Cheshire Medical Center

04/03/2026

Our spring blood drive is next week! Have you signed up yet?

The American Red Cross is urging blood donations amid a severe national blood shortage. Sign up to donate today at bit.ly/cheshireblooddrive.

04/02/2026

Our Cancer Center is expanding! Soon, we will have space to house a second linear accelerator, which is used to deliver radiation therapy to patients.

Learn more about the expansion, expected to be completed this summer.

After a successful fundraiser, Cheshire Medical Center in Keene NH anticipates its cancer care expansion will be completed by August 2026.

04/01/2026

Registration for our upcoming Teddy Bear Clinic is open today! 🧸 🩺

The free event will be held Saturday, April 25, from 9 am to 1:30 pm at our Family & Community Care clinic at 62 Maple Avenue in Keene. During the event, kids play the role of doctor, nurse, radiology tech and more as they assess and "treat" their stuffed animal.

📆 Spots are limited and registration is required! Email teddybearclinic@cheshire-med.com to sign up for the event.

Also on April 26, there will also be a Touch-a-Truck event available to let your kids explore emergency vehicles up close. No registration is required.

For more information on either event, visit bit.ly/teddybearclinic2026

03/31/2026

Are you up-to-date with your colore**al cancer screenings?

People at average risk of colore**al cancer are recommended to start colon and re**al cancer screenings when they are 45. Those at higher risk may need to be screened earlier.

Gastroenterologist Suzannah Luft, MD, shares what options are available for patients and how the process works.

"We understand it seems really scary and nobody likes to come to the hospital for a procedure," she said, "but once you get here ... we really want to make this easy."

03/30/2026

Please help us welcome Brodie Richards, MSW, LICSW, to our Psychiatry team! 👋🏻

Prior to joining our staff, Richards most recently served as a clinician at Monadnock Family Services in Keene.

Read her full provider profile here: providers.dartmouth-health.org/2797/brodie-richards

03/27/2026

The TeamBirth model supports open communication among patients, their support people and clinicians during childbirth, empowering patients to take an active role in their care.

All member hospitals that offer labor and delivery services are implementing this new model. Learn more at bit.ly/4lussZ7.

03/26/2026

Have you signed up for our spring blood drive yet?

The American Red Cross is urging blood donations amid a severe national blood shortage. Sign up to donate today at bit.ly/cheshireblooddrive.

03/25/2026

🌟 Congratulations to Tim Dresser, BSN, RN, clinical informatics nurse, who recently received a President's Service Excellence Award. The award recognizes employees, nominated by their peers, for professional excellence.

Here's what Tim's nominating peers say:
"Tim is a committed team player who consistently responds to the needs and concerns of our customers. Tim's professionalism, responsiveness and commitment to service excellence make him highly deserving of this recognition."

03/24/2026

Please help us welcome Bethany Reinbolt, MSN, APRN, to our Dermatology team! 👋🏻

Prior to joining our staff, Reinbolt most recently served in our nurse float pool, working in several departments.

Read her full provider profile here: providers.dartmouth-health.org/2794/bethany-g-reinbolt

03/23/2026

Please welcome our next class of Family Medicine residents! 🩺

Under the supervision of fully trained physicians, these six residents will start this summer as primary care providers in our Family & Community Care clinic. After completing their three-year residency, they will be able to work as family physicians without oversight.

This is the third class of residents we have added to our Family Medicine Residency program since 2024, driving forward our mission of improving access to care in our community.

03/20/2026

This LGBTQ+ Health Awareness Week, we want to remind patients that we provide comprehensive care for all.

Karl Dietrich, MD, MPH, director of our Family & Community Care clinic, shares the services we offer for the LGBTQ+ population and the importance of offering this care in our rural community.

"Geography shouldn't impact the quality of care a patient can receive," he said. "We know that gender diverse patients live everywhere, right? And so it's so important to be able to offer these services in rural areas."

For more information, visit cheshiremed.org/family-community-care.

03/19/2026

When Michael LaCrosse was 34 years-old, he was diagnosed with stage three colore**al cancer.

The diagnosis came after experiencing blood in his p**p for about a year. It was inconsistent and sparse, so he decided it wasn’t worth a doctor’s visit.

“My biggest hesitancy was it’s a region of the body that’s not exactly comfortable to have a doctor rooting around in, so that was my biggest hang up …,” he said. “I passed it off as no big deal. Of course, it ended up being a huge deal.”

Read Michael's story here: bit.ly/cheshirecolore**alcancer