Free “boot camp”: Exercise regimen helps addicts in recovery
Telegram & Gazette
Date: 10/09/16
WORCESTER – Brian Keith, a 37-year-old city resident and banker who's recovering from crack cocaine and alcohol addictions, said he hadn't worked out in three months.
Business Development Team Grows Through the Hiring of Lauren Cappello and Pat Anderson as Spectrum’s New Regional Business Development Liaisons
In response to the continuing opioid epidemic, Spectrum recently expanded its business development department to help address the growing need for addiction treatment throughout New England. Lauren Cappello and Pat Anderson join Spectrum as regional business development liaisons. Spectrum’s business development team is headed by Vice President of Business Development ...
Spectrum’s Innovative Work with the Angel Program is Highlighted During President Obama’s Proclamation of Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Week
Spectrum's innovative work with the 'ANGEL Program' was recognized in a publication released in honor of President Obama's proclamation of Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, observed for the first time from September 19 – 24, by the Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) and the Office of Community Policing ...
Spectrum Health names new president and CEO
Worcester Business Journal Online
Date: 4/26/16
Worcester's Spectrum Health Systems has named Kurt Isaacson as the organization's new president and CEO, replacing Charles “Chuck” Faris as he steps into retirement.
Opioid crisis creating nonprofit demand
Worcester Business Journal Online
Date: 2/15/15
When Kelly McCausland was teaching yoga and mindfulness at rehabilitation facilities, she had a lot of interactions with patients who believed in their sobriety, only to succumb to their addiction months or even weeks later.
New rehab facility caters to high-end patients
The Boston Globe
Date: 3/22/15
Mornings start with yoga and meditation. Then there's breakfast, the first of three gourmet meals a day. After dinner, a massage helps to calm the mind and muscles before bed.
Spectrum’s Faris retiring as president, CEO in Worcester
Worcester Magazine
Date: 2/17/16
Chuck Faris joined Spectrum Health Systems as a counselor in 1971, not long after the start of a new decade. Now, 45 years later, and a little more than halfway through the second decade of a new century, he is calling an end to a career that saw him rise all the way to the top.
Isaacson named new president of Spectrum Health Systems
Worcester Magazine
Date: 4/26/16
Kurt Isaacson has been named the new president and CEO of Spectrum Health Systems.
Fentanyl fuels rise in deaths from opioid overdoses
The Boston Globe
Date: 8/3/16
More than ever, the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl is claiming lives in Massachusetts, fueling an overdose death toll that continues to rise, according to data released Wednesday by the state Department of Public Health.
