By Kathy Wieliczko, Director of Patient Care Services Speare Memorial Hospital, along with Pemi-Baker Community Health and Mid-State Health Center, are leading an effort locally to highlight the importance of advance healthcare decision-making. We will be providing information and tools for the public to talk about their wishes with family, ...

Speare Memorial Hospital has issued its annual request for proposals from qualifying organizations to its Community Health Grant Program. Organizations eligible to apply must be: Tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Aligned closely with Speare’s primary service area including the towns of Alexandria, Ashland, Bridgewater, Bristol, Campton, ...

April is National Stress Awareness Month and National Humor Month. The saying "Laughter is the best medicine" has been around for years. It's not an "old wive's tale", it really does have a number of positive effects. According to researchers at Mayo Clinic "A good laugh has great short-term effects. When you start to laugh, it ...

His story begins 10 years ago, when Bob was scheduled to have a routine colonoscopy at another hospital.  Both Bob and his doctors were aware that he had a naval hernia, but it wasn’t believed to be very large and it wasn’t bothering him.  The hernia became more of a ...

Globe-trotters Micah and Rachael McLane could have been anywhere in the world when it came time to welcome their son, Mobius or “Mobi”. He’s from Plymouth, she’s from Pambula, Australia.  They met surfing 12 years ago while students at the University of Wollongong in New South Wales, Australia. Since then, ...

After realizing several Hannaford Supermarkets employees in Plymouth, NH‬ had family members suffering from cancer, Shelby Goodwin decided she wanted to help. She worked with management to set up a pay-to-dress-down program for the month of February. Many employees participated, resulting in a gift of almost $500 to Speare Memorial Hospital's Oncology Program. Here is ...