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CDH Scholarship Winners

Leesa-Lee Keith (left), chief nursing officer and vice president of Patient Care Services at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, and Carol Smith (right), chief operating officer and executive vice president of CDH, recently hosted a scholarship awards ceremony. Between Keith and Smith, from left: Johanna Bradley, who is enrolled in the Nursing program at Greenfield Community College, won the first-ever Louise Finn Nursing Scholarship, given to a child of a current CDH employee who is pursuing a nursing degree; Samantha Fabian, a medical/surgical CNA who is working on an associate’s degree in Nursing at GCC, who received the Edward Moss Memorial Scholarship; and Mary Marquard, radiation oncology RN, who received the Therese Connor Nursing Education Endowed Fund and will use the award to attend the annual Nursing Society Conference. Not pictured is Darren Masloski, recipient of the Donald “Skip” Jandzinski Memorial Scholarship, which will help him complete his studies in Radiologic Technologies at Holyoke Community College. Later this fall, the CDH School of Nursing Alumni Association Scholarship will be awarded to Taylor Aubin, a Smith Vocational High School graduate planning to study at Greenfield Community College.

Community Support

The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter Disaster Action Team was dispatched to the Mass Turnpike’s westbound Blandford Service Area recently following an early-morning sulfuric acid spill. Volunteers provided overnight food and drink to 100 emergency responders working to clean up the hazardous materials, and subsequent teams were dispatched during the day. Here, Red Cross volunteer Vicki Edwards serves lunch to an emergency worker.

Moments of Peace

Hadley Garden Center owners Janine and Tom Giles stand near a tree they donated to Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s recently opened Healing Garden. Located in the space between the former Locust Street entrance and the North Building, the garden offers a sanctuary for mobile patients, visitors, and staff who seek quiet time and a chance to connect with nature and self. Patients unable to enjoy the outdoor garden will have access to garden views from several treatment areas, hospital corridors, and patient rooms.