Author Archives: Kristin Slade

Elliot Health System Awarded $2.25 Million from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to Expand Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment for Substance Use Disorder

Elliot Health System announces it was selected for a competitive U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grant to expand access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Substance Use Disorder, to reduce substance misuse and overdose. The grant provides $2.25 million over three years to support lasting recovery of people from our community. This is called…

Elliot Health System Provides Prospective LNAs Opportunity to Learn While They Earn

Elliot Health System is partnering with Manchester Community College and ApprenticeshipNH to provide an opportunity for students to launch a career as Licensed Nursing Assistants (LNAs). After eight paid weeks of intensive classroom study, lab work, and a clinical practicum with a mentor, students are eligible to sit for the Nurse Assistant Competency Evaluation (NACE)…

SolutionHealth and Acadia Healthcare Form Joint Venture to Build a Behavioral Health Hospital in Southeast New Hampshire

The Board of Trustees of SolutionHealth, parent organization of Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health, has formed a joint venture with Acadia Healthcare, a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the U.S. to build a new behavioral health hospital in southeast New Hampshire.   This $60 million investment in the community will…

Elliot Hospital Offers New Technology for Advanced Complex Surgical Procedures

Hybrid Operating Room Opens for Range of Surgical Needs   Elliot Hospital has completed its first surgery using a newly installed hybrid operating room (OR). A hybrid operating room is a surgical theater that is equipped with video, monitoring and advanced medical imaging devices that are fully integrated and collaborative with each other. These devices allow…

Elliot Hospital’s Trauma Program Manager Recognized by Rivier University as 2023 Outstanding Nurse/Healthcare Professional

Elliot Health System announces that Lindsey Whelan, MS, RN, CCRN, TCRN, ACCNS-AG, who serves in the Trauma and Acute Care Surgery Department, is being recognized by Rivier University as its 2023 Outstanding Nurse/Healthcare Professional.   Lindsey graduated from Rivier University with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and earned a Master of Science in Nursing from…

A.J. and Leslie Roberto Share Their Story of Life-Saving Care at Elliot Hospital

Elliot Hospital’s Emergency Department offers life-saving, life-changing care to our community. Elliot Hospital has the busiest Emergency Department in New Hampshire and is the region’s ACS Level II Trauma center, currently averaging more than 55,000 patients per year. Elliot Hospital is a not-for-profit institution and cares for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay.…

Dr. Kristin Keefe Joins Elliot Palliative Care and the Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Manchester

Elliot Palliative Care and the Visiting Nurses Association of Greater Manchester (VNA) welcome Dr. Kristin Keefe to their Palliative Care and hospice programs. Palliative Care is a medical specialty that treats anyone living with a life-threatening illness and works to improve the quality of life for the patient and their family at any stage in…

Visiting Nurses Association of Manchester & Southern New Hampshire Announces Two New Board Members

Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) of Manchester & Southern New Hampshire, part of Elliot Health System, announces the election of two new members to its Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for providing high-level oversight and governance to support the mission and purpose of the organization. “Our new members bring a wide range…

Elliot Hospital Unveils New Emergency Department with 22,000 Sq. Ft. Expansion and Renovations for Enhanced Patient Privacy and New Technology

Emergency Department Named for Irving and Bernice Singer Today, Elliot Hospital unveiled its expanded and renovated Emergency Department at an open house held onsite. This multi-phase construction project, which began with a groundbreaking ceremony in June 2021, officially opens to the community on June 13.  The cornerstone of the renovation project included a 22,000 sq.…

Three Elliot Health System Nurses Honored with New Hampshire Magazine Excellence in Nursing Awards

Nurses from VNA of Manchester and Southern New Hampshire, Elliot Ambulatory Services and Front Line/Administrative Nursing are Recognized   Elliot Health System is pleased to announce that three of its nurses are being honored by New Hampshire Magazine with Excellence in Nursing Awards. Donna Poirier, BSN, RN, HNB-BC is receiving the Ambulatory Care Nursing Award.…