JANUARY 2012 :: State in Focus

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Published Sunday Jan 1, 2012 by Healthcare Review

Make a Plan to Prevent Diabetes and Its Complications
Manchester, NH – Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire is collaborating with the National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP) to raise awareness about the importance of setting goals and making a plan to prevent type 2 diabetes and diabetes-related complications.
Diabetes affects nearly 26 million Americans [...]

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MASSACHUSETTS

Published Sunday Jan 1, 2012 by Healthcare Review

Centennial Ball Raises $427,000 In Support Of Pediatric Care
Concord, MA – As the culmination of its centennial year, Emerson hosted a dinner dance at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel. The event, titled “Centennial Ball: A Big Party to Benefit Little Patients,” fell on the actual anniversary date of the dedication of the hospital in 1911. [...]

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MAINE

Published Sunday Jan 1, 2012 by Healthcare Review

MCMH Emergency Center Staff Support Halting Holiday Hunger for School Kids
ELLSWORTH, ME – Maine Coast Memorial Hospital Emergency Center staff proudly presented Downeast Health Services Board Member Fay Daigle (second from left) with boxes of healthy snacks for the Halting Holiday Hunger for School Kids program.  Downeast Health Services will deliver these healthy snacks to [...]

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CONNECTICUT

Published Sunday Jan 1, 2012 by Healthcare Review

ECHN’s Annual Celebration of Giving
MANCHESTER, CT. – ECHN’s “Celebration of Giving” was held at the Marriott Hartford Downtown hotel.  This annual event is held to thank donors who made leadership-level gifts to the fund-raising efforts of the ECHN Community Healthcare Foundation.  The Silver Sponsor for this year’s event was The Russell G. Hartmann Family Foundation.
The [...]

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RHODE ISLAND

Published Sunday Jan 1, 2012 by Healthcare Review

WOMEN & INFANTS HOLDS 128th ANNUAL MEETING
Providence, RI – Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island held its 128th Annual Meeting at the hospital with a standing-room-only audience of community leaders, physicians and hospital staff.
Earlier this year, Care New England, the parent company of Butler, Kent and Women & Infants hospitals, announced that the organization [...]

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VERMONT

Published Sunday Jan 1, 2012 by Healthcare Review

BMH Comprehensive Breast Care Program Introduces MRI, Genetic Testing Capabilities for High Risk Patients
Brattleboro, VT  – Brattleboro Memorial Hospital announced the addition of breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and genetics risk evaluation to the services offered by its Comprehensive Breast Care Program.
Both breast MRI and genetics risk evaluation services play a valuable role in identifying [...]

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