January 2011 · Issue · Healthcare Review

January 2011 :: State in Focus

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Published Sunday Jan 2, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Chris Carpenter Teams Up with CHaD
MANCHESTER, NH – NH’s own Chris Carpenter, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals and a 2009 Cy Young finalist, visited with local CHaD patients and families in Manchester. Chris and his wife Alyson’s first visit of the day brought them to CHaD’s pediatric oncology unit at Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s Norris Cotton Cancer [...]

MASSACHUSETTS

Published Sunday Jan 2, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Concord resident John Alexanderson recently donated his seventh gallon of blood
Concord, MA – January is National Blood Donor Month. The blood donor center at Emerson serves as a vital community resource. The center collects approximately 1,500 units of blood per year and transfuses 3,000 blood components. Despite advances in technology, science, and medical treatments, hospitals [...]

CONNECTICUT

Published Sunday Jan 2, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Get Your Irish Up . . . Or On The Rocks!
HARTFORD, CT. – As March nears, Americans nationwide slip on emerald attire, speak with a bit of a brogue and prepare in earnest to get their Irish up. . However, no one does it better than Michael O’Toole, who invites you to come on out [...]

MAINE

Published Sunday Jan 2, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Coming up at the Next Winter Farmers Market
Lewistown, ME – Have you stopped by the Lewiston Winter Farmers Market yet? If not, what are you waiting for? The first two markets have brought together hundreds of people from around Lewiston and Auburn to shop local, support community, and enjoy the festive and family friendly atmosphere [...]

RHODE ISLAND

Published Sunday Jan 2, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Stroke Team Honored With Annual Lifespan Quality Award
PROVIDENCE, RI – The Miriam Hospital’s Stroke Center recently received the 2010 Lifespan Barnet Fain Quality Award. Established in 2002, this award recognizes outstanding efforts by teams or individuals to improve the quality of care provided by Lifespan’s partner hospitals.

The hospital’s stroke committee was selected for developing and [...]

VERMONT

Published Sunday Jan 2, 2011 by Healthcare Review

North Country High School Students Assist in Hospital Crisis Drill

Molly Manning of Derby was one of the students in the Health Care class at North Country Union High School in Newport who took part in the disaster drill held at North Country Hospital in October.

NEWPORT, VT – As firefighters filled the third floor of [...]