National Nurses Week is celebrated annually from May 6, also known as National Nurses Day, through May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. National Nurses Week is a time for everyone – individuals, employers, other health care professionals, community leaders, and nurses – to recognize the ...

New England Donor Services coordinated the recovery and transplant of 1,159 organs in 2018, the most ever.  Through the generosity of 393 organ donors, 2,236 tissue donors and the dedicated work of NEDS staff, both OPOs (New England Organ Bank and LifeChoice Donor Services) realized increases in donation and transplant ...

Rick Wyman, president of Meredith Village Savings Bank, recently visited Speare’s Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center to present a donation for the purchase of an ankle-brachial index (ABI) device. Photo (L-R): Linda Drew, front office coordinator; Sherill Ciampa, APRN; Lori Bruce, RN; Alison Lovett, RN; Rick Wyman, president, Meredith ...

(L-R) PRHS 2019 Class Officers: Gretchen Dodge - treasurer, Weston Hyde - president, Elsa Lauriat - secretary, Kalie McLeod - vice president Each Plymouth Regional High School freshman class picks a fundraiser to follow throughout their four years of high school. The class of 2019 chose "Operation Teddy Bear" and for the past four ...

National Colon Cancer Awareness Month is observed every year in March with the first Friday of the month designated as “Wear Blue Day”. Speare staff members wore blue to honor all who are impacted by colorectal cancer and help raise awareness about the work being done to end this disease ...

The positive energy was overflowing at Speare Memorial Hospital's 6th annual Shamrock Shuffle 5K. Over 400 runners and walkers made their way across the starting line at Plymouth Regional High School while a large group of volunteers sporting pompoms cheered everyone on. After finishing their run/walk, many joined the crew ...