At the Hospitals: Feb. 28, 2016
Registered Nurse Receives Lake Sunapee VNA and Hospice Award New London — Scott Ross , a hospice registered nurse and case manager, received the Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice “Imagine the Possibilities” award at the nonprofit’s annual meeting on Feb. 18. The annual award is given to a staff member who has a “positive impact throughout the agency” and is willing to look at situations from all perspectives in order to achieve...
At the Hospitals: Feb. 7, 2016
Local Hospitals Release Community Health Needs Assessment Access to mental health care and affordable health insurance, prescription drugs prices, heroin and the misuse of pain medications are among the Upper Valley ’s most pressing health concerns, according to a report by local hospitals. The 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment is based on focus groups and surveys conducted over a five-month period last year by...
Power Lunch: A Conversation With Kathy Underwood, President and CEO of Ledyard National Bank
Over an arugula salad and coffee, the president and chief executive officer of Ledyard National Bank discusses how she started as a part-time teller, her work on the advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and why she recently walked 18,000 steps in Washington, many of them in her hotel room. Impressive and irreverent is how I’d describe Kathy Underwood, one of the Upper Valley’s most prominent bankers. “You did...
The Big Event: Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference Gets to the Heart of the Issues
The Women’s Economic Opportunity Conference, held Sept. 19 at Vermont Technical College, featured keynote speaker Jane Lindholm of Vermont Public Radio and two dozen workshops. Reflecting the times, five of the sessions tackled technology issues, from beefing up cybersecurity to promoting a business through Pinterest to navigating the ever-changing platform that is Facebook. In response to requests from previous participants, the...
