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Home About Us Directions Services List News Links Jobs To Contact Us: 340 Thompson Road Webster MA 01570 Phone: (508) 943-2600 Fax: (508) 949-2026 Proud member of the Webster-Dudley-Oxford Chamber of Commerce, an affiliate of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce. Named Thomson Top 100 Benchmarks for Small Hospitals, 2000 Re-Accredited by JCAHO, January 2007 Member of the Webster-Dudley Business Alliance Mammography ACR Re-Accredited, June 2007	SAVE THE DATES! Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008: Hubbard Regional Hospital is proud to hold its First Small Town Heart Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk. It will begin and end on Hubbard's campus. 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward enhanching our Mammography Services and Equipment. Help support the fight against breast cancer! Registration and Sponsorship forms can be picked up at Hubbard Regional Hospital, as well as the following locations: Webster: Cindy's Flower and Gifts (Main Street) Indian Ranch (Route 12) Cuttin' Loose (166 Gore Road) Oxford: Hometown Bank (Sutton Ave.) Carl's Diner (Main Street) Interested in Running the 5K? Start your training now! Follow this link for Cool Running's Beginner 5K Training Schedule. If you start in June, training takes you right to the day of the event! We appreciate the support of our local businesses, friends and organizations that recognize the importance of our presence in the community. Interested in being a Sponsor for our Breast Cancer Walk/Run? Contact Blaine Moffa at (508) 943-2600, ext. 309. Coming this summer, you can also register online! To download a BCS Walk/Run Brochure, including a Sponsor Sheet, or to view a poster for the event, click on the images below: Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008: Hubabrd Regional Hospital presents in Fall 2008 Harvest Health Fair! More than 30 businesses, healthcare organizations, exhibitors and guests will set up shop on Hubbard's campus to educate the public on a variety of health and wellness issues. Scheduled include NEERS, assisted living facilities, a Diabetes seminar program, blood pressure, cholesterol and skin screenings. Plus children's games, food, raffles and lots more. ALL FREE. Mark your calendars and bring the whole family! We are a Primary Stroke Service Facility. Learn the signs and symptoms of Stroke. Time is critical! Visit StrokeAssociation.org or view our Stroke brochure on our Services Page ... WE ARE A STROKE-CERTIFIED HOSPITAL! Certfied by the Department of Public Health Oct. 22, 2007, Hubbard is designated to offer 24/7 diagnostic and emergency medical attention to patients experiencing stroke-like symptoms. Through a team of medical professionals, an interactive telemedical stroke management and neuro-interpretive consultation, Hubbard's emergency room staff and physicians interact with nuerologists around the world via video. A Stroke is an Emergency. Recognzie the signs and symptoms. For more information, download Hubbard's Stroke Brochure, or visit the American Stroke Association Web site. (Click on photo to enlarge ad.) In the News Tuesday, June 3: Hubbard, Webster, Prepared for Disaster Incident -- Hubbard Regional Hospital Emergency Preparedness Committe, along with Webster Fire Department, Thompson, Conn.'s Community Fire Co. and Webster EMS were present for a training session on a Mobile Decontamination Unit (MDU). While HRH and other hospitals have developed a decontamination capability for single patients, few, if any, have the ability to decontaminate multiple patients arriving at the same time. In order to provide the capacity to decontaminate victims without further taxing hospital personnel engaged in treating the victims, the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, through a grant from Homeland Security, proposed the establishment of fire department decontamination companies. The Webster Fire Department Decontamination Company and HRH Emergency Preparedness are ready to respond to a terrorism or disaster incident. The Webster Fire Department Decontamination Company was provided with equipment stored on trailers and maintained in a ready state. Webster Fire Department and HRH enter into an agreement with the State to maintain the equipment, make it immediately available upon request, and to have its personnel trained in decontamination procedures. To read the full press release on the Mobile MDU training, click here. Memorial Day 2008 Hubbard Hospital would like to thank all the local, regional and national Veteran's who helped defend our country. We were proud, once again, to honor our current and fallen heros this Memorial Day by participating in the Webster Parade. We invited local veterans to ride in the parade with us. They received a warm welcome and lots of support from the local community. Click here to check out our June-July Newsletter! Hubbard Hospital was recently Re-Accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks. Read the press release here! HRH Welcomes Full Time OT to Hospital Family ... Hubbard welcomes Audrey Aho, OTR/L to the Hubbard Hospital staff. With 15 years experience in the therapy field, Aho is excited to begin working with Inpatient and Outpatient procedures, as well as with Accord Adult Day Health in Dudley. Aho joins our comprehensive and professional Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation staff at our spacious center on Cudworth Road. Occupational Therapy provides patients with ability to regain function, independence and complete daily activities like showering and eating. OT helps with a variety of medical concerns, including neuromuscular, orthopedic and many post-surgical treatments. Besides helping to regain functionality in the area of concern, patients work to improve balance and strength, using adaptive equipment and structured exercises. "It’s just as much about the education as it is the program," Aho said. "We’re teaching them proper body mechanics so hopefully people don’t re-injure the area." OT, similar to our Physical Therapy program, will require a physician's referral. For quality patient care with excellent results, come to Hubbard Hospital's Outpatient Rehabilitation Center! For more information, call (508) 949-9124. Brand New GI Equipment ~ Best in the County! Hubbard is proud to announce the addition of our brand new Olympus GI Equipment. The state-of-the-art technology combines Narrow Band Imaging and High Definition, making it the best possible resource for Gastroenterology today. Hubbard is now among of the first hospitals to offer this technology to its community! Our equipment is more advanced than local and city hospitals. Be sure to check out this advanced equipment in our Services page! Blood Pressure Education - Nurses from Hubbard Hospital volunteered their time at Bartlett's Adult Basic Education class Tuesday evening, April 29, to talk about blood pressure. Director of Patient Care Services Paula Bigelow, Med/Surg Supervisor Amy Stanley and Quality Control/Risk Infection supervisor Julie Tuttle explained what blood pressure readings might indicate, and risk factors for having high or low blood pressure, including hypertension as being a pre-cursor to a Stroke. After a brief discussion, the nurses then spent time giving blood pressure screenings to those interested. GOING GREEN - Hubbard Hospital participated in Webster's Earth Day Expo Tuesday, April 22 at Edwards Emporium on Main Street. The event, organized by the Webster-Dudley Business Association, offered local businesses and non profits the opportunity to display ways they are helping to 'Go Green'. Hubbard has an Interdisciplinary Green Team, which began a Recycling Program on campus (for batteries and all paper), as well as offering insulated water bottles and stainless steel coffee mugs to employees and the public, in effort to cut down on Styrofoam products in the Dining Hall. By April 1, 2009, Hubbard Hospital will be an entirely Smoke-Free Campus. HUBBARD OFFERS EXTENDED URGENT CARE TO COMMUNITY! Hubbard Hospital is pleased to announce its URGENT CARE patient services. Urgent Care will now be offered from 1-8 p.m., Tuesday through Friday in the Emergency Department. Urgent Care offers Complete Medical Care with treatments provided for ailments such as sore throad, sprains and strains, fever, pink eye, panic attacks, lacerations and upper respiratory infection. It offers patients to be seen quicker for those with restrictive, but not life-threatening conditions. Urgent Care is a parallel track to our 24/7 Emergency Care Department. Doreen Norberg, RN, NP, will be at Hubbard Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, working as the NP/Hospitalist from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and in Urgent Care from 1-8 p.m. In addition, Dr. A. Nasseri will be working in Urgent Care/ED from 1-8 p.m. on Fridays. Dr. Nasseri attended the University Eugenio Maria de Hostos, in the Dominican, Republic, graduating in 1993. His did post grad training at Brown University in Providence, R.I., as well as Boston University. HRH Shows Gratitude to Statehouse for Financial Support Hubbard Hospital CEO William Falkowski was proud to attend the Webster Lake Association meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 12, at Point Breeze Restaurant in Webster. Guest speakers, Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and Gov. Deval Patrick arrived to speak on the importance of protecting the state's natural resources, such as the lake, as well as answer a few questions from town officials and residents who attended the program. Falkowski presented the state leaders with a commemorative gift, in honor of the continued support given to Hubbard Hospital. Recent grants have enabled HRH to purchase new equipment and upgrade medical services for their ever-growing patient base. The gift, a wooden paddle engraved with the name and drawing of the lake, represents the important role state leaders play in keeping Hubbard "afloat." Falkowski joked at the podium, "Without the help of state funding, we would be up a creek - or our lake - without a paddle!" Pictured in the photograph, from left to right, are Harrington Memorial Hospital CEO Edward Moore, Massachusetts DEP attorney Ken Kimmel, Murray, Patrick and Falkowski. Hubbard Regional Hospital is now featured weekly in local newspapers with a column, offering health and educational information to its community on a range of topics. You can look for our information in The Patriot newspaper each Wednesday, or inside The Webster Times. Hubbard Regional Hospital was proud to be the focus of a Spotlight article in November's Health Executive magazine. To view a PDF of the article, please click here.
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To Contact Us:
340 Thompson Road
Webster MA 01570
Phone: (508) 943-2600
Fax: (508) 949-2026

Proud member of the Webster-Dudley-Oxford Chamber of Commerce, an affiliate of the Worcester Chamber of Commerce.

Named Thomson Top 100 Benchmarks for Small
Hospitals, 2000

Re-Accredited by JCAHO, January 2007

Member of the Webster-Dudley Business Alliance

Mammography ACR Re-Accredited, June 2007

SAVE THE DATES!

Sunday, Oct. 5, 2008: Hubbard Regional Hospital is proud to hold its First Small Town Heart Breast Cancer Awareness 5K Run/Walk. It will begin and end on Hubbard's campus. 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward enhanching our Mammography Services and Equipment. Help support the fight against breast cancer! Registration and Sponsorship forms can be picked up at Hubbard Regional Hospital, as well as the following locations:
Webster:
Cindy's Flower and Gifts (Main Street)
Indian Ranch (Route 12)
Cuttin' Loose (166 Gore Road)
Oxford:
Hometown Bank (Sutton Ave.)
Carl's Diner (Main Street)

Interested in Running the 5K? Start your training now! Follow this link for Cool Running's Beginner 5K Training Schedule. If you start in June, training takes you right to the day of the event!

We appreciate the support of our local businesses, friends and organizations that recognize the importance of our presence in the community. Interested in being a Sponsor for our Breast Cancer Walk/Run? Contact Blaine Moffa at (508) 943-2600, ext. 309.
Coming this summer, you can also register online! To download a BCS Walk/Run Brochure, including a Sponsor Sheet, or to view a poster for the event, click on the images below:

Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008: Hubabrd Regional Hospital presents in Fall 2008 Harvest Health Fair!

More than 30 businesses, healthcare organizations, exhibitors and guests will set up shop on Hubbard's campus to educate the public on a variety of health and wellness issues. Scheduled include NEERS, assisted living facilities, a Diabetes seminar program, blood pressure, cholesterol and skin screenings. Plus children's games, food, raffles and lots more. ALL FREE.

Mark your calendars and bring the whole family!

We are a Primary Stroke Service Facility. Learn the signs and symptoms of Stroke. Time is critical! Visit StrokeAssociation.org or view our Stroke brochure on our Services Page ...
WE ARE A STROKE-CERTIFIED HOSPITAL!
Certfied by the Department of Public Health Oct. 22, 2007, Hubbard is designated to offer 24/7 diagnostic and emergency medical attention to patients experiencing stroke-like symptoms. Through a team of medical professionals, an interactive telemedical stroke management and neuro-interpretive consultation, Hubbard's emergency room staff and physicians interact with nuerologists around the world via video.

A Stroke is an Emergency. Recognzie the signs and symptoms. For more information, download Hubbard's Stroke Brochure, or visit the American Stroke Association Web site.

(Click on photo to enlarge ad.)

In the News

Tuesday, June 3: Hubbard, Webster, Prepared for Disaster Incident -- Hubbard Regional Hospital Emergency Preparedness Committe, along with Webster Fire Department, Thompson, Conn.'s Community Fire Co. and Webster EMS were present for a training session on a Mobile Decontamination Unit (MDU).

While HRH and other hospitals have developed a decontamination capability for single patients, few, if any, have the ability to decontaminate multiple patients arriving at the same time. In order to provide the capacity to decontaminate victims without further taxing hospital personnel engaged in treating the victims, the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services, through a grant from Homeland Security, proposed the establishment of fire department decontamination companies. The Webster Fire Department Decontamination Company and HRH Emergency Preparedness are ready to respond to a terrorism or disaster incident.

The Webster Fire Department Decontamination Company was provided with equipment stored on trailers and maintained in a ready state. Webster Fire Department and HRH enter into an agreement with the State to maintain the equipment, make it immediately available upon request, and to have its personnel trained in decontamination procedures.

To read the full press release on the Mobile MDU training, click here.

Memorial Day 2008
Hubbard Hospital would like to thank all the local, regional and national Veteran's who helped defend our country. We were proud, once again, to honor our current and fallen heros this Memorial Day by participating in the Webster Parade. We invited local veterans to ride in the parade with us. They received a warm welcome and lots of support from the local community.

Click here to check out our June-July Newsletter!

Hubbard Hospital was recently Re-Accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks. Read the press release here!

HRH Welcomes Full Time OT to Hospital Family ...

Hubbard welcomes Audrey Aho, OTR/L to the Hubbard Hospital staff. With 15 years experience in the therapy field, Aho is excited to begin working with Inpatient and Outpatient procedures, as well as with Accord Adult Day Health in Dudley. Aho joins our comprehensive and professional Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation staff at our spacious center on Cudworth Road.

Occupational Therapy provides patients with ability to regain function, independence and complete daily activities like showering and eating. OT helps with a variety of medical concerns, including neuromuscular, orthopedic and many post-surgical treatments. Besides helping to regain functionality in the area of concern, patients work to improve balance and strength, using adaptive equipment and structured exercises. "It’s just as much about the education as it is the program," Aho said. "We’re teaching them proper body mechanics so hopefully people don’t re-injure the area."

OT, similar to our Physical Therapy program, will require a physician's referral. For quality patient care with excellent results, come to Hubbard Hospital's Outpatient Rehabilitation Center! For more information, call (508) 949-9124.

Brand New GI Equipment ~ Best in the County!
Hubbard is proud to announce the addition of our brand new Olympus GI Equipment. The state-of-the-art technology combines Narrow Band Imaging and High Definition, making it the best possible resource for Gastroenterology today. Hubbard is now among of the first hospitals to offer this technology to its community! Our equipment is more advanced than local and city hospitals.

Be sure to check out this advanced equipment in our Services page!

Blood Pressure Education - Nurses from Hubbard Hospital volunteered their time at Bartlett's Adult Basic Education class Tuesday evening, April 29, to talk about blood pressure. Director of Patient Care Services Paula Bigelow, Med/Surg Supervisor Amy Stanley and Quality Control/Risk Infection supervisor Julie Tuttle explained what blood pressure readings might indicate, and risk factors for having high or low blood pressure, including hypertension as being a pre-cursor to a Stroke. After a brief discussion, the nurses then spent time giving blood pressure screenings to those interested.

GOING GREEN - Hubbard Hospital participated in Webster's Earth Day Expo Tuesday, April 22 at Edwards Emporium on Main Street. The event, organized by the Webster-Dudley Business Association, offered local businesses and non profits the opportunity to display ways they are helping to 'Go Green'.
Hubbard has an Interdisciplinary Green Team, which began a Recycling Program on campus (for batteries and all paper), as well as offering insulated water bottles and stainless steel coffee mugs to employees and the public, in effort to cut down on Styrofoam products in the Dining Hall.
By April 1, 2009, Hubbard Hospital will be an entirely Smoke-Free Campus.

HUBBARD OFFERS EXTENDED URGENT CARE TO COMMUNITY!

Hubbard Hospital is pleased to announce its URGENT CARE patient services. Urgent Care will now be offered from 1-8 p.m., Tuesday through Friday in the Emergency Department. Urgent Care offers Complete Medical Care with treatments provided for ailments such as sore throad, sprains and strains, fever, pink eye, panic attacks, lacerations and upper respiratory infection. It offers patients to be seen quicker for those with restrictive, but not life-threatening conditions. Urgent Care is a parallel track to our 24/7 Emergency Care Department.

Doreen Norberg, RN, NP, will be at Hubbard Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, working as the NP/Hospitalist from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and in Urgent Care from 1-8 p.m.

In addition, Dr. A. Nasseri will be working in Urgent Care/ED from 1-8 p.m. on Fridays.
Dr. Nasseri attended the University Eugenio Maria de Hostos, in the Dominican, Republic, graduating in 1993. His did post grad training at Brown University in Providence, R.I., as well as Boston University.

HRH Shows Gratitude to Statehouse for Financial Support

Hubbard Hospital CEO William Falkowski was proud to attend the Webster Lake Association meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 12, at Point Breeze Restaurant in Webster.

Guest speakers, Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Tim Murray and Gov. Deval Patrick arrived to speak on the importance of protecting the state's natural resources, such as the lake, as well as answer a few questions from town officials and residents who attended the program.

Falkowski presented the state leaders with a commemorative gift, in honor of the continued support given to Hubbard Hospital. Recent grants have enabled HRH to purchase new equipment and upgrade medical services for their ever-growing patient base. The gift, a wooden paddle engraved with the name and drawing of the lake, represents the important role state leaders play in keeping Hubbard "afloat." Falkowski joked at the podium, "Without the help of state funding, we would be up a creek - or our lake - without a paddle!"

Pictured in the photograph, from left to right, are Harrington Memorial Hospital CEO Edward Moore, Massachusetts DEP attorney Ken Kimmel, Murray, Patrick and Falkowski.

Hubbard Regional Hospital is now featured weekly in local newspapers with a column, offering health and educational information to its community on a range of topics. You can look for our information in The Patriot newspaper each Wednesday, or inside The Webster Times.

Hubbard Regional Hospital was proud to be the focus of a Spotlight article in November's Health Executive magazine. To view a PDF of the article, please click here.