SEPTEMBER 2011 :: State in Focus

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Published Thursday Sep 8, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Congressman Bass Visits Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene
Keene, NH – New Hampshire Congressman Charles Bass met with senior leaders and the Board of Trustees Chairman of Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene for discussions about the Vision 2020 Healthiest Community Initiative. Congressman Bass requested another meeting for a more in-depth conversation regarding reimbursement models for hospitals pursuing preventive [...]

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RHODE ISLAND

Published Thursday Sep 8, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Hospital’s Department Of Psychiatry Launches Partial Hospitalization Program

Program is among the first of its kind in the country
Program geared toward individuals struggling with parenting issues
Addresses challenges of raising children in our distressed community

Providence, R.I. – Rhode Island Hospital has launched the Parent Wellness Program within the adult partial hospitalization program.  This program will address the [...]

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VERMONT

Published Thursday Sep 8, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Rita Bennett – Overcoming Obstacles and Setting an Example for Others
Each summer high school students from around Northern Vermont involved in the MedQuest Program visit North Country Hospital. This year they visited the hospital on July 20. It was the students final stop on their week-long exploration of careers in the healthcare [...]

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MAINE

Published Thursday Sep 8, 2011 by Healthcare Review

Empowering Consumers
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine Introduces Program to Help Members Choose ER Alternatives for Non-Emergency Conditions
South Portland, ME – Mainers needing to find walk-in centers for non-emergency conditions now have a new resource, thanks to a program announced by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Maine (Anthem).
“As a parent, it’s [...]

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MASSACHUSETTS

Published Wednesday Sep 7, 2011 by Healthcare Review

$2 Million Gift from Winchester Laboratory Associates and Strata Pathology Services
Radiation Oncology Center Name for Richard Heidbreder, MD
Winchester, MA. – In the three years since he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease), Richard Heidbreder, MD acknowledges that his relationships with family, friends, colleagues and patients have changed. Professionally, he felt [...]

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CONNECTICUT

Published Wednesday Sep 7, 2011 by Healthcare Review

High School students spend summer volunteering at Windham Hospital
WILLIMANTIC, CT — Instead of playing computer games or hanging out in the pool or at the beach, 35 students from local high schools chose to spend their summer vacation volunteering at Windham Hospital. The students, ages 14-18, engaged in a number of tasks including escorting patients, [...]

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