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Anna Jaques Hospital

June 2021
Stepping Forward Project "Tops Off" With Structural Steel
Since late March, the AJH and Columbia Construction project teams have been making strong and steady progress in the site preparation, excavation and early stages of the Stepping Forward project to expand the Operating Room and renovate the main entrance.

This week, the crews have been preparing footings and foundation walls for the installation of structural steel.

A 30-foot beam, pictured left, signed by the crew and hundreds of AJH employees, physicians, volunteers and board members, was symbolically lifted into place to "top-off" the new building today.

View "Topping Off" video.

The $8 million Stepping Forward construction project is expected to take another 9 months to complete. A dedication of the new surgical suite and the Helen and Byron J. Matthews Main Entrance is being planned for next spring.

Please consider joining the 50+ individuals, families and businesses that are Stepping Forward to help AJH in its final Campaign push. Your donation of $500 or $1,000 for an inscribed brick will help upgrade our surgical facilities and renovate the main entrance to enhance the patient and visitor experience. Your brick can honor a loved one, thank a caregiver, share an intention, or simply state your support with your name. Learn more or contact Mary Williamson to discuss how your contribution can help make a real difference to the future of AJH.
Newly Renovated Prayer & Meditation Room
Bennett Gift Provides Quiet Spaces for Visitor and Staff Use
On Monday, June 14th, AJH and community members welcomed Jacalyn Stuart Bennett and her Bennett and Company team to dedicate the newly renovated Prayer and Meditation Room and the Employee Comfort Room provided by Ms. Bennett’s vision and generosity. 

A deeply spiritual person, committed to mindfulness, prayer, and meditation, Ms. Bennett (pictured left) shared the importance of working toward emotional wellness with the audience before leading all in a group meditation. Following the program, visitors were given small group guided tours of the new sanctuaries.

"With a calm mind, you can calm your heart in a world that is complex.
With a calm mind and heart, we can better equip ourselves to function in a more compassionate way in our lives."

-- Jacalyn Stuart Bennett 
IFS Charitable Foundation Supports the Expansion of the AJH
Pediatric Psychiatric Unit
In April, AJH received long-awaited approval and funding from the MA Department of Public Health to expand the number of inpatient beds in the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit from 12 to 16. The increase will help AJH to better serve more children and families in crisis.
AJH is grateful to the Institution for Savings Charitable Foundation for making a significant multi-year commitment to this program and its compassionate care of kids in mental health distress. A new two-year committed gift of $75,000 per year will support the staffing and clinical operations of the expanded capacity. As a result, AJH will be able to increase access for these vulnerable patients, and provide a safe, comfortable and welcoming environment that promotes healing
Trust Supports Medical Expenses of Haverhill Youth
Thanks to the vision and generosity of Mr. Harry M. Pethybridge, gifts from a trust he established in 1984 continue to help AJH serve every young patient from Haverhill who comes to us, regardless of their family’s ability to pay.
A recent gift in the amount of $20,000 from the Pethybridge Trust has helped fund hospital care for un- and under-insured Haverhill children, ages infant through 17.
Proceeds from the "Fore your Health" Golf Tournament will benefit the Stepping Forward Campaign to expand surgical services at
Anna Jaques.
Call for AM Players and Volunteers
Join us for our 30th "Fore Your Health" Golf Tournament on Monday, August 23rd at Haverhill Country Club.

Play! The afternoon round is sold out but you can join the AM round as a player or foursome. Shotgun start at 7:30am. The $175/player ($700/foursome) fee includes 18 holes of golf with cart, continental breakfast, and a post-round luncheon.

Volunteer! We still need a few volunteers to help out during the morning round. Contact Amanda Ross at [email protected] or 978-463-1176.

Sponsor! Businesses and organizations are welcome to support AJH through sponsorship levels that can include golf, recognition, and signage.