Melissa French, Author at Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

An anniversary banner on the Monadnock Community Hospital campus.

Monadnock Community Hospital: Be a part of the celebration

by Melissa French For the Ledger-TranscriptMay 31, 2023

Sixth of a series of articles leading up to Monadnock Community Hospital’s 100th anniversary celebration June 3. See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4 and Part 5.Community support has sustained Monadnock Community Hospital for 100 years.Monadnock…

Peter Gosline and Audrey White celebrate their work on the fundraising campaign for the Bond Wellness Center.

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Monadnock Community Hospital’s advances and honors: 1992 to 2006

by Melissa French For the Ledger-TranscriptMay 29, 2023

A Boston Med Flight helicopter takes off from the Monadnock Community Hospital parking lot amid training.

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Monadnock Community Hospital’s years of progress: 1971 to 1991

by Melissa French For the Ledger-TranscriptMay 25, 2023

Dr. Albert Chandler and an early ether machine at his family medicine practice.

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Monadnock Community Hospital’s time of expansion: 1950 to 1970

by Melissa French For the Ledger-TranscriptMay 22, 2023

The hospital purchased its first X-ray machine in 1926, representing a scientific leap forward in diagnosis

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Monadnock Community Hospital’s formative years: 1923 to 1949

by Melissa French Monadnock Ledger-TranscriptMay 17, 2023

Top left: 1923 - The original staff and consultants at the hospital. This photo from June 5, 1923, appeared on the front page of the Peterborough Transcript. Doctors Keyes, Wesselhoeft, Smith, Cutler, Nutter, Warner, Stevens, Richards, Holmes, Hatch, Congdon, Tibetts, Cotton, Morse, Cheever, Pease, MacAusland, Harrington, Lowell, Parker, Grimes, Jameson, Wilkins, Jackson, Foster and Brownrigg.
Top right: 1923 - From the start, nurses were instrumental to the success of the hospital. Minnie Hayden, Catherine L Hodgen, Rachel Towle, Hazel Cadwell, (unknown) and Lillian Mahoney.
Center: 1963 - Dr. Alfred Chandler with an early ether machine
Bottom left: 1963 – Circa 1963, a nurse and two men bring a patient into the emergency room.
Bottom right: 1919 to 1923 - The completed Parmelee residence, image from a postcard.

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A trip down memory lane with Monadnock Community Hospital

by Melissa French For the Ledger-TranscriptMay 17, 2023

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Monadnock Community Hospital: Be a part of the celebration

Monadnock Community Hospital’s advances and honors: 1992 to 2006

Monadnock Community Hospital’s years of progress: 1971 to 1991

Monadnock Community Hospital’s time of expansion: 1950 to 1970

Monadnock Community Hospital’s formative years: 1923 to 1949

A trip down memory lane with Monadnock Community Hospital

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