Dartmouth Health’s New London Hospital (NLH) is hosting a free seminar about orthopaedic health as we age. “Joint Health: From Care to Replacement” will be held on Tuesday, September 30, at Colby-Sawyer College’s Davidow Center for Art + Design, at 541 Main St. in New London, from 5:30-7 pm.
Speakers will include:
- Marcus P. Code, MD, MS, orthopaedic surgeon specializing in joint replacement and foot and ankle reconstruction
- Frances D. Faro, MD, orthopaedic surgeon specializing in the foot and ankle
- Daniel C. Austin, MD, MS, orthopaedic sports medicine specialist
- Shannon R. Savage, MSPAS, PA-C, orthopaedic surgery physician assistant
- Allison A. MacKay, MMS, PA-C, orthopaedic physician assistant specializing in knee and hip injury
- Olivia P. Maddox, MPAS, PA-C, orthopaedic surgery physician assistant specializing in the shoulder and elbow
- Gregory W. Matthews, MPAS, PA-C, orthopaedic surgery physician assistant specializing in the foot and ankle.
This panel of experts will be available to share information and answer questions about common joint health concerns, including joint replacement, how to prepare for surgery, post-surgery tips for the best recovery, and NLH’s team approach to your care.
Registration is not required for this free event. Refreshments will be served.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.
About New London Hospital
As a member of Dartmouth Health, New London Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital serving 15 communities in the Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee region in central New Hampshire, providing primary care and specialized clinical services in a patient and family centered environment. In addition to services at the main campus in New London, primary and some secondary care is offered at the organization's Newport Health Center, a rural health center in Newport, NH. For more information, visit the New London Hospital website.