The DAISY Award
NOW YOU CAN SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR NURSE!
Nominate them for a DAISY Award.
Eight Steward Health Care Hospitals Receive Top Ranking For Patient Safety
Holy Family Hospital (Haverhill, Mass.) and Melbourne Regional Medical Center (Melbourne, Fla.) Rise to Join Six Other Steward Facilities with “Grade A” Leapfrog Safety Ranking
Saint Anne’s Hospital Nationally Recognized with 19th Consecutive ‘A’ for the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Saint Anne’s Hospital, a Steward family hospital, has been awarded an ‘A’ for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group’s Spring 2021 Hospital Safety Grades. The designation recognizes Saint Anne’s efforts in protecting patients from harm and providing safer health care.
Saint Anne’s Hospital is one of only 27 hospitals in the United States to be awarded an “A” grade for every grading cycle since 2012.
Morton Hospital Center for Weight Control achieves national accreditation
Morton Hospital's Center for Weight Control has achieved accreditation from the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program®
Odessa Regional Medical Center Reopens Pediatric Care Unit
Newly renovated 16-bed unit will feature dedicated pediatric hospitalist team and nursing care. Unit re-opens on May 3rd after a temporary closure during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Injury Mechanisms, Healing and Pain
- How They Occur
- How They Heal
- How to Prevent
Injury Mechanisms
1. Trauma – Injury caused by a blow, fall or other external force acting on the body.
2. Over-Use – Injury caused by repetitive stress over a long period of time.
3. Overload – Injury caused when the stress on the body exceeds tissue strength and sudden failure of the body part occurs.
SMMC Mobile Community Vaccine Clinic
Scenic Mountain Medical Center will host a mobile community vaccine clinic on Friday at Porters Grocery Store, located at 501 Birdwell Lane in Big Spring.
Mobile Vaccine Clinic Schedule:
Kerry G. Bennett, MD, Breast Surgeon Joins Medical Staff at Good Samaritan Medical Center
Good Samaritan Medical Center and Steward Medical Group are pleased to announce the appointment of Surgeon Kerry G. Bennett, MD, MPH, FACS, CPCC to the medical staff. Dr. Bennett specializes in breast surgery.
Kathleen Cartwright Selected New Mountain Vista Medical Center and Florence Hospital Human Resources Director
Mountain Vista Medical Center and Florence Hospital, both Steward family hospitals, have selected Kathleen (Kat) Cartwright as their new human resources director. Cartwright will plan, lead, direct, develop and coordinate the policies, activities and the staff of the Human Resource Department, ensuring legal compliance and implementation of Steward’s mission and talent strategy.
Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s New Cardiac Imaging System Enhances Coronary Artery Disease Detection
New system enhances accuracy of nuclear testing results, improves patient comfort, and reduces imaging time
Ayer, MA – Nashoba Valley Medical Center today introduced new, state-of-the-art nuclear cardiac imaging technology designed to enhance cardiac disease detection and improve each patient’s experience. The new cardiac imaging scanner, the D-SPECT® Vista scanner, a Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) nuclear cardiac imaging system, offers patients the latest in cardiac imaging by: