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Franklin Memorial Hospital is pleased to announce that Joseph Caruso, MD, has joined Franklin Health Surgery and Franklin Memorial Hospital.

The Imaging Department at Franklin Memorial Hospital (FMH) has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology.

Two credit rating agencies continued to give northern New England’s largest health system high marks for its financial strength even though the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant financial impact.

The annual Battle for Breast Cancer round-robin benefit field hockey event will not be able to take place in its usual way this year, but fundraising will still happen in July and culminate with a virtual event on the evening of July 25.

FCC awarded AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ for costs associated with rapidly expanding the health system’s telehealth infrastructure and technology in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Universal masking, screening and testing protocols are already in place as the health care system brings back surgeries and other procedures for those patients for whom waiting could have medical consequences.

The AOAÌåÓýƽ̨ "Access to Care" team connects patients with programs that provide support amid the financial turmoil brought on by the pandemic.

Franklin Memorial Hospital (FMH) was awarded an ‘A� in the spring 2020 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing Franklin Memorial Hospital’s achievements providing safer health care.

Fighting the pandemic means some assignments have changed, and some are logging fewer hours, but all employees are receiving the full pay and benefits they had prior to the outbreak.

The COVID-19 outbreak doesn’t diminish the need for donated blood for patients with other urgent and serious conditions, but it is having a severe impact on donations.