Every day we have the privilege of helping people heal and become their best, healthiest selves. These individuals turn to us when they are most vulnerable and trust that we will care for them safely. To serve them well, we also must be our healthiest and best selves and the best way to be healthy amidst this ongoing pandemic is vaccination.
Tufts Medical Center is participating in a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health to improve gestational diabetes screening and diagnosis by better understanding blood glucose levels throughout pregnancy.
MelroseWakefield Hospital, a local leader in community-based cardiac care, is now using the latest in coronary artery imaging technology in its cardiac catheterization lab. Intravascular ultrasound, known as IVUS, is a catheter-based diagnostic procedure used to view the inside of a coronary artery.
Our number one priority is the health and safety of our patients, employees and clinicians. That is why today we are announcing that we will require those who work within our hospitals and health system to be vaccinated against COVID-19 following the full FDA approval of one of the current vaccines. We anticipate this happening later this year.
Melrose resident Donald Rosen didn’t notice any of the signs, but the quick actions of his family, first responders and the stroke team at MelroseWakefield Hospital helped save his life when he suffered a stroke earlier this year. Mr. Rosen, 90, was found unresponsive in his home by a family member.
MelroseWakefield Healthcare today announced that the Sleep Medicine Program at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Medford has been granted a five-year reaccreditation by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Dr. Geetanjali Akerkar, a Circle Health gastroenterologist, was selected as the Middlesex North District Medical Society’s 2021 Community Clinician of the Year, an award that recognizes her professionalism and contributions as a physician.