2 new directors at St. Vincent.

COLUMN: MEDICAL MEMOS

Nancy Pepper has accepted the position of nursing director of 23 South at St. Vincent Hospital.

Steve Caravella has been promoted to director of materials management at St. Vincent Hospital.

Dr. Nilima A. Patwardhan, a fellowship-trained general surgeon specializing in breast surgery, has joined the medical staff at Milford Regional Medical Center.

American Red Cross blood drives 1 to 7 p.m. Monday at 200 Sportsman's Club, 184 Sutton Road, Webster. Free Red Sox T-shirt to all donors, who also will be entered to win Red Sox tickets; 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Assumption College, 500 Salisbury St., Worcester. For information, call [phone] or visit www.givelife.org.

Worcester County Scleroderma Support Group meets 2 p.m. Sunday at UMass Medical School, Room 123, 55 North Lake Ave., Worcester. For information, call [phone].

The Worcester District Dental Society's executive board welcomed Dr. Thomas Mulroy and Dr. Mihaela Stoian as new members.

The Couples Project for Women is a research study at AdCare offering free recovery counseling for women struggling with alcohol. This study offers female participants up to six months of free weekly counseling. Some participants also receive couples counseling. Conducted by Harvard Medical School researchers at AdCare Outpatient Services in Worcester, CPW aims to learn whether women's chances for sobriety improve when individual therapy is combined with couples counseling. For information, call AdCare Outpatient Services, [phone], ext. 4043.

Fresenius Medical Care is hosting a free treatment options program at 10 a.m. today at the South County Dialysis Center, 336 Thompson Road, Webster, to educate new and potential dialysis patients about kidney disease and the different forms of dialysis services. For information, call [phone] or visit www.ultracare-dialysis.com.

Second annual Parkinson's Disease Awareness Program will be held from 8:30 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Lazare Research Building at UMass Memorial Medical Center, 55 North Lake Ave., Worcester. To register, call [phone], press No. 3.

Marrow Donor Registration Drive will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 16 at Proctor School, 26 Jefferson Road, Northboro. A simple mouth swab is all it takes. For information visit www.nsboro.k12.ma.Need Health Insurance? UMass Memorial Health Care counselors will be available to explain health insurance and food stamp programs, answer questions and fill out and submit paperwork to determine if you are eligible. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at Workforce Central Job Fair, Elks Club, 754 Southbridge St., Auburn; 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anne's, 130 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury. For information, call [phone] or e-mail [e-mail].

The VNA Care Network offers free keep-well clinics for residents 60 and older, from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Senior Center, 5 Pond St., Leominster; 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Senior Center, 1 Centre Drive, Northboro. For information, call [phone], ext. 5603, or visit www.vnacarenetwork.org.

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ART: PHOTOS

CUTLINE: (1) Ms. Pepper (2) Mr. Caravella (3) Dr. Patwardhan