NH Healthcare Heroes Recognized

For its second year, the NH Healthcare Heroes effort recognized the dedication, courage and commitment of professionals in the health care community.

A volunteer committee made up of health care professionals selected seven winners and two runners-up for each of seven regions throughout the state. Nominations for the awards were submitted by colleagues, family, friends and patients. The New Hampshire Sector Partnerships Initiative (SPI) created the program to shine a light on the value and opportunities in health care.

“We continue to see how critical the health care workforce is to New Hampshire,” said Roxie Severance, health care advisor for the NH Sector Partnership Initiative. “It takes a full community of professionals–from nurses and licensed nursing assistants to cooks, maintenance technicians and dentists–to run our health care system. We’re excited to honor each of them and share their unique stories, so they serve as inspiration to those in or considering a health care career.”

Winners were honored during pinning ceremonies with each of their employers. Stories will be shared on social media at Facebook.com/HealthcareHeroesNH. 

Healthcare Hero Winners 

Concord Region Winner

Laura “Beth” Nagy, Director of Rehabilitation Services, New Hampshire Hospital in Concord

Lakes Region Winner

Ashley Douthart, Behavioral Health Manager, HealthFirst Family Care Center in Franklin

Monadnock Region Winner

Emilee Guyette, Environmental Services Manager, Cedarcrest Center for Children with Disabilities in Keene

North Country Region Winner

Laurie Fellows, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Cottage Hospital in Woodsville

Seacoast Region Winner

Stacy Dionne, Clinical Nurse Manager, Lamprey Health Care in Raymond

Southern NH Region Winner

Matt Bouchie, Homeless Outreach Coordinator, Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester

Upper Valley Region Winner

Entrance Screening Team at New London Hospital

In 2020, the health care team at SPI developed NH Healthcare Heroes and the effort is sponsored in part by the NH Bureau of Economic Affairs through a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor and through the support of sponsors.

Healthcare Hero Runners Up  

Concord Region Runners Up

Cherry Jones, Unit Manager, Genesis Harris Hill Center in Concord

Mary-Ellen, License Social Worker, Genesis Harris Hill Center in Concord

Lakes Region Runners Up

Crystal Hardy, Assistant Health Services Director, Taylor Community in Laconia

Angela Hawthorne, Infection Prevention and Control Nurse Specialist, New Hampshire Veterans Home in Tilton

Monadnock Region Runners Up

Tracy Turcotte, Registered Nurse, Cheshire Medical Center in Keene

Teanna Record-Kline, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Maplewood of Cheshire County in Westmoreland  

North Country Region Runners Up

Jen LaFlam, Licensed Nursing Assistant, Grafton County Nursing Home in North Haverhill

Kriste Roberts, Registered Nurse, Littleton School District 

Seacoast Region Runners Up

Patricia Roger, Director of Nursing Services, Webster at Rye

Candice Clark, Medical Social Worker, Beacon Hospice in Portsmouth

Southern NH Region Runners Up

Jane Steckowych, Laboratory Technical Operations Manager, Catholic Medical Center in Manchester

Theresa Rice, Housekeeper, Holy Cross Health Center in Manchester