Patient Care

Patient discharge

Before You Leave the Hospital, Ask Your Doctor These Four Questions

If you’re returning home after a hospital stay, be sure and ask about your medications.

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Holding patients hand

Patient Story: End-of-life Care at APD

Sometimes the smallest acts of kindness mean the most.

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Med Surg Patient Experience

Improving the Patient Experience

Questions or concerns about the quality of your healthcare services? The Care Experience team at APD is here to help.

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Trigger finger

Patient Story: Saying Goodbye to Trigger Finger

When her fingers became tender and painful, Patricia Plourde turned to APD Orthopaedics.

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APD food bags

Meeting Patient Needs outside the Doctor’s Office

APD patients with food insecurity are offered food bags, a hot meal at Alice’s Café, Listen vouchers for clothing, and more.

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Oriana McNally

Patient Story: Swing Bed Care for a Traumatic Injury

Oriana McNally suffered a traumatic injury but found healing at APD.

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Sean Beinhaur, RN (far left) was one of MacKenzie's nurses in the ED,

Patient Story: Finding an Answer at APD’s Emergency Department

Annie MacKenzie was very sick for three weeks. Until she went to Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department.

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Kristie Foster, RN, BSN, manager/clinical educator at APD

APD Emergency Department Nurse Receives 2023 Excellence in Nursing Award

Kristie Foster, manager/clinical educator in Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital’s Emergency Department, was chosen as a 2023 Excellence in Nursing Award recipient.

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APD staff are trained on emergency procedures.

What to Do in an Emergency

An emergency response training class teaches APD employees that anyone can help save a life.

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