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Survivor Celebration Bell Installed at Seacoast Cancer Center – Portsmouth
Three rings of a bell at the Seacoast Cancer Center – Portsmouth marked an end of current treatments for patient Gavin Donaldson and the beginning of a special tradition at the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Pease campus – a survivor celebration bell. “Today is a celebration of sorts of getting through a 6-week chemo and radiation treatment,” Donaldson said. “I’m very pleased to have done it with such a wonderful group of people at such a wonderful facility. I couldn’t have asked for more.” Staff members who
Wentworth-Douglass Named Best in NH, Top 20 in Nation for Patient Outcomes
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been named the best hospital in the state for patient outcomes and among the top 20 in the nation, according to a new index compiled by a nonpartisan think tank. The Lown Institute ranked Wentworth-Douglass first in patient outcomes among 23 hospitals in New Hampshire, and a remarkable 16th among the more than 3,000 hospitals that were examined nationwide. It was given an “A” rating for overall social responsibility, which reflects performance across health equity, value,
Dr. Kevin Donovan Joins Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is proud to announce award-winning family physician, Dr. Kevin Donovan, has joined Wentworth Health Partners Adult & Children’s Medicine of Dover. Dr. Donovan brings more than 20 years of family practice experience to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. He attended Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where he majored in Biology and furthered his studies at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine, and later completed a Family Medicine Residency
Wentworth-Douglass Only Seacoast Hospital with Five-Star CMS Rating
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is among just 455 hospitals nationwide, and the only one on the Seacoast, to receive a five-star rating in the most recent 2021 ratings from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Just 455 of the more than 3,200 hospitals included in the rankings received five stars. The only other hospitals in New Hampshire with five-star ratings were Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon and Concord Hospital. The Overall Hospital Quality Star rating (overall star rating)
Wentworth-Douglass Seeks Community Volunteers
DOVER, N.H. – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is seeking volunteers from the community to assist with our mission of delivering patient-centered care to the Seacoast Community. Volunteers can assist in a wide variety of areas across the organization, including positions that interact with patients. Wentworth-Douglass creates a rewarding environment for volunteers who wish to serve the community and will find tasks suitable to you and your skillset. Anyone interested should contact Jackie Small at
Bill Ermer – 2021 William A. Brown Distinguished Businessperson Award
Atkinson, NH – Palmer Gas & Oil is proud to announce its owner, Bill Ermer, has received the William A. Brown Distinguished Businessperson of the Year Award for 2021. This award is the Greater Salem Chamber of Commerce's most prestigious and is presented to an individual who has enhanced the business environment of the Greater Salem community. The award is based on business leadership, community improvement, charitable involvement, public service, and high moral character. “Bill is always one of the first
Palmer Gas & Oil Opens Its Latest Storage Facility
Somersworth, NH – The Honorable Governor Chris Sununu, Senate President Chuck Morse, NH State Senator David Watters and Somersworth Mayor Dana Hilliard were all on hand this week to help Palmer Gas & Oil (PGO) owner Bill Ermer and his team cut the red ribbon on the company’s newest fuel storage facility in Somersworth, NH. This latest storage facility ensures that there will be plenty of fuel on hand for PGO customers even during challenging supply times and harsh New England weather. Also on hand for the
Local group raises money for bereavement cradle at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
A local support group for families facing pregnancy and infant loss has donated $5,000 to the Wentworth-Douglass Foundation to support the purchase of a special bereavement cradle at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. The cradle, which is almost indistinguishable from ordinary hospital bassinets, features a unique cooling system that enables families who have experienced a stillbirth, or loss of an infant, to have additional private time with their baby during their hospital stay. “A bereavement cradle
Wentworth-Douglass Expands NICU and Pediatric Specialty Care with Mass General
Wentworth-Douglass is significantly expanding its services for newborns with serious medical conditions and children requiring specialty care, including becoming the first Seacoast hospital with a Level IIB Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), as part of a new partnership with Mass General Hospital for Children (MGHfC) that began October 1. The upgraded NICU, which allows the hospital to provide more advanced respiratory support for premature infants, is just one of the many expanded services that will
Wentworth-Douglass Donates $125,000 in Community Involvement Grants
Two organizations that help our community members find housing and get them on the road to recovery will now be able to make an even bigger impact thanks to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital. The hospital has contributed $75,000 to Community Action Partnership of Strafford County (CAPSC) and $50,000 to SOS Recovery Organization in community involvement grants. The grants will allow CAPSC and SOS Recovery Organization continue to do what they do best: better our community through their
Dr. Rachel Kaiser Joins Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is proud to announce Rachel Kaiser, DO, has joined Wentworth Health Partners Dover Family Practice. Dr. Kaiser has treated patients in a variety of medical practices for the past eight years. Dr. Kaiser started her career as a Clinical Monitoring Associate at PAREXEL in Billerica, Mass., and has experience in geriatric and osteopathic medicine. Most recently she worked as a COVID-19 Residency Response Team Member at Eastern Connecticut Health Network in Manchester, Conn. Dr.
Nurse Practitioner Katherine Staniforth Joins Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Katherine Staniforth, FNP-BC, MS, a highly skilled family nurse practitioner with significant experience and special interest in the field of women’s health recently joined Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and Wentworth Health Partners Dover Women’s Health. Katherine joined Wentworth-Douglass from Littleton Primary Healthcare in Colorado, where she worked as a nurse practitioner in Internal Medicine and Primary Care. She completed her clinical/teaching experience in New York, NY at Choices Women’s Health
Hops for Habitat
NEWS RELEASE Contact:Michelle RobinsonHabitat for Humanity York County(207) 985-4850development@habitatyorkcounty.org Habitat for Humanity York County partners with Portside Real Estate Group and York County breweries to build a home in Cape Porpoise Kennebunk, ME, August 4, 2021 Habitat for Humanity York County is excited to announce our collaboration with Portside Real Estate Group and York County breweries to host Hops for Habitat. This partnership will help raise funds for create affordable
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
