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- Program Director's Message | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Salem Hospital is a member of Mass General Brigham, founded by Massachusetts General Hospital MGH and Brigham and Women’s Hospital -- as well as top-tier specialty hospitals in psychiatry and otolaryngology/ophthalmology, seven community hospitals, Spaulding Rehabilitation, a health insurance plan, an extensive physician network, a teaching organization, and many locations for urgent and ... Residents are matched with mentors and coaches, as well as sponsors for projects they pursue. Resident wellness is a priority, not an afterthought. Our program emphasizes mentorship, transparency, responsiveness to resident feedback, and access to wellness resources, with the goal of helping residents thrive both personally and professionally throughout training. We look forward to meeting you and to partnering in your growth as a physician, colleague, and advocate—within a program where your voice, values, and well-being truly matter.
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- Board of Trustees | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- In addition to her work with the hospital, she is a Director at the Lynn Community Health Center where she serves on the Finance Committee and chairs the Audit Committee. Gargi Cooper, APRN-BC, is nurse practitioner at the Lynn Community Health Center and a leader in developing programs to provide comprehensive care services to homeless populations. Through this program, clients receive internal medicine care, health promotion, care management and counseling for acute and chronic illness, in settings that include local shelters, the street, the Lynn Community Health Center and single occupancy residences. She is a member of the Adjunct Faculty of Simmons College of Nursing and Health Sciences and holds a Master’s Degree in nursing from the MGH Institute of Health Professions and a Bachelor’s degree in psychology from Boston University. She has served as President of the Point Neighborhood Association for more than 20 years and been a proactive advocate for safe and affordable housing, voter registration, civil rights, public education and issues relating to health care and the environment.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Since 1990, the WALK has raised more than $24 million for new facilities, state-of-the-art equipment, pioneering clinical trials and a host of wellness services for oncology patients. Teams and walkers have come out each June to support the cause as well as cancer survivors and loved ones they have lost. Serving the North Shore community for more than 100 years, Salem Hospital provides innovative medical, surgical and psychiatric care through an array of inpatient, outpatient and virtual settings including Salem Hospital, the Epstein Center for Behavioral Health, North Shore Physicians Group and a medical staff of nearly 700 physicians practicing in a wide range of specialties. Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. Mass General Brigham connects a full continuum of care across a system of academic medical centers, community and specialty hospitals, a health insurance plan, physician networks, community health centers, home care, and long-term care services.
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- Substance Use Services | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- We offer Intensive and Non-Intensive Outpatient services for people struggling with substance use disorders and related mental health issues. The Bridge Clinic offers walk-in and appointment-based services including addiction medication, peer support and groups, treatment/resource coordination, mental health care, and safe use/harm reduction education. This program functions to help participants develop coping skills, learn wellness tools, and gain peer support. Length of attendance is determined by participant treatment goals and needs, as well as insurance eligibility.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Her decision to undergo full gastric bypass surgery at North Shore Medical Center stemmed from her struggles with severe gastric reflux, caused in part by excess weight as well as diet. 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 ticks off the list of health issues that have all but disappeared. “I no longer take cholesterol medication. 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.
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- Center for Pain Management at Salem Hospital
- Our collaborative approach includes mental health, substance use, physical medicine and rehabilitation, wellness alternative therapies and orthopedic and spine surgery.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- With the enduring and widespread toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, behavioral health needs have become colossal,” said Davenport. “Salem Hospital has developed a wide range of innovative programs for patients facing mental health challenges and is quickly becoming one of the leading community hospitals in behavioral health services in the United States.” There has been a well-documented rise in the demand for behavioral health services in recent years, leaving health care systems straining to meet wide-ranging patient needs. As a member of Mass General Brigham, Salem Hospital received additional support to open its inpatient behavioral health units in the Epstein Center for Behavioral Health in 2019, which include 30 child/adolescent, 30 senior, and 60 adult mental health beds. Salem Hospital’s Epstein Center for Behavioral Health is the largest inpatient behavioral health resource in an acute care hospital the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,” said Mike Davenport. “The commitment they have made is incredible and my wife and I believe strongly in supporting this exceptional facility. Appropriate mental health care must be holistic and integrated into physical health and wellbeing.”
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- During these group sessions, participants have a confidential weigh-in and they share struggles and success stories as well as exercises and healthy recipes they have tried. “It’s typical for many program graduates to return for a second or a third session,” said Moore. “They’re very supportive of each other and when they complete the program they miss that support.” Though exercise is a component of the program, joining a health club is not a requirement. For those seeking a less intimidating and medically supervised environment, participants can enroll in the gym at the NSMC Wellness and Integrative Medicine Center in Salem, which has a variety of gym equipment and numerous exercise classes such as yoga and strength training classes.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Whether due to poor oral health or financial constraints, these individuals are unable to consume fresh fruits and vegetables and suffer nutritional deficiencies as well as other negative health effects. With the direct correlation between dental health and nutrition and our longstanding relationship with My Brother's Table, this smoothie program is one way we can help." Since 2013, Salem Hospital has contributed $500,000 to local anti-hunger efforts made through My Brother's Table and the Lynn Health Task Force. Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. Mass General Brigham connects a full continuum of care across a system of academic medical centers, community and specialty hospitals, a health insurance plan, physician networks, community health centers, home care, and long-term care services.
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- Programa de Control de Peso Quirúrgico 978-825-6505 nsmcweightloss@partners.org Creado 12/2022 Pautas de dieta preoperatoria de 2 semanas para la reducción del hígado ¡Felicidades! La fecha de su cirugía se acerca y es hora de prepararse para el
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- Comprehensive evaluation - Surgical Weight Management | Salem Hospital
- The evaluation begins with a consultation with a nurse practitioner or physician assistant and a registered dietitian from the Wellness Center. In addition, medical tests are ordered to ensure that the patient's overall health is good enough to endure the surgery.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- 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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- Those dollars have aided the expansion of SalemHospital’s Special Care Nursery, now a Level II Bfacility for newborns; supported the hospital’s FamilyResource Center; helped fund a one-of-a-kind outdoorplay space for pediatric psychiatry inpatients at theEpstein Center for Behavioral Health; and supportedthe addition of murals and artwork in each of thosespaces. There’s a lot of sisterhood here,” Chelsea says. “Being apart of a tradition of Merry Mixers — where people havemothers and grandmothers who were in the group — andcelebrating the philanthropy in this community is whatmakes us well known and unique.
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- Meet Our Team | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Alie holds a bachelor's degree in nutrition and a master's degree in nutrition and health promotion from Simmons College. She knows the important role food plays in overall health and that there is no “perfect” diet for everyone. She uses her more than 10 years of nutrition experience and knowledge to help patients find their unique way of eating with the goal of improving their health, energy and overall well-being – so not just physical, but mental health too. Ann holds a bachelor's in dietetics from the University of Dayton and a masters in nutrition from the Massachusetts Institute of Health Professions. Her clinical interests include cardiovascular health, diabetes, digestive issues and nutrition support.
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- News About Health and Giving fromNorth Shore Medical Center North Shore Medical Center is a multi-site health systemlocated north of Boston that includes NSMC Salem Hospital,NSMC Union Hospital and North Shore Physicians Group. Multimillion-Dollar Support Brings BehavorialHealth Center and Robotic Surgery to NSMC If you have a health question you would like answered byour experts, send us an email at HealthyLife@partners.org.
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- Doctors North Shore - Salem Hospital
- For comprehensive health care and excellent doctors, North Shore residents depend on Salem Hospital. They offer well child and sick child visits, immunizations, periodic screening test for development, physical exams and comprehensive health services for adolescents and teenagers. They offer physical examinations, routine health screenings and preventative care, and diagnose and treat a wide variety of illnesses. They have special training in the health needs of infants, toddlers, and children, as well as teenagers and adults of all ages. Primary care doctors see patients most often and have the most detailed understanding of a patient's overall health.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- This common practice approach enables the physician to better understand family dynamics and health history and more thoroughly manage their impact.” Family medicine physicians complete training in general adult medicine as well as geriatrics, women’s health and pediatrics. Through a single office, patients can make appointments for multiple members of the family and more easily manage multiple health care details.
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- Adult Psychiatry | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Inpatient services for adult patients are provided on two dedicated floors in the Epstein Center for Behavioral Health 60 beds. We have an adult partial hospital program as well as outpatient mental health services for adults.
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- In his own words: Jefferson Prince, MD | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- We've had several people who have received services and grow into productive adults entering the field of health and human services, social work and medicine. They also need more resources and tools to learn about nutrition and the role it plays in their overall health — how they need to eat well and take care of themselves physically, learn how to cook and some additional skills for independence.
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- Commitment to Community | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Salem Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, has a long-standing commitment to the health and vitality of our North Shore communities. Salem Hospital is committed to providing the highest quality care for every patient who needs us and to measurable improvements in the local population's health status. The 2021 Salem Hospital Community Health Needs Assessment CHNA and implementation planning process was undertaken to inform our community-based efforts as well as to adhere to requirements set by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The Community Affairs and Health Access Committee of the Salem Hospital Board was established in 2004 to strengthen long-standing community relationships advance our community health objectives. The committee is comprised of 20 members including Board Directors, clinical leaders, members of the Lynn Health Task Force, and representatives from the local community health centers and other community organizations.
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