Norwood Hospital promotes Mammography Screenings with “Treat Yourself Well” event
Norwood Hospital is recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness this October by hosting “Treat Yourself Well” mammography screening events at the Norwood Hospital main campus and at the Norwood Hospital Cancer Center at Foxboro throughout the month of October.
Venous insufficiency: Straight talk about 'silent disease'
Venous insufficiency, says vascular and endovascular surgeon Dr. Hadi Shalhoub is, "the silent disease."
That is probably one reason he is so vocal about it. Another is that, by his count, "70 to 80 percent of patients who come into (Sebastian's) Wound Care Center with a chronic wound come in with a venous insufficiency.
Steward Health Care Names Lindsay Smelser as Vice President of Marketing
Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest private, for profit physician led health care network, today announced Lindsay Smelser as the company’s new Vice President of Marketing. Smelser brings nearly 15 years of domestic and international marketing experience working with global brands including American Express and American Airlines.
Elspeth (Elly) Hart
Elspeth (Elly) Hart, DScPAS, PA-C, MPAS, ATC, LAT is a Physician Assistant and member of the Sports Medicine Service at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and the Boston Sports and Performance Center where she sees injured athletes of all ages and sports. She is also the Founder and Director of the Gymnastics Medicine clinic. A clinic exclusively for gymnasts to obtain a gymnastics specific diagnosis, treatment, and plan. With all of her patients she is able to order same day x-ray and MRI if needed as well as same day or next day visits.
Nashoba Valley Medical Center receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
American Heart Association Award recognizes Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s commitment to quality stroke care.
Fracture/Trauma Delete
At St. Elizabeth’s, our dedicated Boston orthopedic trauma team, led by trauma surgeon Dr. Hans Van Lancker, specializes in emergency orthopedic and fracture care. We treat work-related injuries, high-energy sports injuries, fall-related injuries and bone fractures.
Mako™ Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery
This cutting-edge technology uses GPS software to allow placement of a patient’s hip or knee implants with an accuracy that was never before possible. This accuracy leads to a lower rate of revision and improved longevity of the implants.
Benefits of Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Surgery include:
Regenerative Medicine Delete
Regenerative Medicine seeks to enable the body to heal its own damaged tissues without the need for surgery or joint replacements. Injuries to bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments, and joints can be treated with Regenerative Medicine, which includes Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy and Stem Cell therapy for our Boston area patients.