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In New Hampshire鈥檚 Upper Valley region, the Child Advocacy Center of Grafton and Sullivan counties at the Children鈥檚 Hospital at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center aims to combat child abuse and neglect by providing a safe place for children and families when there are concerns about these issues鈥
In early October, Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix became the first health center in the state to implant the Watchman FLX Pro, which reduces risk for stroke by blocking off a part of the heart called the left atrial appendage.
Katie Belle Carmichael's exhibit, 鈥淧ups of Color,鈥 which opened Oct. 15 on the hospital鈥檚 ground floor and was attended by some of the four-footed subjects, features portraits of the hospital鈥檚 therapy dogs who visited her room during her stays.
Reading Hospital recently announced that staff will be able to do volunteer work while on the clock through the Community Outreach and Engagement (CORE) program.
ROSE 鈥 Reach Out, Stay Strong, Essentials for mothers of newborns 鈥 is an evidence-based program that has reduced cases of postpartum depression by half among low-income women in a series of randomized control trials.
Peer recovery specialists at Cape Cod Hospital and Falmouth Hospital in Massachusetts help patients overcome substance use disorders.
To the medical community, Lawrence Faucette鈥檚 life is notable for what his family deemed his 鈥渂rave adventure鈥 as the second-ever recipient of a genetically modified pig heart, which kept him alive for nearly six weeks after the transplant.
The cancer survivorship program at The Queen鈥檚 Medical Center in Honolulu addresses the many effects that can occur post-cancer by offering comprehensive care and resources.
A trio of Utah hospitals run by Intermountain Health are making sure that the best practice of breastfeeding has taken firm hold within their walls.