St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, earned multiple “top-in-nation”, including several 5-star rankings in cardiac care from Healthgrades, the leading online resource that helps consumers search, compare and connect with physicians and hospitals.

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.

Interventional radiologists will use the Siemens Artis Zee system for vascular related procedures
where accessing a blood vessel is required for diagnosis and intervention of
arterial or venous conditions such as a blocked artery or vein

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 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.

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, recently was designated an Optum™ Center of Excellence. The Optum Centers of Excellence network is comprised of medical programs that have met or exceeded clinical and program criteria in areas of complex medical care.

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

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine and member of Steward Health Care, was awarded an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 update to the Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections.