Alfond Center for Health

Springtime is a wonderful time to walk the 0.6-mile trail in the meadow behind the hospital’s staff parking lot, and the 0.3-mile trail along the little brook to the oncology center garden.

On the sunny May day that my mom and I walked through the field, we saw bobolinks, goldfinches, red-winged blackbirds, and robins.

When we checked out the paved walkway behind the oncology center, which has a flower garden, benches, and pavilions, we saw swallows in the nesting boxes, Eastern bluebirds, and an American redstart.

The hospital has signage up for its Hayden Recovery Path, which is a paved sidewalk circling the hospital. I preferred checking out the grassier areas, but the Recovery Path is an option if you want an easy, quick walk. There is also a little garden area between the staff parking lot and hospital with paved walking paths.

Map info from Sam Shirley.

Directions: The hospital is located at 35 Medical Center Parkway, a short distance from the highway and its rotary circles. The meadow trail is behind the staff parking lot, which you’ll find if you enter the driveway and then circle around the main buildings. The healing garden and paved trails are behind the oncology center and pharmacy building, which are to your left soon after you enter the driveway.