Hudson care centers celebrate fifth anniversary

HUDSON – Southern New Hampshire Health System opened the doors of Primary Care of Hudson and Southern New Hampshire Rehabilitation Center at Hudson to patients and the community on April 30 five years ago. In a show of appreciation and thanks, patients visiting the office that day were greeted with festive balloons and mementos. When Primary Care opened in 2007, it began with two family practice physicians, laboratory and X-ray services, and physical and occupational therapy through the rehabilitation center. Today, the center has grown to five family practice providers and one behavioral health provider, added an occupational therapist specializing in hand therapy, and in November, opened Immediate Care of Southern New Hampshire for walk-in, non-emergency medical care. “It’s hard to believe it’s already been five years,” said Donna Madarese, manager of Primary Care, who has been with the practice since it opened. “The growth of the practice and its services demonstrates our continued commitment to meeting the needs of the Hudson community.” Madarese noted some of the accomplishments of the primary care practice include home visits with families of newborns, a practice that Eleanor Bueno, MD, began two years and continues to be popular with parents. Melissa Duxbury, MD, and Robert Zinnes, MD, were nominated by their patients for the third year as Top Doc Readers Poll winners by New Hampshire Magazine.