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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- After hearing her concerns Dr. Fanta suggested the Pulmonary Rehabilitation program at NSMC Union Hospital as an alternative to build up her endurance and improve her lung function.. The NSMC Pulmonary Rehabilitation program is designed to help patients with lung diseases – such as COPD, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, pulmonary fibrosis and cystic fibrosis – reduce their shortness of breath and improve the quality of their lives. Basking in her accomplishment and improved health, Benkert has continued to take care of her pulmonary disease by taking part in the pulmonary maintenance program at NSMC Union Hospital and plans to use the gym at the NSMC Wellness and Integrative Medicine Center in Salem to preserve all the progress she made in Pulmonary Rehab.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- After undergoing a series of medical tests and evaluations, as well as a psychological evaluation—all standard for prospective bariatric surgery patients—Brenda underwent gastric bypass surgery at NSMC Salem Hospital in April 2014. She attributes her success in large part to NSMC’s Heart and Wellness program, developed specifically for its bariatric patients. “The program is wonderful,” she says. “You meet with nutritionists and a nurse practitioner on a regular basis. NSMC’s Surgical Weight Loss Program is now offering free information sessions at NSMC Salem Hospital and the Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care in Danvers.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Joyce decided to seek another opinion and changed her primary care physician to NSMC’s James Brown, M.D. He referred her for an MRI, which revealed that she had degenerative changes in her spine and bulging of the discs—the cushions between the vertebrae—and these changes were interfering with nerve function and causing pain. NSMC neurosurgeon and spine specialist, Terence Doorly, M.D., evaluated Joyce and decided the first course of action should be a comprehensive non-surgical approach. “I wanted to try to manage her pain with a variety of exercises, electrical nerve stimulation, medications and injections rather than surgery which is painful and has a long recovery time,” said Dr. Doorly. NSMC pain management specialists, Minesh Patel, M.D., and Edouard Vaynberg, M.D., injected a combination of anesthetic numbing agents and anti-inflammatory drugs into different locations in her spine to pinpoint the source of the pain. For now, Joyce is living a less painful life than she was a few years ago. “NSMC’s pain program has given me my life back,” said Joyce. “My care plan was seamless between Dr. Doorly, my physiatrist and the pain specialists.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- So he joined NSMC’s Healing Your Heart program, led by retired NSMC cardiologist Harvey Zarren, M.D.. In 1991 and after decades in practice as a cardiologist at NSMC Union Hospital, Dr. Zarren noticed that some of his patients needed additional support and more than traditional treatments to make a dramatic difference in their health. NSMC’s 12-week Cardiac Rehabilitation Program teaches patients about heart health, exercise, nutrition and stress management skills to help patients more fully recover from a heart attack or surgery and adopt strategies to help live a more heart-healthy lifestyle.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- A Peabody-area realtor whose charity golf tournaments have raised more than $55,000 for NSMC’s Cancer Center programs since 2001, Melanson needed a specific type of chemotherapy for this rare cancer, as well as specialized cardiac care due to a heart attack she suffered in 2000.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- It will work, but you have to stick with the program in order to be successful.” The program to which Marc refers is NSMC’s Weight Management Program and it provides intensive pre- and post-operative support for all of its patients. While he gives a lot of credit for his healthy new body to his team at NSMC, Marc is most thankful for the support his wife of seven years has given him throughout this journey. “I’ve been a big guy all my life. NSMC’s Surgical Weight Loss Program is now offering free information sessions at NSMC Salem Hospital and the Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center in Danvers.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Beginning in August, some of those funds will be used toward a $4 million renovation of NSMC’s inpatient oncology unit. He recently spent a few days in NSMC’s recently renovated Phippin Building following a knee replacement and describes the patient rooms there as “spectacular.”
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Mary Conlon had her first child at NSMC Union Hospital in 1953, and she and her family have been receiving care at the 150-bed community hospital in Lynn ever since. Recently, the great-grandmother came to NSMC Salem Hospital because of chronic lower back pain. Michael Dean Medlock, M.D., a Massachusetts General Hospital neurosurgeon who practices full-time at NSMC, performed Conlon's surgery at NSMC Salem Hospital.
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- Filtered Press Item List | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Her OB/GYN Joel Heller, M.D., recommended she tour the Birthplace at nearby NSMC Salem Hospital. Jennifer Flanagan, a vibrant 55-year-old from Marblehead, is one of thousands of NSMC patients who have benefited from the NSMC Cancer Center close collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital MGH Cancer Center. After 18 months of trying to conceive, Melissa Meehan and her husband Matt, of Swampscott, turned to NSMC reproductive endocrinologist Mitchell Rein, M.D., for help.
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- Patient Stories | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- NSMC Receives $1 Million to Launch Robotic Surgery Program Building on its tradition of surgical excellence, NSMC is preparing to launch a Robotic Surgery Program at its Salem Hospital campus. Supported by a $1 million challenge grant from the Davenport Fund, the program will be the only one of its kind on the North Shore. “Adding robotic surgery to NSMC is an exciting advance for our facility and our patients,” says Marc S. Rubin, M.D., Chair of Surgery at NSMC.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- After researching his options, he chose to have the surgery at NSMC’s Heart Center because it had outstanding quality results and could provide his life-saving treatment nearby. “The surgery was stressful enough for my family. As part of his recovery, Boeggeman was referred to NSMC’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, which guides patients who have had heart attacks, angina, or a cardiac surgical procedure.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- After being rushed to the emergency department at NSMC Salem Hospital, doctors went right to work exploring the vessels in Sawtell’s heart for a potential problem. Because of his additional symptoms of leg pain while walking, David Rabin, M.D., a NSMC cardiologist, was concerned that he might have peripheral vascular disease PVD, a condition characterized by narrowing of the arteries, which reduces blood flow to the extremities. Dr. Rabin immediately made an appointment for Sawtell to see David Slovut, M.D., Ph.D., a specialist at the NSMC Vascular Center, the only comprehensive, collaborative vascular service on the North Shore that combines a team of vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists and interventional cardiologists to treat patients with vascular disease.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Soon after her trip, Sister Burns visited NSMC cardiologist, Andrew Kemper, M.D., who performed a stress test. Unfortunately we see many cases like Sister Burns', said NSMC Chief of Cardiology David Roberts, M.D. "Symptoms can mask themselves as something minor that patients often ignore." To keep Sister Burns’ heart strong and to help her recover, she has joined NSMC’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, which teaches cardiac patients about healthy eating, stress management and how to create and maintain an exercise program.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Our multidisciplinary team is meeting daily with experts from NSMC, Partners HealthCare, and local and state experts to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and shall remain safe.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Press Item Salem Hospital Mass General Brigham. Press Item Salem Hospital Mass General Brigham. Sharing, Caring at Heart of Irene Willey's Legacy By NSMC Giving, Spring 2012 Irene Willey had a gift for selfless gestures. Whether it was a
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- The procedure was performed in June at NSMC Salem Hospital by OB/GYN Christopher Coffey, M.D. In addition to LSH, Dr. Coffey and his NSMC colleagues are employing another minimally invasive technique called hysteroscopy to diagnose and treat a variety of conditions, including uterine scar tissue and non-cancerous growths. Today, women treated at NSMC have more options than ever before," says Dr. Coffey.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Dean Donahue, M.D., Chief of Thoracic Surgery at NSMC Salem Hospital and an attending physician at Massachusetts General Hospital, removed the upper lobe of her left lung. Through NSMC's affiliation with Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare, NSMC Cancer Center is able to stay on top of the latest in research and care, including clinical trials.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- However, he did offer her a ray of hope. “He said if there was anyone who could try to save my lung, it was NSMC’s Dr. Dean Donahue.” Dr. Donahue, a thoracic surgeon who practices at both Massachusetts General Hospital and NSMC, soon explained the complexities of the procedure to McPherson. After the eight-hour surgery and three days at NSMC Salem Hospital, McPherson went home to recover.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- The wide hallway running through NSMC’s expansive new Emergency Department ED already has a name. “We call it ‘Main Street,’” says Sabrina Federico, R.N., M.S.N., Executive Director of Emergency Services. “It helps orient us within a new space that is significantly larger.” Opening November 3, 2019, at 6 a.m., the new ED at NSMC Salem Hospital is bigger, brighter and equipped with the most advanced technology to care for patients on the North Shore. “This is a state-of-the-art emergency department,” says Phillip Rice, Jr., M.D., Chair of Emergency Medicine at NSMC. “You’re not going to get better care anywhere else.”
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- NSMC Program Has Aided In Prosecuting Sexual Assault Suspects In January, HAWC social worker Elisabeth Nash Wrenn, who helped bring the TeleSANE program to NSMC, said opening the center in Salem meant a “huge reduction in access barriers” when it came to victims being able to receive proper care after an assault. Hassan said that the program has played a crucial role in guiding NSMC healthcare workers through the exam process in ways that prioritize the victim’s comfort while also ensuring evidence is collected accurately and efficiently.
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