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News Releases
Wednesday, April 03, 2024Ukulele Festival Returns to Dover!
The Southern New Hampshire Ukulele Group is holding their 8th annual ukulele picnic - “SNHUGFEST” on Saturday, May 11th, on the Rotary Arts Pavilion Stage at Henry Law Park in Dover. This free, all-day festival features ukulele performances, food vendors, raffle prizes and more. Bands are coming from near and far including the Unlikely Strummers, Amy Kucharik, Bette Machete and the Jumping Fleas, The Silver Strummers, Ukulele Strummers of Southern Maine, the Ukulidiots, the Desperate Strings, Uke Pitt,
Tuesday, April 02, 2024Cornerstone VNA Offers FREE Webinar on Advance Directives
Rochester, NH – In recognition of National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16th, Cornerstone VNA is offering a free “lunch and learn” webinar for community members on the topic of Advance Directives. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, April 16 from 12:00-1:00pm. Learn how to inform family, friends, and health professionals about the kind of health care you want and who will make decisions for you if you are too ill to speak for yourself by using legal documents called advance directives. This special
Tuesday, April 02, 202469 Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Doctors Ranked Among New Hampshire’s Best
DOVER, NH – 69 Wentworth-Douglass Hospital doctors have been named by their peers to the 2024 “Top Doctors” list published in the March/April edition of New Hampshire Magazine. These doctors represent a wide array of specialties across the organization, including those who work exclusively at the hospital, individual practices, and at the Mass General Cancer Center at Wentworth-Douglass. These physicians focus on a wide variety of treatment areas, ranging from neurology to family medicine, and many
Monday, March 18, 2024Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Wins Patient Experience Award for 11th Consecutive Year
DOVER, NH – For the 11th consecutive year, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been named among the best hospitals in the nation for patient experience, according to an announcement released Tuesday by Healthgrades, a healthcare data company. The award, which is given to those ranked among the top 15% of eligible U.S. hospitals, celebrates hospitals delivering best-in-class patient experiences. Wentworth-Douglass was the only hospital honored with the 2024 award on the Seacoast, and one of just two in
Monday, March 18, 2024Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Donates $150K for Dover PD Youth Outreach, Substance Misuse Programs
DOVER, NH – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has donated $150,000 to aid the Dover Police Department’s community outreach bureau and its efforts to achieve healthier youth and families. The grant is part of the hospital’s continued support and advancement of ‘Dover Youth to Youth’ (Y2Y), the department’s after-school drug prevention program for Dover students in grades 6-12, as well as the department’s outreach social worker. “These programs will have a meaningful impact on addressing the need for
Friday, March 01, 2024Newsweek Names Wentworth-Douglass Among Best Hospitals in U.S.
DOVER, N.H. – Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has been named among the best hospitals in the United States for the fourth straight year, according to Newsweek’s 2024 “World’s Best Hospitals” rankings published Wednesday. Wentworth-Douglass was ranked 180th of the 412 American hospitals rated on the publication’s US-based list – it’s highest ranking ever. The hospital was ranked 189th in 2023, 191st in 2022, 217th in 2021, and 196th in 2020. Wentworth-Douglass was the only Seacoast hospital on the list and