The Speare Memorial Hospital Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center is raising awareness of diabetes-related wounds, as part of Diabetes Awareness Month, to improve healing and reduce amputations for diabetes-related wounds. Throughout November, the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Center at Speare Memorial Hospital will educate the local community about the importance of awareness, early […]

An estimated 34.2 million people in the United States are currently living with diabetes. Diabetes-related wounds are a leading cause of limb loss and 10 Americans undergo amputation each hour. Up to 55 percent of diabetic patients will require amputation on the second leg. Even more alarming, nearly half of those living with an amputation

There are 2,376 hours between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Can you spare some time this summer to help patients? Donate blood, platelets or plasma, and make it a summer full of life. As more people schedule their vaccination appointments and begin to gear up for a return to some of their favorite summer activities,

State Hospital Associations Highlight Need for Blood Donations Hospitals and health systems across New England are facing a critical shortage of all blood types and are seeking volunteer donors and host sites. Every donation helps save a life and is essential to ensuring community health. Donating blood takes only about an hour of your time

Who is Capture RX? Speare’s Pharmacy works closely with CaptureRx to determine if patients are eligible for discount drugs through a program called 340B. More information on the company can be found here https://www.capturerx.com/ What Happened? CaptureRx was a victim of a ransomware attack. They became aware of unusual activity involving certain files on its

Tony joined RehabFIT in August of 2019, and has been a regular ever since.  You can find Tony on the elliptical, playing backgammon, until Leah has to kick him off, 2 hours later!  Tony is extremely motivated with this health and fitness and puts in 100% effort for every workout.  Keep it up Tony!!! Why