Wentworth-Douglass Foundation

10/22/2026

Read our Fall Newsletter and catch up on the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Foundation!
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Email from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Foundation Newsletter - Fall 2026   Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Foundation Newsletter Fall 2026 Dear Friends, Warm autumn greetings from the Wentworth-Douglass

10/22/2026

World-class heart and vascular care, close to home. ❤

More heart and vascular resources are coming closer to home for patients across New Hampshire and southern Maine. Through Mass General Brigham’s Heart & Vascular Institute, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is strengthening local vascular care and connecting patients with a broader system of expertise.

Ritoban Sen, MD, FACS, left, has been named medical director of the Wentworth-Douglass vascular lab and will also see patients at Mass General Brigham Healthcare Centers in Dover and Portsmouth. Vascular surgeon Vivek Prakash, MD, will care for patients at Wentworth-Douglass and the Dover and Portsmouth locations.

By bringing together local access and the resources of the Heart & Vascular Institute, we’re helping patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

10/02/2026

The Cocheco Quilters Guild has been making and donating handmade quilts to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital for EIGHT YEARS!! This week, they donated 25 beautiful quilts for patients in our pediatric and emergency departments to provide some comfort while in our care. The guild is over 200 members strong and have donated nearly 2,000 quilts to our patients over the years. Thank you to this incredibly talented group of artists! We are so grateful!

Today, Cocheco Quilters dropped off another batch of quilts for patients at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

09/24/2026

Please join us in welcoming Geoff Ness as the new chair of the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Foundation Board of Directors. Geoff's leadership, community spirit, and commitment to advancing healthcare across the Seacoast will help guide the Foundation's work in the years ahead.

We also extend our deepest thanks to Tom Torr for his dedicated service as board chair. Tom's leadership, generosity, and steadfast commitment to Wentworth-Douglass Hospital have helped strengthen the Foundation and advance its mission in meaningful ways.

Thank you, Tom, for your service, and welcome, Geoff!

Pictured (left to right): Geoff Ness; Bill Deptula, executive director of philanthropy, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Foundation; Atty. Tom Torr; and Darin Roark, president and COO, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital.

09/18/2026

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Help us honor Coach Carp and all the patients, survivors, families, staff, and volunteers to benefit the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute at Wentworth-Douglass Hospitalat the 13th Annual Seacoast Cancer 5K. Join us this Sunday, September 20 on the Pease Tradeport in Portsmouth, NH! SeacoastCancer5K.org

The Seacoast field hockey community is honoring late Portsmouth coach Sara Carpenter's "incredible legacy" at the Seacoast Cancer 5K race.

08/25/2026

For 120 years, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has served the residents of the Greater Seacoast with exceptional healthcare services, close to home. Read the article below and learn more about our history and our legacy as a nonprofit hospital built on philanthropy and support from our community! Cheers to the next 120 years!

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, owned by Mass General Brigham with thousands of employees, was led by a nurse upon opening as a cottage hospital in 1906. See link below ⬇️

📸 Deb Cram/Foster's Daily Democrat

08/05/2026

Exciting news for Rochester and surrounding communities! The groundbreaking of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital's new freestanding Emergency Department marks an important step toward bringing high-quality healthcare closer to home. We're excited, and proud, to support this significant investment in local healthcare. Opening in 2027 at The Ridge, the facility will offer 24/7 emergency care and help meet the growing needs of patients and families throughout the region.

07/30/2026

Check out the latest news from the Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Foundation Read our Summer 2026 Newsletter!

07/29/2026

We love our nurses! ❤ Congratulations to the entire Wentworth-Douglass Hospital team on this extraordinary achievement! Earning Magnet Recognition with Distinction is a testament to the dedication, expertise, and compassion that our nurses and care teams bring to patients every day. 🎉🎉

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital has earned Magnet recognition with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center — the highest level of recognition in the Magnet Recognition Program and a first in our hospital’s history.

This marks WDH’s third Magnet designation and reflects the exceptional care, teamwork and commitment of our nurses, clinical teams, support staff and colleagues across the hospital. Congratulations to the entire Wentworth-Douglass team on this remarkable achievement!

07/27/2026

Congratulations to the happy couple and the birth of their beautiful son, Connor! We are so happy everyone is happy and healthy and received the very best care at the Women & Children's Center at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital and then Massachusetts General Hospital when needed.

A wedding is usually the biggest day in someone's life, and so is the birth of a child. Imagine celebrating both of those in 48 hours. A couple from Dover managed to make it all happen. LINK IN COMMENTS ⬇️