St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua, with 208 beds, includes a Level 2 Trauma Center—the federally designated regional trauma center for the Greater Nashua area. St. Joseph is a full-service hospital whose facilities and services include the New England Rehabilitation Center, oncology and cardiac centers, a physician-referral service, and programs in breast health, maternity care, occupational health, and chemical dependency. Southern New Hampshire Regional Medical Center, with 188 beds, specializes in kidney dialysis, women and child care, same-day and laser surgery, and speech and hearing problems. In April 2004 the hospital opened a state-of-the-art pediatrics unit. The recently opened Nashua Center for Healthy Aging centralizes the hospital's senior services.
Health Care Information: St. Joseph Hospital, 172 Kinsley Street, Nashua, NH 03060; telephone (603)882-3000. Southern New Hampshire Medical Center, 8 Prospect Street, Nashua, NH 03061; telephone (603)577-2200
