The funding our rehabilitation department received will benefit our staff and patients in various and vital ways.
Anne E.Tyrol, MHA, MSN, RN, CEN, CENPDartmouth Health’s Cheshire Medical Center has received $750,000 from over $103 million awarded across New Hampshire from congressionally directed funding. U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) secured the funding in late March as part of the final government funding package for fiscal year 2024. Overall, Dartmouth Health received $3,092,000. The grant will allow Cheshire to purchase medical devices with robotic technology for therapy services in both Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation.
“We are thrilled to bring innovative technology to the already high-level clinical care our rehabilitation team members provide our patients,” said Cheshire’s chief nursing officer Anne E.Tyrol, MHA, MSN, RN, CEN, CENP. “The initiative to secure the funding first began when Kelli-Ann M. Abbott, DPT, PT, director of rehabilitation services, and Haley P. Bordner, OTR/L, ATP, attended a robotics symposium at Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia. The funding our rehabilitation department received will benefit our staff and patients in various and vital ways. This is just one of the many ways Kelli and her team bring exemplary care to our rehab patients.”
Abbott and Bordner wrote and submitted a grant proposal to the Department of Health and Human Services to acquire $750,000 for new robotic technology, which will arrive sometime after July when the next fiscal year begins. They contacted Shaheen’s office, who is a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee and chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee of Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to help advocate on Cheshire’s behalf. In addition to Shaheen, Cheshire’s support was endorsed by New Hampshire state Sen. Donovan Fenton (D-Keene); former Mayor George Hansel (R-Keene); and Gabe Below, vice president of Washington, D.C.-based government funding and government relations consultancy firm LNE Group.
“I want to thank Sen. Shaheen on behalf of Cheshire for helping to secure this funding. These funds will greatly help us in our mission to continually improve the world-class care we provide our communities and to be an employer of choice in the Granite State,” Abbott said. “Our inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation teams are committed to providing exceptional care to our community. People usually don’t plan for what will happen if they have an illness or accident and need rehabilitation. We want people to know that in the event you need it, you can stay close to home in Cheshire’s acute inpatient rehabilitation facility, where experts can help you achieve your goals after a major health event by providing physical rehabilitative care within a hospital setting. Additionally, our outpatient rehabilitation team provides physical, occupational and speech language therapy services for a wide variety of diagnoses, disorders and conditions.”
To learn more about Cheshire’s rehabilitation programs, visit cheshiremed.org/rehabilitation.
About Cheshire Medical Center
Cheshire Medical Center (Cheshire) advances the health and wellness of individuals across New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region through outstanding care and exceptional service. Cheshire teams deliver an impressive range of clinical services that support the community's needs. As a member of Dartmouth Health, Cheshire is able to provide services far exceeding those of a typical rural hospital, including extensive programs in primary care, cancer care, cardiology, orthopaedics, and public health. Cheshire patients are also able to access hundreds of highly trained specialists and a depth of clinical and technical resources through its collaboration with Dartmouth Health. Cheshire’s clinical practice is distinguished by an exceptional staff, a strong commitment to safety and quality, and a culture that values the contribution of every staff member and volunteer. Cheshire is the area's largest healthcare provider and leading employer. Along with the services delivered on their Keene campus and satellite locations, the Medical Center partners with local organizations to provide vital services and programs throughout the region. To learn more, call 603-354-5400 or visit cheshiremed.org.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.