Our Staff
Our Medical Director is Doug Nilson, MD. A team of Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants (PA-C) work under his direction.

Paul Campbell, MA, RN, TCRN, NHDP-BC serves as our Director of Emergency Services.

Specialized Training
Our ED nurses maintain competence in the field of Emergency nursing by attending the following courses:

ACLS Provider Course
The American Heart Association presents this course. It is the Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support designed for healthcare providers. This course enhances the skills of nurses in the treatment of the adult victim of a cardiac arrest or other cardiac emergency. All Emergency Department RNs have this certification.

Certified Emergency Nurse
CEN certification is the certification specific to emergency nursing and measures the attainment of a defined body of nursing knowledge pertinent to this specialty.

Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course
This course strengthens the RN’s Pediatric emergency skills in order to meet the needs of this diverse population and provide excellent nursing care to a specialized group of patients. All Emergency Department RNs have either this or PALS certification.

Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education
This course gives the RN information about the Geriatric patient. Components that are covered in this course are: Discharge planning, attitudes and ageism, physical and psychological changes, pain management, abuse and neglect, polypharmacy, palliative care and triage and assessment.

Pediatric Advanced Life Support
The goal of this course is to aid the RN in developing the knowledge and skill necessary to efficiently and effectively manage critically ill infant and children resulting in improved outcomes. All Emergency Department nurse are certified in either this or ENPC.

Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
The certification teaches the RN to coordinate both expert forensic and medical care necessary to increase successful prosecution of sex offenders and to assure essential medical intervention to victims of assault age 12 and over. All of our RNs are able to perform the exam and some have further certification in this specialty.

Trauma Nurse Care Course
This certification course teaches a systematic and standard approach to the care of the trauma patient. Assessment of the trauma patient along with expected outcomes are part of this course. All the full time RNs in the Emergency Department have this certification.

We work closely with the following EMS teams:
Springfield Fire and Ambulance
Chester Ambulance
Golden Cross Ambulance
Londonderry Ambulance
Alstead Ambulance
Bellows Falls Fire Department
Bromley Mountain Ski Patrol
Ludlow Ambulance
Okemo Ski Patrol
Rockingham Fire and Rescue
Walpole Ambulance
Westminster Fire and Rescue
Cavendish First Responders
Grafton First Responders
Saxtons River Rescue