Married - Maggie and Dave Hargraves remarried at the Colchester Hospital chapel A FORMER nurse with terminal bladder cancer has been able to say ‘I do’ again to her ex-partner after her hospital colleagues went above and beyond. Maggie Hargraves, 73, was diagnosed with terminal bladder cancer last year and is receiving end of life care at Colchester Hospital. Her ex-husband Dave Hargraves came to stay in November to help look after her and has stayed ever since. The couple decided they wanted to re-marry and say their vows for a second time. The pair spoke with lead chaplain for the hospital Allison Cline-Dean who was supporting Maggie before an operation.
NEW JERSEY (WABC) New Jersey has lost more than 7,200 residents at long-term care facilities to COVID-19, and that s why they are among the first in line to get vaccinated.
Governor Phil Murphy, joined by New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli and CVS Health Regional Director Kat Kingston, Monday visited Roosevelt Care Center in Old Bridge to mark the launch of the state s vaccination effort of residents and staff of long-term care facilities.
103-year-old Mildred Clements, a Newark native and current resident of the Roosevelt Care Center in Old Bridge, become the first long-term care resident in the state to be vaccinated in New Jersey.
COVID-19 vaccinations begin for healthcare workers in NJ
By Dana Arschin
The COVID vaccine is a sigh of relief for many across the nation.
NEW JERSEY - Saturday was a day of hope in Newark. Health care workers rolled up their sleeves, as Essex County received its first shipment of the Moderna Vaccine. Having received this vaccine, which I know works for a fact, but, very importantly I can also share this information with colleagues, who will see me working today and they will realize this is something we are all in this together, said Dr. Naipaul Rambaran with Essex County Hospital Center.
Colchester Hospital’s neonatal unit manager Karen Moss started her nursing training in 1980. Her mum was an accident and emergency sister at Essex County Hospital in the 1960s and later a health visitor, and it was her who inspired Karen to go into nursing. “Her way of nursing is something I’ve not really changed from,” Karen said. “I was taught to treat people as I would like to be treated.” After completing her training, Karen joined Colchester Maternity Hospital in 1984 as a student midwife and qualified in 1986. She went on to work at The Rosie (maternity) Hospital in Cambridge in 1987 and undertook more specialist neonatal training while she was there.
Retiring - Debbie Reed is retiring, after she started her nursing career in 1980 DEDICATED nurses Sue Eastbrook and Debbie Reed have said goodbye to the profession after a combined service of more than 80 years. The pair, who began a new role together 20 years ago, have retired after the same shift two decades later. Sue, who began her NHS career 48 years ago in London, joined the team at Essex County Hospital in 1976. She started as a staff nurse, before becoming a sister on a women’s surgical ward and a night sister. She later moved on to the new Colchester Hospital as a ward manager.