APRIL 2011 :: State in Focus

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Published Friday Apr 1, 2011 by Healthcare Review

ELLIOT OBTAINS TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR RIVER’S EDGE FACILITY
Manchester, NH:  Elliot Health System announced that it has received its temporary certificate of occupancy.  The River’s Edge project has remained on schedule and the countdown clock on Queen City Avenue will strike zero soon!  The future Elliot at River’s Edge ambulatory care center is now [...]

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CONNECTICUT

Published Friday Apr 1, 2011 by Healthcare Review

First In State To Offer ER Wait Times Via Text
Wait times also available via iPhone(tm) app, thocc.org website
New Britain, CT – The Hospital of Central Connecticut (HCC) is the first in the state to launch a new service that allows people to text from their cell phones for emergency room wait times.
Central Connecticut residents can [...]

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MAINE

Published Friday Apr 1, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Anthem Grant Promotes Wellness for Disadvantaged Maine Children
S.Portland, ME – A recent survey by the Susan Curtis Leadership Center shows that many disadvantaged children who attended Camp Susan Curtis last year are now practicing healthy behaviors from the 5-2-1-0 plan, thanks to a grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation.  The grant [...]

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MASSACHUSETTS

Published Friday Apr 1, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Alliance Bolsters Senior Care.  New geriatrician joins practice.
Somerville, MA…Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) announced that geriatrician Daphne Schneider, MD, has joined CHA’s Somerville Hospital Primary Care practice. Dr. Schneider will play a key role in advancing CHA’s commitment to senior care in Somerville and the surrounding communities.
Dr. Schneider comes to CHA from NorthShore University HealthSystem in [...]

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RHODE ISLAND

Published Friday Apr 1, 2011 by Healthcare Review

PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO FORMALLY BREAK GROUND FOR $42 MILLION PRAIRIE AVE. HEALTH CENTER, OFFICE, RETAIL COMPLEX
Providence, R.I. – Poised to help usher Rhode Island into the era of health care reform, the Providence Community Health Centers, Inc. (PCHC) will break ground Monday, March 14 for its $42 million health services, office and retail [...]

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VERMONT

Published Friday Apr 1, 2011 by Healthcare Review

People’s United Bank Makes Final Portion of Its Generous Contribution to the BMH Capital Campaign
Brattleboro, VT – Brattleboro For the past two years, Brattleboro Memorial Hospital has been the recipient of a generous pledge from People’s United Bank designated for their Building on Excellence capital campaign.
The BMH campaign raised in excess of 2.8 million dollars, [...]

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