Healthcare Review

Boston – A.M. Best, the nation's leading insurance rating organization,
reaffirmed its A- (excellent) rating of ProMutual Group for 2006. The
A.M. Best rating is based on the organization's independent opinion of
the company's strong financial underpinnings, overall capitalization,
conservative reserve practices, and underwriting initiatives. This is
the 10th consecutive year ProMutual Group has received an A- rating
which further confirms [...]

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    Nashua – The town of Candia extended its agreement
with Rockingham Regional Ambulance Inc. to provide exclusive 911
paramedic level ALS transport services to the community. The new
three-year agreement began April 1. Rockingham has provided 911
transport services to town of Candia since 2001.
    “We are pleased the town of Candia has the
confidence in us to [...]

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    Newport – The media is filled with stories about the
plight of the rising cost of health care.  What can the average
person do to keep their personal costs in check? Shauna Brittell has
some ideas. As the Community Health educator for North Country Hospital
and Health System, Brittell knows preventative health care is the
secret to a healthy [...]

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New Hospice Veterans Partnership in Connecticut   
    West Haven – The Department of Veterans Affairs
launched its Hospice Veterans Partnership (HVP) in Connecticut in an
effort to provide quality services through the end of life for veterans
and their families. 
    HVP is a national program of the VA Hospice and
Palliative Care Initiative. Its purpose is to provide [...]

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    Hanover – Recent news reports that threaten a
shortage of doctors to treat the burgeoning elderly population are
wrong, according to researchers at Dartmouth Medical School's Center
for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences (CECS). In a study published in
the March/April issue of “Health Affairs,” they argue that if employed
efficiently, the current supply of physicians and medical students will
be [...]

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Goodall Hospital Partners With Schools To Save Lives
    Sanford – It's been said an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure. Goodall Hospital has taken this colloquial
phrase to heart, placing an emphasis on the health and well being of
students in the Greater Sanford Region with a recent outreach program.
    Goodall recently installed a dozen [...]

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Nashoba Valley Medical Center PACU Nurses Celebrate 20 Years of Certification
     Ayer, MA – Sitting for an exam is never easy,
but sitting for the first one ever is even more of a challenge. Twenty
years ago, the American Board of Perianesthesia Nursing Certification
(ABPANC) offered a certification test.
    Because of their dedication to their patients and
their [...]

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Hampstead Hospital Features Developmental Disorders Program For Youth And Young Adults
    Hampstead – Hampstead Hospital's innovative
Developmental Disorders Program provides intensive, acute inpatient
treatment of serious behavioral and psychiatric problems in children,
adolescents, and young adults with developmental disorders such as
mental retardation, pervasive developmental disorders, and other severe
developmental syndromes.
    Program services are available for individuals ages
four to [...]

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Lifespan Named One Of 100 Integrated Health Networks In US
    Providence – Lifespan health system was named to the
2006 Verispan IHN 100, a ranking of the 100 most highly integrated
health networks (IHN) in the country.
    The 2006 edition identifies the top 100 IHNs among
566 local and regional non-specialty networks in the United States that
meet [...]

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    York County – The road to recovery from cancer just
got a lot shorter. With the official opening of The Cancer Care Center
of York County (CCCYC) just off Rt. 109 in Sanford, ME, cancer patients
in York County now have state-of-the-art cancer care available much
closer to home. In fact, the Cancer Care Center of York County [...]

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    Hartford – According to a recent clinical trial
conducted at The Cleveland Clinic, located in Cleveland, OH, and
reviewed by neurologists at the Mellen Center for Multiple Sclerosis,
muscles weakened by multiple sclerosis (MS) seem to improve as a result
of a two-month exercise and resistance training program.
    This research news isn't surprising to 59-year-old
Rosemary Strekel and her [...]

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    Farmington – The Farmington branch of TD Banknorth
pledged $20,000 to Franklin Community Health Network's campaign to
replace the Healthy Community Coalition's Mobile Health Unit, and
issued a challenge to other local banks and businesses to help the
campaign reach its $200,000 goal.
    In making the gift, Stephen Gray, TD Banknorth
assistant vice president, Business Development/Sales
manager-Farmington, said “The [...]

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BMH Presents Panel Discussion On Long-Term Care
    Brattleboro – On March 27, Brattleboro Memorial
Hospital offered a free seminar featuring a panel discussion entitled:
“Learning the Many Choices for Long-Term Care.” When an elder person
with disabilities needs more care than the family can provide, there
are many options for them. The local expert panel at this session
provided [...]

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    Providence – The decision to breast or bottle-feed
is an important decision for new mothers. In the past, mothers of
full-term and low birth weight babies have been more likely to opt for
breastfeeding. Mothers of “extremely low birth weight” babies in a
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) setting, however, have tended to
choose formula because of the necessity [...]

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