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Worcester Business Journal Date: March 24, 2025 Spectrum isn’t willing to back away from these efforts, Isaacson said. Not only do DEI commitments boost employee morale, Isaacson said research shows receiving health care by someone who looks like you and shares your lived experiences leads to improved outcomes. There is ...

Lynn Community Television Date: November 15, 2024 The Recovery Exchange joined Lynn Community Television on an episode of the Lynn Lowdown. Kim Patterson (Program Director) and Idris Forde (Recovery Coach Intern / Peer Leader) discuss their significant impact in the community and highlights from the last year, including Family Fun ...

Spectrum News 1 Date: November 15, 2024 WORCESTER, Mass. — Access. It's the one word which single-handedly led Spectrum Health Systems to open a new outpatient treatment center in Worcester's Main South. "A lot of our patients are already from this neighborhood," site manager Alexa Burnham said. "They've been having ...

Merrimack College Date: December 2024 Cassandra Long graduated from Merrimack in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in criminology and criminal justice and earned her master’s degree in 2018. Six years later, Cassandra returned to campus for Merrimack’s Professional Development Retreat (PDR), to help students build connections and give career guidance. ...

Itemlive Date: July 11, 2024 LYNN — The Recovery Exchange, a long-term peer recovery center on the corner of Exchange Street and Spring Street, celebrated its first anniversary Thursday. There was a party at Frederick Douglass Memorial Park as members of the exchange enjoyed cake, danced, and participated in raffles. ...

Lynn Community Television Date: June 28, 2024 Christina Rossi (Regional Executive Director) & Athena Haddon (Executive Director) from Spectrum Health Systems joined Lynn Community Television to chat about recent changes that improve access to medication for opioid use disorder treatment. One of their patients, Jackie Hyde, also joined us to ...

BostonGlobe.com Date: October 2, 2023 By Chris Serres ‘It’s a godsend’: Mobile clinic provides life-saving relief to Worcester residents struggling with addiction Hundreds of addicts have received treatment from the clinic on wheels, though regulatory obstacles remain. On the edge of downtown Worcester, between a church and a busy transit ...

Worcester Business Journal Date: October 2, 2023 By Isabel Tehan The Spectrum Health Systems van often sits in the parking lot at 1023 Main St. in Worcester’s Main South neighborhood, currently next to nothing more than an abandoned American Legion post, bought by the company in August. But every day, ...

SpectrumNews1 Date: Sepember 23, 2023 By Richard Damas WORCESTER, MA – Everyday Miracles Peer and Recovery Center hosted a Walk For Recovery by Fuller Family Park in Worcester Saturday morning. Recovery is real. These are the words Everyday Miracles Peer and Recovery Center member Dukroa Owens hopes will inspire people struggling with substance use ...

SpectrumNews1 Date: June 21, 2023 By Devin Bates WESTBOROUGH, Mass. - When it comes to addiction, understanding the struggles of someone starting their path to recovery can be the difference between progress and sliding back into the cycle. For the LGBTQ+ community, addiction is more prevalent, but treatment catered to their ...