JULY 2021
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business review
Local Restaurants gain “re-opening” support from Rep. Soter Recently, Representative Soter visited over 25 businesses in the 8th Worcester district to promote the opening of the Commonwealth from COVID restrictions and in honor of Memorial Day. Representative Soter started his “reopening” tour early on Saturday, May 29th, going to 19 businesses over the course of 12 hours. At each business, Representative Soter went live on Facebook to promote the establishments. In recognition of it also being Memorial day week, Rep. Soter started each video by thanking those men and women who have risked their lives fighting for our country. Representative Soter also acknowledged the military for enacting operation warp speed, which allowed for the quick distribution of personal protective equipment and the rollout of the vaccine. At each stop along the tour, Representative Soter did his part to support the local businesses. For example, at Goodstuff Smokehouse, located in Blackstone, Representative Soter purchased a $50 gift certificate and a collection of signature sauces for the first person who called into the restaurant. The Representative promoted many of these giveaways throughout his reopening tour.
MRMC achieves 5-Star Rating Milford Regional Medical Center received an overall hospital quality star rating of 5 Stars from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Milford Regional was one of 455 hospitals out of 4,586 across the United States to achieve a 5-star rating, and was one of 12 hospitals to receive 5-stars in Massachusetts. “This is a testament to the extraordinarily high quality, safe care provided by the team of providers and caregivers at MRMC” stated Bert Thurlo-Walsh, MM, RN, CPHQ, Vice President & Chief Quality Officer. “We are proud to be among a select number of hospitals nationwide to be recognized for quality and safety,” says Edward J. Kelly, President and CEO of Milford Regional. “This achievement is a reflection of the commitment our employees have to providing unparalleled care to our community. " The CMS hospital quality star rating program uses measures from the following categories to determine an overall star rating: mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, timely & effective care, and efficient use of medical imaging. CMS developed the star rating program to help consumers choose highly rated hospitals based on comparing data on the CMS hospital compare website.
StoPS aLong thE way - goodstuff Smokehouse: representative Soter joins brothers, kevin Miller and David Forgit, at their
Blackstone restaurant. above, representative Soter joins the Mitkonis family at their jumbo Donuts Uxbridge location.
The tour continued with Representative Soter visiting even more local businesses around the 8th Worcester District. Similar to the day before, each visit was streamed via Facebook live and started by recognizing Memorial Day and thanking the Baker/Polito administration for reevaluating the post-pandemic reopening rollout by
fantastic day. Great to see everybody out enjoying breakfast and amazing to finally have full capacity again.” Richard’s message is exactly what Representative Soter wanted to promote during his reopening tour. Representative Soter was thrilled to spend this year’s Memorial Day weekend honoring those who have paid the
lifting restrictions well ahead of schedule. A notable stop that day was Pam’s Diner located in Bellingham. At Pam’s Diner, Rep. Soter advertised that he would cover the next 50 cups of coffee that patrons ordered. In regard to the opening of the Commonwealth, diner owner Richard Hofhaug said, “It was a
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ultimate sacrifice for our country, and by getting out into the community and supporting the local businesses that have suffered over the course of the pandemic. The commonwealth is fully open for business and Representative Soter encourages his constituents to support local establishments.
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