2008 Press Releases
August
- Public Forum to be Held Regarding Proposed Bridge
- Photographs of "Back to School" Sought for Hospital Exhibit
- FMH to Host Free Nutrition Presentation for Cancer Survivors
- Students Film Project Promotes Anti-Tobacco in Greater Franklin County
- Become an FCHN Corporator and Attend Annual Meeting
- Free Presentation at Franklin Memorial Hospital on Youth Sports Injuries
- FMH to Host Nursing Conference
July
- Desarae Olsen Earns Certification in Mammography
- Become an FCHN Corporator and Attend Annual Meeting
- Openings Available for Final Summer Art Session
- New Healthy Community Coalition Mobile Health Unit at Strawberry Festival
- World Breastfeeding Week
- Heather Davis Appointed Director of Healthy Community Coalition
- New Physician to Join Franklin Health Women's Care
- Dr. Heidi Decker to Join Wilton Family Practice
- FMH Encourages Workplace Lactation Support
- Growing Healthy Family Counselors
- Art Workshops
June
- Physician Practices to Have New Names
- Hidden Treasures Home & Garden Tour
- FMH to Host Red Sox Nation Blood Drive on July 3
- Garden to Honor Breast Cancer Awareness
- Free Summer Art Workshops Offered for Teens
- Annual Healthcare Golf Classic to Celebrate 21st Year
- Auxiliary Gift to Fund New Garden at Medical Arts Center
- Medical Arts Center Open House Slated for June 29
- Hospital Announces Photo Exhibit Winners
May
- NorthStar Backcountry Response Team at Sandy River Festival
- NorthStar Providers Recognized
- Community First Aid Class Offered
- FMH Lab to Begin Monitoring Pollen and Mold Levels
- Type 'O' Donors Needed during Blood Drive
- Health Talk to Discuss Hip and Knee Arthritis Treatment Options
- Dr. Lorien Batt to Join Pine Tree Pediatrics
- Mock Accident Scene at Jay High School
- Farmington Emblem Club Donation
- Evergreen Child Development Center Opening this Summer
- FMH to Host MS Support Group
- Franklin Child Care Hop-a-thon Exceeds Goals
- Event Raises over $45,000 for new Evergreen Child Development Center
- Champions for Healthcare Basketball Tournament Results
April
- FCHN Volunteers Honored
- Health Careers Scholarship Awards Announced
- Community CPR Class Offered
- HCC Mobile Health Unit Back at Wal-Mart for 2008
- FMH to Offer the Latest Technology: Digital Mammography
- Hospital to Host Summer Health Careers Exploration Camp
- Franklin's Medical Arts Building to be Completed in June
- New Asperger's Disorder Support Group to Meet
- Franklin Memorial Hospital to Host Infectious Disease Conference
- Shriners and FMH to Host Free Orthopedic and Burn Screening Clinic
March
- FMH to Destroy Certain X-ray Films
- Champions for Healthcare Basketball Tournament Seeking Sponsors
- Jay and Livermore Falls Communities Come Together for Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking
- A Program for Grieving Children & Teen Announces Spring 2008 Programs
- Men's HealthFest 2008: Free Health Screenings & Information
- Community CPR Class Offered
- Photographs of "When I was a Kid" Sought for Hospital Exhibit
February
- Physicians in Rural Practice Symposium to Focus on Care of the Obese Patient
- FMH Offering Medical Terminology Course
- Urgent Community Meeting Scheduled Regarding Proposed DHHS Reductions
- Invitation from President Richard Batt to Urgent Meeting Regarding Proposed Federal and State Changes
- Is Winter Making You SAD? Light Therapy Can Help
- Community CPR Class Offered
January
- Health Careers Scholarships Available
- Leah Binder Named CEO of the Leapfrog Group
- Evergreen Adds Eating Disorders Treatment to its Services
- Go Red for Women in February
- New Statewide Medical Information-Sharing Network To Be Launched
- Martin Luther King Day Service Offered
- FMH to Host Nursing School Information Session
- Community CPR and First Aid Classes Offered

