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Sara Gilbert stands in the Emergency Department hallway

Sara Gilbert: Supporting behavioral health in our community

Driven to integrate medical and psychiatric care over the past three decades, Gilbert has inspired more compassionate Emergency Department care

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Sam and Ryan

Sam Field and Ryan Hornblower: Answering the call of nursing at Cheshire

Inspired by the passion and commitment of their nursing colleagues, these professionals are shifting careers to become nurses themselves.

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A  middle aged woman uses a walker in the kitchen as her teenaged daugter assists her with care.

5 tips for living well after a stroke

Following a stroke, people are forced to accept sudden changes in family roles, logistics, and life expectations and face down the unknown. Occupational therapist Cindi Zipoli, OT/L, helps patients navigate this transition and achieve meaningful recovery.

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Kelsey Trombley sits at her desk in Cheshire's Family Medicine Department

Kelsey Trombley: Remembering your 'why'

Giving back to the community who supported her is how this new nurse practitioner—and Keene area native—shows her gratitude.

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Donna stands in her office full of pug ornaments holding a pug plush toy

Donna Beckwith: Caring for patients, pugs, and everything in between

Sometimes called "the animal whisperer," Beckwith's care begs the question: "Is it easier to look after a person or a pug?"

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Amanda Smith, RRT, and Lynn Strickland, RRT

Amanda and Lynn's farewell: A heartfelt thank you to Cheshire's Respiratory Therapy team

The mother and daughter RRT duo recount the personal experience that inspired their shared career cultivating compassionate care.

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Els Dignitti, RN-BC, Jennifer Kelliher, RN and Marielle Drew, BSN, RN

Home Away From Home

Reassigned Cheshire nurses rose to meet the moment during the most recent COVID-19 surge. Many loved their new positions: they stayed, or expanded their own.

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Angie LeFebvre, MSN, BSN, RN, Deb Chamberlain, MSN, Ellen Loughney, BSN, RN

Not All Heroes Wear Capes, Not All Nurses Wear Scrubs

While Cheshire boasts many scrub-wearing superheroes among our nursing ranks, many nurses report to work wearing “normal” clothes—and all sorts of different hats.

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Older man on job site clutches his shoulder in pain as he rotates it upward

Healing shoulder pain in the weekend warrior

From playing pickleball to painting a deck, repetitive activities can cause shoulder pain and injuries such as impingement syndrome. Neal Goldenberg, MD, director of Sports Medicine, discusses healing and returning to the activities you love.

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Cheshire patient Elaine Dall, a breast cancer survivor

Video: You can help bring new 3D mammography to Cheshire’s patients

Learn from breast cancer survivors how routine mammograms impacted their lives. You can help Cheshire care for patients by making a gift toward the purchase of updated, state-of-the-art, smart 3D mammography technology.

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