Odessa Regional Medical Center (ORMC) announced today that it has achieved Healthgrades 2018 Labor and Delivery Excellence Award™.

When Diane Muller went looking for a bariatric surgeon to help her overcome her serious obesity problems – including a body mass index of 55, hypothyroidism, lymphedema and fatty liver disease – she probably didn’t expect to find a self-described “four-handed surgeon.” But she did.

Nashoba Valley Medical Center has named Korry Dow as interim president.

Sharon Regional Medical Center, a Steward Family Hospital, today announced the opening of a temporary site for walk-in routine lab services for pediatric and adult patients in Lawrence County.  The outpatient lab is located at 2915 Wilmington Road in New Castle, with hours of operation scheduled for Monday through Friday from 7 AM – 3:30 PM.  There are plans to extend to offer Saturday hours in the coming months. 

Sepsis, sometimes incorrectly called “blood poisoning” is the body’s overwhelming, and often deadly, response to infection. Sepsis can result from an infection anywhere in the body, including the lungs, skin and urinary tract.

It’s important to be prepared for an emergency involving your child before one happens. There are steps you can take prior to and during an emergency to prepare your family.

Carney Hospital has announced Tom Sands, MBA, MHA, FACHE as the new President of the Dorchester-based hospital. Formerly the interim president at Carney, Sands has been officially appointed President effective July 2018.

The cancer patients at Norwood Hospital Cancer Center at Foxboro recently received a donation of blankets and messages of hope from the Subaru Loves to Care Program.  

Norwood Hospital welcomes Salvatore Perla, who was recently appointed president of Norwood Hospital.  Perla comes to Norwood following 5 years leading Nashoba Valley Medical Center (NVMC), a Steward hospital, located in Ayer, Massachusetts.

Mountain Vista Medical Center has been nationally recognized by the American Stroke Association with a Get With the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The designation comes as a result of the life-changing impact and the positive outcomes it continues to achieve with its stroke protocol that is based on the latest research-based scientific evidence. Additionally it received the association’s Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll award. To qualify for this honor, hospitals must meet quality measures to reduce the time between the patient’s arrival and treatment with tPA for ischemic stroke.