NH Healthcare Heroes recognized for dedication, courage and commitment
During the last few years, those working in our healthcare community under extraordinary and unimaginable circumstances have gone above and beyond the call of duty to make sure New Hampshire’s healthcare system works and that Granite State residents are safe and well-cared for. For its second year, the NH Healthcare Heroes effort will recognize the dedication, courage and commitment of the professionals making up our healthcare community.
Seven healthcare hero winners and two runners up for each of the seven regions throughout the state were selected by nominations submitted by colleagues, family, friends and patients. A volunteer committee made up of healthcare professionals across the state ran the effort, which was developed by the New Hampshire Sector Partnerships Initiative (SPI) to shine a light on the essential roles and opportunities of those working in the healthcare field.
“We continue to see how critical the healthcare workforce is to New Hampshire,” said Roxie Severance, healthcare sector advisor for the New Hampshire Sector Partnership Initiative (SPI). “It takes a full community of professionals – from nurses and Licensed Nursing Assistants to cooks, maintenance technicians and dentists – to run our healthcare system. We’re excited to honor each of them and share their unique stories, so they serve as inspiration to those in or considering a healthcare career.”
Below is a list of all winners and runners-up. Winners will be honored during pinning ceremonies with each of their employers in January and February, and runners-up stories will be shared on social media at Facebook.com/HealthcareHeroesNH.
Healthcare Hero Winners
Concord Region Winner
- Laura “Beth” Nagy, Director of Rehabilitation Services, New Hampshire Hospital in Concord
Lakes Region Winner
- Ashley Douthart, Behavioral Health Manager, HealthFirst Family Care Center in Franklin
Monadnock Region Winner
- Emilee Guyette, Environmental Services Manager, Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities in Keene
North Country Region Winner
- Laurie Fellows, Director of Environmental Services, Cottage Hospital in Woodsville
Seacoast Region Winner
- Stacy Dionne, Clinical Nurse Manager, Lamprey Health Care in Raymond
Southern NH Region Winner
- Matt Bouchie, Homeless Outreach Coordinator, Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester
Upper Valley Region Winner
- Entrance Screening Team at New London Hospital
Healthcare Hero Runners Up
Concord Region Runners Up
- Cherry Jones, Unit Manager, Genesis Harris Hill Center in Concord
- Mary-Ellen, License Social Worker, Genesis Harris Hill Center in Concord
Lakes Region Runners Up
- Crystal Hardy, Assistant Health Services Director, Taylor Community in Laconia
- Angela Hawthorne, Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Specialist, New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton
Monadnock Region Runners Up
- Tracy Turcotte, Registered Nurse, Cheshire Medical Center in Keene
- Teanna Record-Kline, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Maplewood of Cheshire County in Westmoreland
North Country Region Runners Up
- Jen LaFlam, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill
- Kriste Roberts, Registered Nurse, Littleton School District
Seacoast Region Runners Up
- Patricia Roger, Director of Nursing Services, Webster at Rye
- Candice Clark, Medical Social Worker, Beacon Hospice in Portsmouth
Southern NH Region Runners Up
- Jane Steckowych, Laboratory Technical Operations Manager, Catholic Medical Center in Manchester
- Theresa Rice, Housekeeper, Holy Cross Health Center in Manchester
In 2020, the healthcare sector team at the New Hampshire Sector Partnerships Initiative (SPI) developed the NH Healthcare Heroes effort to shine a light on the essential roles and opportunities to help others by working in the healthcare field. SPI is a collaborative, industry-led program that provides funding, training expertise and other resources to help companies within a growing industry sector collaborate on workforce development needs together.
The NH Healthcare Heroes effort is sponsored in part by the NH Bureau of Economic Affairs through a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and through the support of our generous sponsors, which include the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, the New Hampshire Health Care Association, the New Hampshire Sector Partnership Initiative (SPI), North Country Healthcare, Northeast Delta Dental, NH Needs Caregivers! initiative, Southern New Hampshire Area Health Education Center and River Valley Community College.
For more information on this effort or to become one of our critical sponsors, please contact Roxie Severance at roxie@rsconsulting.services.