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Wentworth-Douglass Charity Classic raises $256,000 to support Wentworth-Douglass Women & Children's Center
On Tuesday, June 22, golfers took to the green at Cochecho Country Club in Dover for the 27th Annual Wentworth-Douglass Charity Classic presented by UnitedHealthcare. The event raises funds for programs and equipment at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Women and Children’s Center. This was the largest tournament in the event’s history. The tournament sold out only six weeks after registration opened in March, prompting organizers to offer a double shot gun start for the first time with morning and afternoon
Wentworth-Douglass welcomes Certified Nurse Midwife, Emily Orlowicz
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is pleased to welcome Certified Nurse Midwife Emily Orlowicz to the medical staff. Orlowicz will care for women of all ages by providing routine gynecologic care and prenatal care for expectant women at the Wentworth-Douglass Center for Women’s Health & Wellness in Portsmouth, N.H. and Wentworth Health Partners OBGYN & Infertility in Dover, N.H. Certified Nurse Midwives have master’s degrees in nursing and specialized midwifery training and licensing. They can prescribe
Pulmonologist, Dr. Vinia Mendoza joins Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Vinia Madonna C. Mendoza, MD, a board-certified pulmonologist and critical care physician has joined Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. Dr. Mendoza will care for patients at Wentworth Health Partners Seacoast Pulmonary Medicine at 801 Central Avenue in Dover, N.H. Pulmonologists diagnose and treat various health conditions related to the respiratory system including the lungs and the windpipe. Dr. Mendoza has ten years of experience as a Pulmonary/Critical Care Staff Physician. She earned her medical degree
Wentworth-Douglass Center for Heart Health Earns Reaccreditation
The Center for Heart Health at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been granted an additional three-year term of echocardiography accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Echocardiography is used to assess different areas of the heart and can detect heart disease or signs of serious conditions. Accreditation by IAC indicates that Wentworth-Douglass Hospital’s Center for Heart Health has undergone an intensive application and review process. The accreditation was comprised of a
Wentworth-Douglass Awarded National Radiology Accreditation
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been awarded a three-year accreditation in radiation oncology as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). A radiation oncologist uses radiation to cure cancer or to relieve a cancer patient’s pain. The ACR seal of accreditation, which comes from the nation’s oldest and most widely accepted radiation oncology accrediting body, represents the highest level of quality and patient safety in the healthcare industry. There are only 700
Wentworth-Douglass Awarded Patient Experience Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital remains among the nation’s top hospitals for patient experience. The hospital announced today that it has achieved the Healthgrades 2021 Outstanding Patient Experience Award™ for the eighth consecutive year. The distinction places Wentworth-Douglass among the top 5-percent of hospitals nationwide, according to Healthgrades, a healthcare data company. “To receive this award once is an incredible organizational achievement, but to be the only hospital in New Hampshire honored for
