Heywood Hospital Celebrates Grand Opening of Newly Renovated Heart & Vascular Center

GARDNER, Mass. - April 29, 2015 - PRLog -- Gardner, MA – Heywood Hospital, in partnership with the Greater Gardner Chamber of Commerce, hosted a Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration for the new Heywood Heart & Vascular Center.

This reception and celebration was held in the newly renovated Heart & Vascular Center, located on the second floor of the hospital on Tuesday, April 28th at 6 pm. Over 100 patients of the Heart and Vascular Center, local business leaders and Hospital employees, medical staff and Administrators gathered for the event. Attendees were given tours of the space, including the new Cardiac Rehabilitation gym.

Photo caption (attached): Pictured L to R are: Cardiac Rehab patient Stanley Luczko, Cardiac Rehab Nurse Trish Cramm, Greater Gardner Chamber President Jim Bellina, Cardiologist Dr. Benjamin Prentiss, Cardiologist Dr. Robert Terlato, Heywood Healthcare President & CEO Win Brown, Cardiologist Dr. Michael Stauder and Cardiac Rehab Manager Theresa LeBlanc.

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About Athol Hospital
A member of the Heywood Healthcare system, Athol Hospital is a 25-bed non-profit, acute care and outpatient facility serving the communities of the North Quabbin region of Massachusetts. Athol Hospital’s services include 24/7 Emergency Care, Oncology, Radiology and Laboratory, Diabetes Center and Center for Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation. It is designated as a Critical Access Hospital and Primary Stroke Center, licensed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and accredited by the Joint Commission.

About Heywood Hospital
Part of the Heywood Healthcare system, Heywood Hospital is a 134-bed acute care hospital in Gardner, MA, which provides a broad range of high quality medical, surgical, obstetrical, pediatric and behavioral health services on an inpatient and outpatient basis. The hospital’s Centers of Excellence include the Watkins Center for Emergency and Acute Care; the LaChance Maternity Center; the Diabetes Center; and the Heywood Heart and Vascular Center, an affiliate of the Heart and Vascular Center of Excellence at UMass Memorial Health Care.

About Heywood Healthcare
Heywood Healthcare is an independent, community-owned healthcare system serving north central Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire. It is comprised of Heywood Hospital, a non-profit, 134-bed acute-care hospital in Gardner, MA; Athol Hospital, a 25-bed not-for-profit, Critical Access Hospital in Athol, MA; Heywood Medical Group with primary care physicians and specialists located throughout the region; four satellite facilities in MA – Heywood Rehabilitation Center in Gardner, West River Health Center in Orange, Winchendon Health Center and Murdock School-based Health Center in Winchendon - and Heywood Charitable Foundation and the North Quabbin Community Coalition, an affiliate organization.