Athol Hospital

10/25/2025

🎉 What an amazing day at the 2025 Healthy Harvest 5K & Resource Fair! 🎉

A huge thank you to all our participants, sponsors, and community vendors who made this year’s event such a success! 🌟

🏃‍♂️ Top Male Finisher: Michael Babineau
🏃‍♀️ Top Female Finisher: Leah Catlin
🎭 Best Costume: Nate Pelletier
👯 Most Spirited Team: M&Ms – Genevieve & Sue

Your energy, creativity, and community spirit made the day unforgettable!

📸 Stay tuned — more pictures are coming soon!

10/25/2025

2025 Healthy Harvest 5k is off and running! Thank you to all our participants and sponsors! 👟

10/22/2025

🌟 Happy Medical Assistants Recognition Week! 🌟

This week we celebrate our amazing Medical Assistants who bring compassion, skill, and dedication to every patient encounter. Thank you for all you do to support our patients and care teams each and every day! 💙

10/22/2025

🌟 HEAL Showcase: Building Health & Connection in Winchendon and Gardner

🌟 HEAL Showcase: Building Health & Connection in Winchendon and Gardner

We’re excited to share this inspiring video highlighting the incredible work of HEAL Winchendon and HEAL Gardner — two communities leading the way in health, equity, and local collaboration across North Central Massachusetts! 💚

From improving food access and supporting local businesses to empowering youth leaders and creating welcoming community spaces, HEAL is helping neighbors in both towns come together to make lasting change.

🎥 Watch the full video here:
👉 https://youtu.be/z80n81rXan0

Together, we’re growing stronger, healthier, and more connected communities — one story at a time. 🌱

10/17/2025

👟 The 2025 Heywood Healthcare 5K is almost here!
📅 Sat, Oct. 25 | 📍 Heywood Hospital, Gardner

🎃 Costumes encouraged | 🏆 Awards | 💲 Youth discount | 💡 Health Fair 8–11am

Bring the family and join the fun!
➡️ https://runsignup.com/Race/MA/Gardner/HH5K

10/17/2025

💙 Happy Central Sterile Week! 💙 October 12–18, 2025

This week, we celebrate our incredible Central Sterile team! Their expertise, precision, and commitment to patient safety ensure that every instrument and procedure is safe and ready for care.

Though much of their work happens behind the scenes, their impact is at the very heart of patient care and hospital safety.

Thank you to our Central Sterile Processing professionals for all that you do — your dedication makes a difference every single day! 💙🩺

10/16/2025

Earlier this week, Heywood Hospital experienced a network outage that has since been determined to be the result of a cybersecurity incident. Upon discovery, we immediately activated our response protocols and took affected systems offline to protect our network and patients. We are working closely with third-party cybersecurity experts to assess the situation and restore full functionality as quickly and safely as possible.

While certain systems are not currently available, Heywood Hospital, Athol Hospital, and Heywood Medical Group are open and safely caring for patients. If you have an appointment scheduled with a Heywood Medical Group provider this week and need to reach the practice, please use the Athena portal
https://192-1.portal.athenahealth.com/
to communicate. If you are unable to access the Athena portal, the answering service is open and will deliver messages to your provider. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we carry out our downtime processes.

Protecting your safety and trust remains our top priority. We will continue to provide updates as we learn more.

We use athenahealth to help you access your health information for different doctors' offices with just one email and password.

10/16/2025

𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

We continue to experience disruptions to our network. We are actively working to restore services.

The phone and scheduling system, imaging, and the laboratory remain offline. We have engaged experts who are working in tandem with our internal IT teams to restore systems as quickly and safely as possible, allowing us to return to normal operations in our emergency departments.

If you have an appointment scheduled with a Heywood Medical Group provider this week and need to reach the practice, please use the Athena portal https://192-1.portal.athenahealth.com/ to communicate.

If you are unable to access the Athena portal, the answering service is open and will deliver messages to your provider. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we carry out our downtime processes.

We value the trust of our community. We are committed to serving our community and ensuring your care is our highest priority.

We use athenahealth to help you access your health information for different doctors' offices with just one email and password.

10/13/2025

⚠️ Network Outage Update

Heywood Hospital and Athol Hospital are managing a network outage impacting several systems. Our teams are working hard to restore operations quickly.

Patient care continues, and both hospitals remain open for walk-ins while ambulances are temporarily diverted.

We appreciate the patience of our community and the commitment of our staff as we focus on patient safety.

10/13/2025

We are experiencing a temporary phone outage across our system. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.

We appreciate our staff for their patience, flexibility, and continued commitment to prioritizing patient care during this time.

Thank you to our community for your understanding as we work to restore full service.

10/11/2025

𝐀𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥’𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 & 𝐑𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘔𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦 — 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺, 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.

When surgery, illness, or injury disrupts your life, you deserve more than treatment — you deserve a path to *real recovery.*

At Athol Hospital’s Center for Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation, we combine expert medical care with personal attention to help you heal stronger, recover safer, and return home with confidence.

Our 𝑺𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑩𝒆𝒅 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒎 provides a warm, supportive environment where every patient is treated like family. Whether you’re transitioning from a hospital stay or need focused rehabilitation, our team is here to help you regain your strength and independence.

✨ You may benefit from our care if you’re recovering from:
- Surgery, injury, or serious illness
- A hospital stay requiring continued therapy
- Conditions such as heart failure, cancer, or diabetes
- The need for IV therapy, wound care, or pain management

💚 Why choose Athol Hospital?
- Personalized care plans
- Skilled and compassionate staff
- Peace of mind for families
- A healing environment close to home

📞 Schedule a tour or learn more: 978-249-1244
🌐 www.atholhospital.org