Portsmouth Regional Hospital Nationally recognized for commitment to improving cardiac arrest survival rates
PORTSMOUTH – Portsmouth Regional Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines ® - Resuscitation Bronze quality achievement award for following best practices when treating in-hospital cardiac arrest, ultimately helping to improve survival rates. This is PRH’s first Get With The Guidelines ® - Resuscitation recognition.
Each year, more than 300,000 adults and children experience an in-hospital cardiac arrest. [1] Survival from cardiac arrest largely depends on timely medical emergency team response and effective CPR.
“Portsmouth Regional Hospital is committed to improving patient care by adhering to the latest resuscitation guidelines,” said Brian Sanders, MD, Seacoast Chief Medical Officer at HCA New England Healthcare. “Get With The Guidelines makes it easier for our teams to put proven knowledge and recommendations to work on a daily basis, which studies show can help more patients who have cardiac arrest survive. Our ultimate goal is to help more people on the Seacoast experience longer, healthier lives. Our team consistently goes above and beyond to provide high-quality care for our patients, and this recognition further demonstrates that commitment.”
Portsmouth Regional Hospital received the award for meeting specific measures in treating adult patients who experience cardiac arrest in the hospital.
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital named among America’s Best Neurological Hospitals by Newsweek
DOVER – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been named on Newsweek’s 2024 list of ‘ America’s Best Neurological Hospitals ’, published last month.
“At Wentworth-Douglass, we take immense pride in our staff's unwavering devotion to delivering the highest standards of neurological care, and this recognition reflects the outstanding dedication, expertise, and compassionate care provided by our remarkable team,” said Darin Roark, president and chief operating officer.
This is the first year the publication has announced “America’s Best Hospital” rankings for the neurology specialty. The rankings recognized the top 175 neurological hospitals.
"This recognition underscores our team’s commitment to advancing neurological care and innovation, ensuring our patients experience the best possible outcomes," added Dr. Gary Usher, medical director for neurosciences at Wentworth-Douglass. “Our success is driven by a highly collaborative group of professionals, particularly within our stroke program, epilepsy monitoring unit, and our neurosurgery partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital.”
Complete ranking methodology is available online at: Methodology America's Best Neurological Hospitals 2024 (newsweek.com) .
Frisbie Memorial Hospital Healthy Conversations Series Schedule
ROCHESTER — Frisbie Memorial Hospital‘s new monthly health-focused discussion series, Healthy Conversations, provides the public with the opportunity to learn about a range of topics and includes presentations by physicians, surgeons, and other leaders at Frisbie Memorial Hospital and its sister facility Portsmouth Regional Hospital.
What: Healthy Conversations
When: 6-7:30 p.m. third Wednesday of each month
Where: Strafford Conference Center, Frisbie Memorial Hospital, 11 Whitehall Road, Rochester
Schedule:
Aug. 21: Mental Health – Partial Hospitalization Program, with Ramsay Dean, LICSW, Frisbie Memorial Hospital
Sept. 18: Wound Care – Limb Salvage Program with Natasha Saiyed, MD, Frisbie Memorial Hospital’s Wound Center, and Syed Peeran, MD, director of vascular surgery and chief of surgery at Portsmouth Regional Hospital
The events are free and open to the public and include free parking and refreshments. Reservations are not required.
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital 2nd in Nation to employ state-of-the-art PET/CT scanner
DOVER – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital held a ribbon cutting ceremony last week, to celebrate the addition of a state-of-the-art positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET/CT) scanner.
The hospital is just the second institution in the United States to incorporate this high-end scanner into clinical care. The addition is expected to double the hospital’s daily scan capacity.
“The investment in this type of technology reflects Mass General Brigham’s commitment to not only increasing access to care on the Seacoast, but to ensuring that care is of the highest quality,” said Kevin Sweeney, director of imaging services at Wentworth-Douglass. “This scanner will allow us to care for more patients, more quickly, with some of the best technology available.”
The new unit will allow Wentworth-Douglass to offer cardiac PET/CT imaging, which is becoming the preferred diagnostic tool to determine if a patient has diminished blood supply (ischemia). It also will increase the hospital’s clinical capabilities in oncology and neurology.
The availability of this new technology means shorter wait times for patients, enhanced comfort through features such as personalized mood lighting, and the convenience of receiving these critical scans – which are interpreted by a specially-trained nuclear radiologist – to home.
The new system also features improved image quality generated with a lower radiation dose, artificial intelligence-powered workflows for greater operational efficiency, and increased energy efficiency when compared to traditional scanners.
The new scanner will be available for patient use later this summer.
Benchmark at Rye gives senior dog a new life
RYE — Drew Godfrey, director of community relations for Benchmark at Rye, knew just what to do when he heard through a friend about a 12-year-old Yellow Lab in need of a new home because her owner had suddenly passed away.
Godfrey, who has rescued many dogs throughout his lifetime, thought that residents at the Mind & Memory Care community could benefit from the therapeutic touch that only dogs and other pets can offer.
“Throughout my assisted living career, I’ve seen how healing dogs can be for all seniors but especially people with Alzheimer’s and dementia. Our residents have benefited greatly from regular pet therapy so why not make it a permanent part of our community,” he said.
In fact, according to a study published recently in JAMA Network Open , adopting a pet may help slow cognitive decline in older adults.
After speaking with the community’s executive director, Mallory Lord, who is also a dog-lover, Godfrey got the green light to make Ellie, the Yellow Lab, the newest resident at Benchmark at Rye.
Turned out that Ellie had a brother, Hobbes, who was homeless. Godfrey decided to play matchmaker.
He asked Julia Evans, Benchmark at Rye’s programming director, also a dog-lover, to become Hobbes’ new mom and she agreed.
Now at the community for a several weeks, Ellie has settled in nicely — enjoying frequent attention and treats from the community’s many residents, visitors and associates. She also has regular access to the community’s spacious, secure courtyard where she can run and play. More importantly, thanks to Godfrey and Evans, she even enjoys regular playdates with Hobbes.
This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Healthy Conversations Series schedule, hospital recognitions: Seacoast health news
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