At the Hospitals: March 6, 2016
Nurse Named Community Health Director At Mt. Ascutney Hospital Windsor — Jill Lord, chief nursing officer at Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health Center, has been tapped to become the hospital’s director of community health. Deanna Orfanidis, a registered nurse, will serve as interim chief nursing officer. Lord’s appointment reflects her long commitment to community health and “effectiveness in leading initiatives aimed at improving...
People in Business: March 13, 2016
Katie Blake, of Grantham, has joined Ledyard National Bank as branch manager at the bank’s New London location. Blake has more than 20 years of customer service experience, including multiple years in retail management, and has been in banking for the past four years. Prior to joining Ledyard National Bank, she held supervisory roles at People’s United Bank and Citizens Bank. The Valley News recognizes the achievements of members of...
Regulators Approve APD, Dartmouth-Hitchcock ‘Affiliation’
Lebanon — Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital and Dartmouth-Hitchcock, two health care organizations with long histories in the Upper Valley, have formalized a relationship that will give D-H, a teaching hospital with a regional footprint, the final say over key matters at its smaller neighbor. The new relationship, which the parties have labeled an “affiliation,” took effect Tuesday after the Charitable Trusts Unit and the Consumer...
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...
