National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate, thank and recognize the extraordinary volunteers that share their time, talents and voices to make a meaningful difference in our community. This year we celebrated Speare Memorial Hospital’s many volunteers who support patients and staff every day with a Volunteer Appreciation luncheon on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, […]
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Speare Memorial Hospital will hold its eighth annual Wine, Women and Wisdom event on Thursday, May 3rd, from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Common Man Inn and Spa in Plymouth, New Hampshire. Join 200 women and unleash the awesome in you! This annual women’s health event includes two featured speakers, and a keynote speaker, a
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Removing Social Security numbers strengthens fraud protections for about 58 million Americans If you are a Medicare beneficiary, please watch your mail closely over the next few months for your newly designed Medicare card. The new Medicare card contains a unique, randomly-assigned number that replaces the current Social Security-based number. Starting in April 2018, the Centers
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CLICK HERE FOR THE APPLICATION Speare Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce the availability of grants for organizations with activities and initiatives that address a community health need. Applications are available at https://spearehospital.com/grants/ and are due by June 15, 2018 According to Deb Naro, Executive Director of Communities for Alcohol- and Drug-Free Youth (CADY), “Education
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Tara has been a member of RehabFit since January 2018! Tara has been very motivated to stick to her weekly routine. She has referred many friends and co-workers to RehabFit and now has company to exercise with! Why did you decide to join RehabFit? I joined RehabFit when my doctor highly recommended I begin exercising
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Once again the community of central New Hampshire proves what hardy New Englanders we really are. Snow lined streets, bitterly cold temps, (19° degrees at the start), and gusty winds didn’t stop over 300 runners and walkers from joining the fun at Speare’s 5th annual Shamrock Shuffle. A very special thanks to all our volunteers
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Plymouth resident and certified yoga instructor, Jen Morris, is bringing together cancer survivors, cancer patients, their families and their caregivers each week for a yoga class that Jen describes as adapted to meet the needs of the participants in class whether they are experienced or new to yoga. “For cancer survivors, it is a class
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National Dress in Blue Day is celebrated each year on the first Friday of March. The Colon Cancer Alliance first launched the National Dress in Blue Day program in 2009 to bring national attention to colon cancer and to celebrate the courage of those affected by this disease. Several members of Speare’s staff participated in National
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Linda has been a member of RehabFit since October 2017! Linda has worked hard in the balance improvement class and is dedicated to exercising at RehabFit three days per week. She has made great strides in overall strength and balance! Why did you decide to join RehabFit? I joined RehabFit when it was recommended to
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“We are so fortunate to have Speare here,” says Mary Durgin. Her brother, George Durgin, felt the same. That’s why he included Speare among the charities he made provisions for in a charitable trust he established. Since his passing 16 years ago, Mary has distributed a check to Speare every year, which has helped the
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