(Sharon, PA) – October 31, 2016 – Sharon Regional Medical Center announced today that they have signed a new contract with UPMC Health Plan that provides in-network access to Sharon Regional services, whether elective or emergency for many UPMC Health Plan members.

Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Steward Medical Group are pleased to welcome Peter Ofman, MD, a highly trained cardiologist to the medical staff.

October 24, 2016, (Sharon, PA) - Sharon Regional Medical Center announced that cardiothoracic surgeon Edward Lawson Woods, M.D. has joined the medical staff of Sharon Regional Medical Center. Dr. Woods specializes in surgical treatments of the heart, lungs and other organs in the chest.

Orthopedic Surgeon Xavier Simcock, MD will talk about the two primary types of shoulder arthritis, solutions for those suffering with these types of shoulder arthritis, and how advanced 3-D imaging technology helps make custom solutions for individual patients.

Dr. Wain, who had been on the faculty of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and the faculty of Harvard Medical School for more than 20 years prior to joining Steward Medical Group, was the surgical founder of lung transplantation at MGH where he was the first surgeon in New England to perform living related lung transplantation.

Norwood Hospital is recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness this October with the “Blow Away Breast Cancer” campaign. The team at Norwood has constructed a “Pinwheel Garden” in the inner courtyard of the hospital. Staff members and volunteers are invited to donate $1 toward a pink pinwheel to honor a loved one who has been impacted by breast cancer and to encourage community members to schedule their annual mammograms

By Daisha Hayden, M.D.

It is a fact that breast cancer incidence increases substantially around age 40 and the incidence rate for ages 40-44 is twice that for ages 35-39. One in six breast cancers occur in women ages 40-49.

Join Pain Specialists Stephanie Gianoukos, MD and Arvind Murthy, MD to learn the various causes and treatments for pain at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, MA on October 27, 2016, 6-7 p.m in the ground-floor auditorium.

Holy Family Hospital has a new President. Read this Q&A to find out about Craig Jesiolowski's qualifications, management style, priorities, goals, and the character trait he values most.