Feeling the Burn of Chronic Reflux?
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
New treatment introduced for Barrett’s Esophagus as a result of chronic reflux From heartburn to more serious symptoms, such as choking or trouble swallowing, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) or reflux, affects an estimated 15 million Americans. Of those, 13 percent are estimated to have Barrett’s esophagus. Barrett’s is the development ...
Read More New Options for Health Insurance
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
The New Hampshire Health Protection Plan offers new options for insurance coverage for income qualified individuals and families. Statewide information session are being over the next couple of weeks, with Laconia on June 16 and Littleton on June 25 being the closest for residents in central New Hampshire.
Read More Volunteers Honored as “Shining Stars”
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
Speare Memorial Hospital’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon was a tribute to old Hollywood glamour showcasing its “shining stars”—our volunteers—complete with a Speare Walk of Fame, featuring a star for each of the Hospital’s 48 volunteers. Student and Volunteer Services Coordinator Chris Fenn, welcomed everyone with a trip down memory lane noting ...
Read More Speare Memorial Hospital is Ranked Among the Best Hospitals in the Country
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
Speare Memorial Hospital kicked off its Hospital Week festivities by celebrating being named among the Top 20 Critical Access Hospitals nationwide on iVantage Health Analytics 2014 Top 100 list. Additionally, Speare is ranked as a HealthStrong™ Hospital for 2014, a designation given to 547 of the 4,299 acute care hospitals ...
Read More Speare Primary Care Welcomes Vanessa Hahn, APRN
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
Vanessa Hahn, APRN, has always taken a holistic approach to healthcare. For many years she was a massage therapist and owned her own business. Through massage she worked collaboratively with a chiropractor and a naturopathic provider to address her patients’ needs. It is that same collaborative approach she hopes to ...
Read More New Workplace Wellness Program Introduced
By Speare Memorial Hospital |
PLYMOUTH, N.H. —For Ramandeep “Deep” Davis, a pharmacy technician at Speare Memorial Hospital, it was seeing herself in vacation pictures that made her take action. Norma Shields, medical technologist in the Laboratory, saw her new position at Speare as a as an opportunity to make other life changes as well. ...
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