Norwood Hospital Physicians named to Prestigious Boston Magazine “Top Doctors” List
Five Norwood Hospital physicians who were named to Boston Magazine’s 2014 annual Top Doctors list. The Norwood Hospital physicians are obstetrician/gynecologist John Al-Jamal, MD; pediatrician Jonathan Caine, MD; general surgeon Peter Lydon, MD; family medicine specialist James Macek, MD; and psychiatrist Norman Tabroff, MD.
Nashoba Valley Medical Center Awarded Top Hospital Distinction for Quality and Safety by the Leapfrog Group
The Leapfrog Group named Nashoba Valley Medical Center, a part of the Steward Health Care System, to its annual list of Top Hospitals. An elite distinction awarded to hospitals nationwide for demonstrating excellence in hospital safety and quality through the Leapfrog Hospital Survey, the Leapfrog Top Hospital distinction is awarded to less than seven percent of all eligible hospitals.
Poster presented by Norwood Hospital Physician recognized at Annual Meeting of the American Association of Blood Banks
A poster, Reduction of RBC Transfusion in a Multi-hospital Healthcare System Using a Computerized Physician Order Entry Driving a Restrictive Transfusion Strategy, presented by a Norwood Hospital clinicians at the annual meeting of the American Association of Blood Banks, was selected as a Top Abstract Poster.
Carney Hospital Earns ‘Top Performer on Key Quality Measures®’ Recognition from The Joint Commission
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Carney Hospital today announced it has been recognized as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® (Top Performer) by The Joint Commission, the leading accreditor of health care organizations in the United States. Carney Hospital was recognized as part of The Joint Commission’s 2014 annual report “America’s Hospitals: Improving Quality and Safety,” for attaining and sustaining excellence in accountability measure performance for Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care.
Norwood Hospital Laboratory Receives Accreditation from College of American Pathologists
Norwood Hospital’s Laboratory was recently awarded Accreditation by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) following a standard on-site inspection by the organization. The CAP is the global leader in laboratory quality assurance and the Norwood laboratory is one of only 7,600 CAP-accredited facilities worldwide.
Nashoba Valley Medical Center Earns “A” Grade for Patient Safety by Independent Industry Watchdog
Nashoba Valley Medical Center has been honored for the third consecutive time with an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 update to the Hospital Safety Score by The Leapfrog Group, an independent industry watchdog and the nation’s leading experts on patient safety.
New 24-Hour Emergency Department and Outpatient Urgent Care Center to Replace Quincy Medical Center
Patients Will Have Uninterrupted Access to Their Doctors; Specialty and Outpatient Services will Remain in Quincy
Steward Working Closely with Massachusetts Nurses Association and 1199SEIU to Identify and Match Employees to Jobs in Steward Health Care System