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Diabetes Center at Memorial Hospital Announces 2012 Education Schedule

Diabetes Education classes start January 5!  Click here to download schedule.

Keith Noble, EMT, wins 5TH Annual David F. Dow Memorial EMS Provider of the Year

Memorial Hospital has announced that Keith Noble, EMT-Intermediate, with Conway Fire and Rescue, will receive the fifth annual David F. Dow Memorial EMS (Emergency Medical Services) Provider of the Year Award.

Gary R. Poquette and Memorial Hospital: 1980 to 2009

In 1980, Gary R. Poquette, FACHE arrived from a rural health center in Bellows Falls, Vermont to take on the role of head administrator at Memorial Hospital. It was the first time the Board of Trustees had recruited a professionally educated healthcare administrator to oversee the hospital’s operations. Just four years earlier, the Board and community had worked together through the Project Survival capital campaign to open a brand new hospital building. At the time, Gary was the youngest CEO of any New Hampshire hospital; later, he would become the youngest NH State Regent in the American College of Healthcare Executives, the professional organization in which he remains a Fellow.

New Hampshire Emergency Nurse Association recognizes Joanna Whittington as Registered Nurse of the Year

Joanna Whittington, a nurse in Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department, was recently recognized as the New Hampshire Emergency Nurse Association’s Registered Nurse of the Year. The award was announced at the NHENA meeting on October 4th 2011.

“Joanna consistently demonstrates outstanding knowledge and expertise in emergency nursing practice, education and professionalism,’ said Mary Vigeant, MSN ARNP.

The Self-Management Education Program at The Diabetes Center at Memorial Hospital achieves recognition from the American Diabetes Association (ADA)

The Self-Management Education Program at The Diabetes Center at Memorial Hospital has once again earned recognition from the prestigious American Diabetes Association. The program offers high-quality education services to patients and local residents.