Health and Wellness

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Top Doctors 2023

Congratulations to Cheshire Medical Center and all Dartmouth Health providers named Top Doctors. Thank you for your dedication to our communities.

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Cheshire’s Family Medicine Residency Program Receives Accreditation from ACGME

Accreditation gives a green light for a new program that will have far-reaching and long-lasting positive health outcomes for the Monadnock Region.

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Shannon Brooks, wearing a custom-made shirt reading "Shannon Strong" stands with Sharil Cass, DPT, NCS, (right) and Jodi Salomon, PTA.

Shannon Brooks: Inspiring herself and others during recovery

Told she might never recover, Shannon sought a second opinion from specialized physical therapist Sharil Cass, DPT, NCS, at Cheshire and proved herself "Shannon Strong."

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Kathy Tremblay, patient sits smiling, surrounded by her comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation care team

Inpatient Rehabilitation services build vital link for COVID survivors

During the devastating winter COVID surge of 2021–2022, nowhere was perseverance more exemplified than the Inpatient Rehabilitation department, which specializes in getting people back on their feet and living their lives.

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Mike West, RN, and Kylee West, RN stand outside Thompson Unit at Cheshire Medical Center where they met

Mike and Kylee West: Finding love and adventure in the Monadnock Region

A travel nurse who lives life one adventure at a time, Mike West, RN, returned to Cheshire Medical Center—and Kylee—for the biggest adventure of his lifetime.

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Heart Attack or Sudden Cardiac Arrest—How They Differ and What to Do

Learn about the differences between a heart attack and cardiac arrest.

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Taking Care of Your Heart Helps Your Brain

How you treat your heart in your 20s may help your brain when you’re in your 40s and 50s. That’s the finding of a new study that looked at data of 518 participants from a long-range study on heart health.

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Working Together for Your Heart Health

Excellent on-site services and innovative partnerships within Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health make Cheshire Medical Center your source for superb cardiac care.

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Don't wait for a crisis to love your heart: A dietitian’s top 5 tips

Amy Ansaldo, RD, provides nutrition education for cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation patients at Cheshire.

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Forensic Nursing

Victims of violence require care from nurses specially trained to treat trauma, collect evidence and provide legal testimony, when necessary. Cheshire’s forensic nurses take a holistic, respectful, trauma-informed approach to caring for survivors.

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