Community Health Spotlights

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Working Together for Your Heart Health

Excellent on-site services and innovative partnerships within Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health make Cheshire Medical Center your source for superb cardiac care.

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Breast and Cervical Screenings: Piece of Mind for You and Those You Love

When you get the recommended screenings, cancer can be detected early and is much easier to treat. Many underinsured people are eligible for free screenings and follow-up care.

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Drs. Karl Dietrich and Christopher LaRocca

Family Medicine Residency Program Receives Competitive Federal Grant

A federal grant of $750,000 will help support the development of rural family medicine residency program at Cheshire Medical Center for our region.

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Emily Nichols donating to Mother's Milk Bank

Breast Milk Donation: Mutual Support in a Time of Need

At Cheshire Medical Center, infants in need can receive donated breastmilk as inpatients. Emily Nichols and Christina DeTurris of Obstetrics and Gynecology, explain why donors also benefit from giving their milk at Cheshire.

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Shawn LaFrance and Nelson Hayden accepting NOVA award

The Doorway at Cheshire Medical Center Wins 2022 American Hospital Association Dick Davidson NOVA Award

The team were honored for their innovative and collaborative program, addressing one of our nation’s most pressing health challenges.

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KrisEmily McCrory, MD, MS Med Ed, FAAFP

Cheshire Medical Center Welcomes Dr. McCrory, Associate Program Director for Family Medicine Residency Program

As former faculty at the Ellis Family Medicine Residency in New York, Dr. McCrory brings enthusiasm and experience to help educate new generations of family physicians in the Monadnock Region.

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Susan Szydlo, RN, and Kate Dexter, BSN, RN, ACM-RN

Ambulatory Care Coordinators Bring it all Home

While many of Cheshire’s nurses care for hospitalized patients, this small but mighty team partners with our community to ensure our patients continue to recover well after they leave.

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Let Life Bloom: Organ and Tissue Donation Turn a Time of Loss into a Time of Hope

April is National Donate Life month and staff at Cheshire Medical Center are especially proud to support this campaign each year because a single donor can help so many people, including their own family.

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Ashley Rickey-Hale and her sons, Russell and Joshua, pick up a CSA share of fresh vegetables from Tracie’s Community Farm in Fitzwilliam.

Connecting Around Healthy Food

Ashley Rickey-Hale bonds with her sons while investing in their health, thanks to subsidized CSAs through the Prescribe for Health program.

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Taking Care of Yourself When a Loved One is Suffering from Substance Use Disorder

Setting boundaries can be the hardest and most important thing to do.

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