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More than 100,000 people are awaiting lifesaving organ transplants and 60 percent of these people are from communities of color. August is National Multiethnic Donor Awareness Month. The need for donation and transplant is more pronounced in minority communities where disproportionately higher rates of diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease contribute to organ failure, especially kidney failure. Learn more about ways to become an organ donor, including registering to be an organ donor. http://ynh.care/1ra

Congratulations to the exceptional Emergency Department team at Westerly Hospital on earning the 2026 Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) Lantern Award, a prestigious national recognition of excellence in emergency nursing.

This marks the first time Westerly Hospital has received this honor, recognizing the department’s outstanding achievements in leadership, education, advocacy, research and clinical practice. The award reflects the team’s unwavering commitment to delivering exceptional care, advancing innovation and evidence-based practice, and creating a supportive environment where both patients and caregivers can thrive.

We are incredibly proud of our emergency nurses, physicians and staff whose compassion, expertise and dedication make a difference every day. This well-deserved recognition is a testament to the excellence they bring to our community and the lives they touch every day. Congratulations on this remarkable achievement. http://ynh.care/1qr

The American Red Cross has declared an emergency blood shortage. You can help! Register for the upcoming Westerly Hospital drive: http://ynh.care/1pP.

In 2023, a mobile MRI unit is installed at the hospital to provide greater access to care, providing the same diagnostic performance of fixed MRI systems.

For 100 years, our commitment to the community has never wavered. Here's to a legacy of healing—and to the future of compassionate care.

Westerly Hospital has been nationally recognized by the American Heart Association's Get With The Guidelines® programs for excellence in stroke care.

Congratulations to our physicians, nurses and care teams whose dedication helps improve outcomes, advance recovery and save lives every day. http://ynh.care/1pB

We're facing an emergency blood shortage — our national blood supply fell nearly 25% over the past month. During a blood shortage, doctors may face difficult choices about which patients receive blood transfusions and who will need to wait.

We are in urgent need of donors to help patients who are counting on lifesaving blood following accidents, during surgeries, and for treatment of conditions such as sickle cell disease and cancer.

Help us beat the current shortage by scheduling an appointment to give blood or platelets: https://rdcrss.org/44nJnVN

Ready for a race with breathtaking ocean views? Register for the Surftown Half Marathon, Relay and 5K on Sunday, September 13, and see why it's one of the region's favorite destination races. As the presenting sponsor, Westerly Hospital invites you to be part of this unforgettable race experience. To register, visit: http://ynh.care/1po

Thousands of Americans, many of them children, are injured each year in incidents associated with fireworks, according to the National Council of Fireworks Safety. Avoid a trip to the hospital with these firework safety tips ⬇️⬇️⬇️.