Connections: December 2023 - 9

CHaD
Heroes raise
thousands
Pictured back row, left to right: Lindsay Barton, Karissa Krause,
Rita Smith; front row, left to right: Kelley Stark and Emily Sevigny
Happy Holidays from
DHMC Orthopaedics!
Staff in Orthopaedics in Lebanon have fully decorated their
office and waiting room for the holidays, and say it's been
amazing to hear all the compliments from their patients.
A team of three physical
therapists from Heater Road
and DHMC raised over $1,000
for the CHaD Hero event in
October, and the Rehab Section
as a whole raised over $5,000 as
members of various teams.
Pictured left to right are Jenna Kazmaier,
Sarah Bent and Jo Ellen Gardner
Celebrating VNH employees
VNH held its annual Employee Appreciation event in November,
and recognized many members for their years of dedicated service
to the organization, as well as presenting their peer-nominated
annual recognition awards in four categories. Congratulations
to (left to right) Paraprofessional of the Year, Wendy Taitague,
personal care assistant, Long-term Care; Excellence in Leadership
Award winner, Jess Cheney, director Home Health and Hospice;
Johanna Beliveau, VNH president and CEO; Carol Lechthaler
Award for Exemplary Professional Practice winner, Heather Grob,
case manager, Hospice; and Administrative Team Member of the
Year, Shawna Lynch, case coordinator, Long-term Care.
Story follow-up: Helping firefighters at risk
Partnership with Manchester Fire Department leads to cancer detection
In the August issue, we included a story
about a partnership between Manchester
Fire Department and Anthem Blue Cross and
Blue Shield to screen eligible firefighters for
cancer through Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics
Manchester. The pilot program screened for
skin and lung cancer, two of the most common
for firefighters. It is estimated that 65 percent
of line-of-duty firefighter deaths are attributable
to occupational cancers. On November 20, a
news event was held in Manchester sharing the
screening results, which proved to be lifesaving
for at least one member of the department.
A lung screening for Fire Marshal Peter
J. Lennon, CFI, showed incidental findings
that triggered the need for additional blood
work. Follow-up results detected stage 2
colon cancer on September 11, 2023. Lennon,
45, underwent colon surgery and is now
cancer-free and back to the firehouse thanks
to the early detection. " My doctors told me I
would have had less than five years to live if
the cancer went undetected. I'm thankful for
the efforts of Dartmouth Health, MFD, and
the City of Manchester for spearheading this
life-saving program. "
Manchester Fire Marshal Peter J. Lennon, CFI,
(left) is pictured with Chief Ryan J. Cashin.
Lennon underwent lifesaving cancer surgery after
participating in a pilot cancer screening program
with Dartmouth Health, the City of Manchester,
and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
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