To our Whittier Family: It is with mixed emotions that we announce the change in ownership of the six Whittier skilled nursing facilities, including Nemasket Healthcare Center

The Atlas Healthcare Group will assume operations of Nemasket Healthcare Center sometime in mid-to-late March, 2025. We believe them to be first-class operators and know that they will continue to operate, as Whittier has always done, by putting the patients’ and...

To our Whittier Family: It is with mixed emotions that we announce the change in ownership of the six Whittier skilled nursing facilities, including Masconomet Healthcare Center

The Atlas Healthcare Group will assume operations of Masconomet Healthcare Center sometime in mid-to-late March, 2025. We believe them to be first-class operators and know that they will continue to operate, as Whittier has always done, by putting the patients’ and...

To our Whittier Family: It is with mixed emotions that we announce the change in ownership of the six Whittier skilled nursing facilities, including Hannah Duston Healthcare Center

The Atlas Healthcare Group will assume operations of Hannah Duston Healthcare Center sometime in mid-to-late March, 2025. We believe them to be first-class operators and know that they will continue to operate, as Whittier has always done, by putting the patients’ and...

The wagging way to wellness: how animals bring joy and healing throughout Whittier Health Network

At Whittier, we know the road to recovery can be challenging. That’s why we’re embracing the power of the human-animal bond to comfort, motivate, and give our patients, residents, and staff a whole lot of tail wags. Animals, with their unique ability to...

Lauren Arcidi Varney, MS OTR/L, Director of Outpatient Services, on what drives the team at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford: “It really all boils down to doing what we can to help patients live their lives to their full potential.”

We recently caught up with Lauren Arcidi Varney, our new Director of Outpatient Services at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford. Lauren came on board as Director in July 2024 but has worked at Whittier in various other capacities throughout her career. We spoke...

The Unit-Based Council at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford gives their nurses a voice in determining goals and priorities and empowers them to make decisions affecting nursing practice and patient care.

Nurses at Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital-Bradford are driving high-level initiatives using evidence in a shared governance model to improve patient outcomes Adopted by many organizations such as Cleveland Clinic and Eisenhower Health, the shared governance model is...