National Wear Red Day® – Friday, February 2, 2018
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
Go Red For Women is a movement that starts with you. Lead by example and make the time to “Know Your Numbers.” It’s knowledge that could save your life. Five numbers, that all women should know to take control of their heart health are: Total Cholesterol HDL (good) Cholesterol Blood ...
Read More There’s A Superhero Inside All of Us…We Just Need The Courage to Put On The Cape
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
by Lee Webster, Speare donor I’m 5’ 2”. Every time I have gone for a mammogram, I’ve managed to trip over the long gowns. I’ve usually ended up tossing it onto a chair in frustration, as it did nothing to preserve modesty and was aggravating to boot. During my last ...
Read More 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, ...
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