September is World Alzheimer’s Month. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Alzheimer’s disease is one of the top 10 leading causes of death in the United States. In 2014, an estimated 5 million Americans aged 65 years or older had Alzheimer’s disease. The CDC says this number is projected to nearly triple to…
Elliot Health System’s electronic medical record (Epic) has been upgraded to include a new tool: Healthwise. Southern New Hampshire Health will have access to Healthwise when they go live with Epic in November. Healthwise is a nonprofit organization that provides evidence- and decision-based information to help patients with their health decisions. It contains more than…
Elliot Hospital (a founding member of SolutionHealth) was a pioneer in oncology when it opened the first cancer center in New Hampshire in 1966. Through the years, the cancer center at Elliot Hospital has been a leader in cancer care through state-of-the-art technology, skilled health care providers, and an accessible, aesthetically pleasing, comforting environment. On…
Pictured above: The pediatric surgical staff at Elliot Hospital, including Dr. Elizabeth Soukup, left, and Dr. Charles Eastwood, are using spinal anesthesia for complex procedures. General anesthesia is typically what babies receive when they need surgery, but a New Hampshire hospital is finding spinal anesthesia is a far better alternative and uses it routinely for…
Gold, Bronze Distinctions Underscore SolutionHealth’s Support for Donating Nashua, NH—Southern New Hampshire Medical Center was awarded gold level recognition for the first time in the National Hospital Organ Donation Campaign for its efforts in educating hospital staff and the public about the state’s donor registry program and providing registration information and resources regarding organ, eye…
Dr. Klunk, Chief Quality Officer for Elliot’s Ambulatory Practices is Society’s 188th Leader John Klunk, MD, has been named president of the New Hampshire Medical Society at the society’s Annual Scientific Conference, which was held Saturday in Bretton Woods. Klunk has practiced internal medicine and pediatrics at Elliot’s primary care practices in Raymond for 17…
Congratulations to Greg Baxter, MD, President of Elliot Health System and Executive Vice President of SolutionHealth, for being named one of the Top 200 Business Leaders in New Hampshire by New Hampshire Business Review. The New Hampshire 200, which is the result of a year-long research initiative by the New Hampshire Business Review’s editors, recognizes…
SolutionHealth Introduces New Vice President, Value Innovation Bedford, NH (October 31) — SolutionHealth, a regional integrated health system founded by Elliot Health System and Southern New Hampshire Health, recently welcomed Colin McHugh as the system’s new Vice President for Value Innovation. McHugh will be responsible for developing value-based care strategies for SolutionHealth’s two hospitals and…
SolutionHealth is proud to be led by the CEO, COO, and Board chair who are all women. As more highly educated women enter the New Hampshire workforce, a disparity still exists between the number of men and women running the state’s largest companies. Just over a year ago, the Elliot and Southern New Hampshire health…
An estimated 100 providers and staff from Southern New Hampshire Health and Elliot Health System participated in SolutionHealth’s education program “From Stigma To Action: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Addressing Substance Use Disorder.” SolutionHealth’s latest in a series of CME programs was designed to help clinical providers and staff throughout the system understand added burden that…