PRHS Operation Teddy Bear brings smiles to Speare
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
(L-R) Zack Ross, Holly Mason, Elsa Lauriat, and Kiki Dodge 2018 marks the third year the Plymouth Regional High School class of 2019 hosted the school’s annual ‘Operation Teddy Bear’ fundraiser. As a community service project, junior class officers sold colorful teddy bear cut-outs for one dollar each during school ...
Read More Speare Volunteers Share Their Talents, Time and Compassion
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
by Chris Fenn, Student & Volunteer Services Coordinator L-R: Chris Fenn, Student and Volunteer Services Coordinator with volunteers Lee Fortier, Pat Corbin, Nancy Kolb, Mary Ann Adams, and Judy Raybeck. One of the many things our volunteers do to improve the patient experience is delivering fresh flowers to patient's rooms. When ...
Read More Matt & Sheila Howe… From Community Partner to Patients
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
With his wife in her final month of pregnancy with their first child, the last thing on Matt Howe’s mind that morning was his own mortality. He started his day like any other, as program director at The Plymouth House, a treatment home for those with addiction to drugs or ...
Read More Speare’s Wound Center Named One of Nation’s Best
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
(From L - R) Alison Lovett RN, Dr. James Hanowell, Deanna Brodie LPN, Rebecca Sayre Clinical Program Director, Linda Drew, Dr. John Bentwood, Rebekah Sexton PA C, and Dr. Jim Koren Medical Director The Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center at Speare has earned the prestigious Robert A. Warriner III, ...
Read More Strength Training with Weights: The Myths and the Facts
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
By Rebeccah Chase and Marisa Zamrock, Exercise Specialists, RehabFit If you haven’t started lifting weights, it may be because you have run into some of the myths about strength training. Read on to dismiss these myths and get the facts. For both women and men, taking time each week to build your strength can help you ...
Read More Pat Nestor… From employee to patient
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
“Going from employee to patient made me realize how critical Speare is to our community,” says Pat. “Linda is the angel of this story,” stresses Pat. “She is really special. She was the one who kept it together and did all the heavy lifting. I had the easy part when ...
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