Southcoast
Health System has
expanded its community outreach with the addition of a second Southcoast
Health Van that will provide health screenings and health education
throughout the region. "For more than 25 years, our Southcoast
Health Van has played a major role in improving the health of our
communities, expanding access to preventive health care and, more
recently, helping to ensure our region's blood supply with vital blood
collection services." said Keith
A. Hovan, President & CEO of Southcoast Health System and
Southcoast Hospitals Group. "Our new van will further this mission,
helping us to better reach our most vulnerable residents and meet the
increased demand for this type of service." The new Southcoast
Health Van will visit a number of highly visible and accessible sites
throughout the region, offering blood pressure, blood sugar and
cholesterol screenings, cancer screenings and education, bone density
screenings, teen programs, pregnancy testing, immunizations and
extensive preventive health education. Southcoast's first health van
will now be referred to as the Southcoast Blood Donor Van and will
continue to be in service, providing blood donation services and
occasional screenings. Click
here for
a 
video of
the event. For more
information, contact Southcoast Public Information Officer and News
Media Specialist Stephanie Lynn
Poyant at 508-961-5280.
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(Top row) Community
Benefits Coordinator Kerry Mello, Department of Public Health Southeast
Regional Director Ron O'Connor, and YMCA Southcoast Vice President &
COO Nancy Bonell gather as President & CEO Keith
A. Hovan, and Community Benefits Committee Chairperson Maureen Sylvia Armstrong
talk about how the van fits into Southcoast's overall mission. (Row two)
Ms. Armstrong, Mr. Hovan, Community Benefits Committee member John F.
Dator, and Vice-President of Medical Services Rene Clark await the ribbon
cutting. (Row three. center) Mr. Dator cuts the ribbon before the tours of
the van begin, (Bottom row) Southcoast Hospital nurse
Terry Gomes leads Vascular Screening nurse Anne Teixeira and Ms. Bonell
through the new van pointing out its many features. |
