JUNE 2011 · Issue · Healthcare Review

JUNE 2011 :: State in Focus

MASSACHUSETTS

Published Sunday Jun 5, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Brightly-colored cranes donated to Emerson Hospital to “give hope to patients”
Natalie McDaniel, a freshman at Bedford High School, recently donated 1,000 paper cranes to Emerson Hospital. “When I was in sixth grade, I read the Japanese story of Sadako,” said Natalie. “Sadako got cancer from the atomic bombs dropped during World War II and tried [...]

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Published Sunday Jun 5, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Home Instead Senior Care Receives Hallmark Award
Portsmouth, NH – Lisa and Ed Ganem, Owners, Home Instead Senior Care of Seacoast and Southern NH, were recently recognized for outstanding business performance at the Home Instead Senior Care annual international meeting in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Ganems were recognized with the Hallmark Award for superior sales and client service [...]

CONNECTICUT

Published Sunday Jun 5, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Celebrity Father, Son Duo To Headline 2011 Fairfield County WAMS Luncheon
By John S. Owens, National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter Intern
GREENWICH, CT. – Everyone agrees, multiple sclerosis is one bad apple, but this celebrity family won’t let it spoil the whole bunch.
Singer-songwriter David Osmond returned to Connecticut for the 28th annual Women Against MS [...]

MAINE

Published Sunday Jun 5, 2011 by Healthcare Review

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND NAMES DR. DORA ANNE MILLS VP FOR CLINICAL AFFAIRS

PORTLAND AND BIDDEFORD, ME – The University of New England has named Dora Anne Mills, MD, MPH, FAAP, vice president for clinical affairs, to strengthen UNE’s clinical partnerships and its community and public health mission. She will join UNE on September 1.
A pediatrician [...]

RHODE ISLAND

Published Sunday Jun 5, 2011 by Healthcare Review

RHODE ISLAND AUXILIARY CELEBRATE 100th ANNIVERSARY
PAWTUCKET, RI – The Memorial Hospital Auxiliary recently acknowledged their 100 years of service by celebrating with an Anniversary Luncheon held at the Colonel Blackington Inn Carriage House in Attleboro, MA.
Nine past presidents were in attendance and honored.
The Memorial Hospital Auxiliary was established in 1911. This group of dedicated women [...]

VERMONT

Published Sunday Jun 5, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Bill Stenger Recognized by the New England Board Chapter of the American Cancer Society
At the end of every ski season Jay Peak Ski and Summer Resort hosts a huge employee appreciation party for its growing number of workers. It’s also a time for the resort’s President and CEO, Bill Stenger, to thank the workers for [...]