FARMINGTON — Nancy Walters, RN, a nurse on the medical-surgical unit at Franklin Memorial Hospital and a Wilton resident, has had an article she submitted to the American Journal of Nursing accepted and published in the journal’s September 2015 issue. The article called “Coming Home to Nursing” reflects on nursing in a small rural area […]
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Coates joins FMH medical staff
FARMINGTON — Physician assistant and Jay native Steven Coates, PA-C, has joined the Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff as a provider at Franklin Health Orthopaedics. Coates has 14 years of experience as a physician assistant, providing care for patients since 2001. He brings three years of experience providing medical care in an orthopedic practice, as […]
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Miller appointed director at FMH
FARMINGTON — Garry Miller, R.Ph., has been appointed director of pharmacy at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Before becoming director, he served as clinical pharmacist on a per diem basis for the Farmington hospital. Miller is responsible for all pharmacy operations and services, facilitating the planning, development, implementation and monitoring of programs and services. Before joining FMH […]
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Coates joins Livermore Falls Family Practice
FARMINGTON — Physician assistant Lenia Coates, PA-C, joined the Franklin Memorial Hospital medical staff as a provider at Franklin Health Livermore Falls Family Practice. Other providers in the practice are Heidi Decker, MD, and Mary Dunlap, FNP. Coates has 14 years experience as a physician assistant, providing care for patients since 2001. Most recently, she […]
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Police: Florida driver crosses centerline, strikes two cars in New Sharon
NEW SHARON — A Florida woman fell asleep at the wheel, crossed the centerline on Route 2 just after noon on Saturday and struck two cars driven by Jay teenagers, according to police. Cpl. Christopher Chase of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said Carrel Meyers, 55, was driving west on Route 2 when her 2015 Chrysler […]
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Neil joins FMH medical staff
FARMINGTON — Rebecca Arsenault, president/CEO of Franklin Community Health Network, announces that Jay Neil Jr., MD, has become a member of the medical staff at Franklin Memorial Hospital, joining Dr. James Lancaster and Dr. Heather DeCarolis in staffing anesthesiology services. For the past two years, Dr. Neil has provided temporary anesthesiology coverage across New England […]
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FMH among most wired hospitals
FARMINGTON — Franklin Memorial Hospital has again been named one of the nation’s most wired hospitals, according to the 2015 Health Care’s Most Wired survey. The survey results were released in the July issue of Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association. FMH was one of 36 hospitals recognized in the […]
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Podiatrist joins staff at Franklin Orthopaedics
FARMINGTON — Podiatrist Zachary Blakeman, DPM, has joined the medical staff of Franklin Health Orthopaedics and Franklin Memorial Hospital. His services include: treatment of soft tissue and bony surgeries of the foot and ankle; treatment of plantar fasciitis and related conditions; bunion and hammertoe surgery; foot and ankle reconstruction and revision; podiatric sports medicine; and […]
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Scrub Club Camp fosters interest in health care careers
FARMINGTON — Carefully holding a surgical needle, Summer Ross ties a knot as she practices suturing a pig’s foot Tuesday. Ross who will be a freshman at Mt. Abram High School in the fall knows she wants to become a veterinarian, she said as she took the suturing class at the 8th annual Scrub […]
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Martha J. McDonald
1948 – 2015 FARMINGTON — Martha J. McDonald, 66, of Farmington, died peacefully late Friday, May, 22, surrounded by her loving family at Franklin Memorial Hospital. Martha was born Dec. 19, 1948, one of 11 siblings, a daughter of Thornton F. and Sadie A. (Campbell) Thorndike. She spent her childhood growing up in Franklin County […]