Exeter Hospital delays closure of paramedic intercept program, after AG steps in
Exeter Hospital is delaying plans to end a paramedic intercept program that many area towns rely on, after the New Hampshire attorney general stepped in.
Health
West Nile, EEE cases spur precautionary measures
In recent weeks, the Vermont towns of Rockingham and Springfield have had mosquito pools that have tested positive for West Nile virus. While West Nile virus rarely causes people to get sick, and Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) is very rare, officials are recommending that people take necessary precautions to not get bit.
(Ask the Experts) Employer strategies to reduce health care costs
Companies can significantly reduce health care costs by leveraging strategies like using independent imaging centers and surgical centers, implementing tiered networks, promoting price transparency, and investing in employee education.
NH attorney general demands answers on Exeter Hospital cuts
NH AG John Formella said his office is 'carefully reviewing' whether the planned cuts violate the terms of Exeter Hospital’s merger with Beth Israel Lahey Health last year
(Ask the Experts) A more modern approach to employer-sponsored health care benefits
Caitlin McCormick, vice president of sales and account management at UnitedHealthcare of New England explains how employers can adopt more consumer-friendly health benefit plans.
Rise now Monadnock Region’s only early intervention center
Keene’s Rise for Baby and Family is the sole provider of early intervention services for children and their families in the Monadnock Region after it merged its program with the one offered by Monadnock Developmental Services.
Delphi's new primary care model slashes wait times: same day care transforms lives
Delphi physicians have a patient panel of 600 each, meaning patients typically can get a same-day or next-day appointment.
Novocure opens new U.S. headquarters in Portsmouth
Novocure opened its new U.S. headquarters in Portsmouth on Sept. 3 with officials praising its work on cancer treatments they say will help cement the state as the epicenter of life-altering health discoveries.
The need for nursing assistants is high
But a key recruitment program has been halted
State partners with Ohio company to destroy carcinogenic firefighting foam
Alan Robidas was grateful as his team prepared containers of firefighting foam at the New Hampshire Fire Academy to be collected and destroyed. The foam, long used by firefighters nationwide to extinguish fires, was silently at risk of harming crews for decades, he said.
