a dedication plaque. The audiometric booth is a sound-proof room designed for safe and accurate hearing tests.
“We’re pleased that Day Kimball is able to make use of the audiometric booth,” said [...]

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02/24/2012

DAY KIMBALL HOSPITAL WOMAN’S BOARD CELEBRATE’S MOSES DAY KIMBALL’S BIRTHDAY AT ANNUAL VALENTINE TEA EVENT

 
PUTNAM, CT. – The Woman’s Board of Day Kimball Hospital recently held their annual Valentine Tea event at Wright’s Mill Farm in Canterbury, Connecticut. More than 180 attendees enjoyed a delicious lunch, games of chance and a fashion show featuring clothing by CoCo’s Cottage in Woodstock. The Valentine Tea event this year raised more than [...]

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02/16/2012

Gifford receives $35,000 grant from Avon Breast Health Outreach Program

Randolph hospital is state’s only BHOP grant recipient for 11 years running
RANDOLPH, VT – Gifford Medical Center has been awarded a $35,000 grant from the Avon Breast Health Outreach Program to increase awareness of the life-saving benefits of early detection of breast cancer.
The Avon Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP) supports community-based, non-profit breast health programs [...]

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02/9/2012

ROCKVILLE GENERAL HOSPITAL OPENS RENOVATED CAFETERIA

HOSPITAL OPENS TOTALLY RENOVATED CAFETERIA WITH GRANT FROM THE ROCKVILLE BANK FOUNDATION
ROCKVILLE, CONN., February 9, 2012 – On February 7, with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of hospital gauze and surgical scissors, officials of Rockville General Hospital and the Rockville Bank Foundation officially opened the newly renovated hospital cafeteria.
Every year, more than 45,000 visitors, staff and patients [...]

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02/3/2012

RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES OF EASTERN NEW ENGLAND AWARDS WOMEN & INFANTS GRANT FOR INFANT WARMERS

Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Eastern New England recently donated $23,153 to Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island to purchase seven infant warmers for the Labor, Delivery and Recovery Unit. The organization’s total giving to Women & Infants in recent years has reached nearly $75,000.
New radiant infant warmers will be placed in each [...]

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01/24/2012

Brattleboro Retreat Children’s Inpatient Program Now Open

BRATTLEBORO, VT – The Brattleboro Retreat announced the re-opening of its12-bed Children’s Inpatient Program following an extensive remodeling project that has resulted in a 21-century, state-of-the art environment of care for children ages 5 to 12 who are experiencing serious psychiatric challenges.
“Our staff is very excited by the move into our newly renovated space,” said [...]

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01/13/2012

New Leadership Direction for Catholic Medical Center

Alyson Pitman Giles transitions successful
CMC career to make way for change
Manchester, NH) -  After 13 years, Catholic Medical Center’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Alyson Pitman Giles, FACHE and the hospital are transitioning to a new leadership team.  “I’ve been with CMC for a long time and we’ve accomplished a lot,” said Giles. “I’ve lived [...]

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