Ophthalmologist Monika Singh, MD will talk about the symptoms, risk factors and treatments for diabetes, as well as the anatomy of the eye, how diabetes can affect the eye, and how those conditions are treated.

Optometrist Laura Anne Potvin, OD will talk about eye exams in general, as well as the necessity of senior eye exams for early detection of cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, and more.

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center is now offering a new procedure designed to manage patients with heart failure: the CardioMEMS HF System. The implantable, miniaturized wireless monitoring sensor is the first and only FDA-approved heart failure monitoring device that has been proven to significantly reduce hospital admissions when used by physicians to manage heart failure.

One of the Largest Taxpayers In Methuen and Haverhill Holy Family Tax Revenue Provides Vital Support for Local Schools, First Responders, and Municipal Services.

For the 6th straight year, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center earned an “A” rating for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital watchdog agency. St. Elizabeth’s was one of only 36 hospitals in Massachusetts to earn an “A” grade strongly reflecting the hospital’s commitment to patient safety.

Orthopedic Surgeon Steven J. Andriola, MD will present a seminar on the role of Mako for partial knee on May 12, 2016, from 6 to 7 p.m. in the ground floor auditorium at Holy Family Hospital in Methuen. Dr. Andriola will explain how this computer-assisted procedure is used to treat knee pain, the conservative and surgical treatments for osteoarthritis, and the advantages of the different surgical approaches for knee pain.