Lebanon
The annual list features presidents and CEOs of hospitals and health systems who also hold medical degrees and have demonstrated outstanding leadership and clinical expertise throughout their careers, leading initiatives to improve their individual organizations and the health care of the communities they serve, according to Becker’s website. The Becker’s Hospital Review editorial team considered nominations and conducted research to select leaders for the list.
Weinstein is an internationally renowned orthopedic spine surgeon who has spent decades studying the U.S. health care system, according to a news release from Dartmouth-Hitchcock. “He is a pioneer in empowering patients and families to be partners with their physicians and in changing and improving care through patient-reported measures.”
He is the co-author of Unraveled: Prescriptions to Repair a Broken Health Care System, which was published in February.
Weinstein is a member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and chairs the Academies’ Committee on Community Based Solutions to Promote Health Equity in the United States.
Newport
Connecticut Valley Adult Day Out Program is operated by Lake Sunapee Region VNA & Hospice and run by licensed nursing staff, the VNA and hospice said in a news release. It’s offered weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 958 John Stark Highway.
Volunteers are welcome any time during those hours, the release said. They might chat with clients or share activities such as walking, crafts, games and gardening.
For more information, or to schedule a time to observe the program, contact Jeana Newbern, volunteer services and marketing coordinator, at 603-526-4077 or jnewbern@lakesunapeevna.org.
— Compiled by Aimee Caruso