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For Your Health, Spring 2019

May 14, 2019

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Inside This Issue

Circle Health Ball Raises $426K to Support Public Health

Merrimack Valley residents in need will gain access to healthcare, education, and quality clothing and necessities thanks to more than 600 guests who attended the 14th annual Circle Health Ball for Community Health Initiatives at the InterContinental Hotel in Boston on Saturday, March 9. This…

Patient Service Centers – Expanding to Meet Needs in the Community

Circle Health and Lowell General Hospital have committed to improving access to care in the communities we serve. Over the past five years, we have opened new Circle Health locations in Westford, Billerica, Dracut, and Tewksbury. These outpatient centers are best known for their urgent care…

For Women with Cancer, New Treatment Can Preserve Hair and Dignity

When medical oncologists treat cancer, they take on the disease with chemotherapy while simultaneously managing side effects like nausea and appetite changes. But for many women diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer, another unwelcome and unavoidable side effect of treatment is hair loss. Dr.…

TeamWalk for CancerCare Celebrates 20 Years of Care and Support

More than 20 years ago, Lowell General Hospital started an ambitious project. The hospital’s leadership wanted to bring the patient-centered, multidisciplinary approach to cancer care practiced by the major Boston teaching hospitals where it could be more conveniently accessed by the community.…

Life-Saving Blood Clot Treatment Gives Nashua Woman a Second Chance

When faced with a life-threatening pulmonary embolism, our Pulmonary Embolism Response Team gave Libby Rapaglia a second chance.

Dangerous Blood Clots – Are You at Risk?

Spring and summer are fast approaching, a time when many families take to the sky or the open road to the perfect vacation destination. If you are planning a trip that involves more than four hours of travel in the air, car, bus, boat, or a train, it’s important to know if you have any risk…

Lactation Consultants Give Confidence and Support to Breastfeeding Moms

From left, Colleen Hicks, of Chelmsford, with her baby Mila Theodoros, and Victoria St. Hilaire, of Pepperell, and her baby Keziah. Breastfeeding is one aspect of newborn care that causes a lot of anxiety and frustration for all moms – whether it’s their first baby or their fourth. Questions race…

Lowell House Honors Jody White for Leadership on Opioid Crisis

Circle Health and Lowell General Hospital CEO Jody White was recently honored at the Lowell House “Living in the Light” Gala alongside two other local leaders for leadership in combatting the opioid crisis. White and Lowell Fire Chief Jeffrey Winward were this year’s honorees, while Trinity…

WellConnected Links Community with Health Services

Circle Health is excited to announce the launch of WellConnected, a website that makes local health and human service information more accessible to our community. In partnership with numerous local organizations, this website will share healthy living resources – such as food, health, housing…

Keeping You Connected!