From tailgating and the holidays to anniversaries and birthdays, food is central to almost every celebration.  The Holiday Season is fast approaching, bringing opportunities to spread good cheer and celebrate, eat and drink with friends and family. Even the most disciplined dieters and healthy eaters struggle with temptation during the holidays. ...

Four years ago when Rebecca “Becky” and John Zumbach—both teachers in Gilford—moved to Ashland to be more centrally located between work and the mountains where they first met, the task of finding new doctors was simply part of their relocation process. A friend recommended Dr. Banister, at Plymouth OB/GYN, to ...

Sarah Guyotte and Becka Morrill (left), leaders of Ashland Brownie Girl Scout Troop 20595, brought troop members Eva, Jocelyn, Emma, McKenzi, Bailey, Gracie, Kashia, Lillian, Ana, and Jianna to Speare Memorial Hospital on October 30 to donate a ‪‎baby bag full of gifts to be given to the first baby girl ...

Ed Webber (Volunteer), Crystal Cascadden, RPh, Jesse Beaudry, PharmD, RPh, Brittany Gibbs, PhT, Meg DeNobile, PharmD, RPH, Tim Murray, PharmD, RPH, And Deep Davis, CPhT October 18 - 24 was National Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy Week. We'd like to thank our Pharmacy team for their efforts on behalf of patients and the ...

The first day Harry George came to Cardiac Rehab for his initial assessment, he was in a wheel chair. Nearly a year after open heart surgery to replace his aortic valve due to a bacterial infection, Harry was dancing down the halls of Speare. “Now I have two birthdays,” Harry ...

On October 22 Speare Memorial Hospital celebrated Healthcare Quality and Infection Prevention Week.This was a time to celebrate all the hard work and focus everyone at Speare provides to these efforts. Infection prevention is everyone’s job. Each of us has an important role to play in keeping our patients safe from infection—and hand ...