Norwood Hospital promotes Breast Cancer Awareness with "Treat Yourself Well" Event

Norwood Hospital is recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness this October by hosting a “Treat Yourself Well” event at the Norwood Hospital Cancer Center at Foxboro on October 18th. Norwood Hospital’s Treat Yourself Well event which will run from 4-7pm is a breast screening event featuring extra pampering for women who book an appointment for their first or regular screening mammogram.

Steward Receives $1.25 Billion Investment from Medical Properties Trust, Setting Stage for National Growth

Steward Health Care System (“Steward”) announced today that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (“MPT”) (NYSE: MPW) will invest $1.25 billion in Steward through a real estate sale-leaseback transaction and acquisition of a limited equity stake in the company. The $1.25 billion total value of the transaction includes a $1.2 billion investment in hospital real estate and a $50 million equity investment in Steward.

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Offering New Atrial Fibrillation Treatment

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center’s Division of Cardiology began offering a new treatment this week for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) called the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Implant, an alternative to long-term warfarin medication that is designed to help reduce the risk of stroke in patients with AF.

Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital is One of Two Leading Arizona Hospitals To Offer New Labor Pain Management Option To Women

There’s a lot that new parents can do to prepare themselves for their little bundle of joy. But nothing can prepare a new mom, especially a first-time mom, for the labor and delivery.

That’s why Tempe St. Luke’s Hospital, part of IASIS Healthcare, is introducing a new pain management option for women in labor: nitrous oxide.

Holy Family Hospital is First Hospital in Massachusetts to Earn Advanced Certification for Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery from Joint Commission

Established in 2016 and awarded for a two-year period, the advanced certification was developed in response to the growing number of patients undergoing a total hip or total knee replacement surgery, as well as the increased focus on clinical evidence-based patient care as it relates to pain management, quality of life issues, functional limitation in mobility and the return to normal daily activities.