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  • Conferences | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Specialists or academic hospitalists provide a detailed review of a topic fundamental to residents' medical training. Part of practice-based learning and improvement, monthly during our M&M Conferences we review a challenging medical case facilitated by 2nd and 3rd year residents. A multidisciplinary faculty panel attends the M&M conferences with goal to prevent reoccurrences medical care through process changes or provider education. His love for medical education is the inspiration for this esteemed visiting professorship. 2021--Charles Hatem, MD, Harold Amos Academy Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
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  • Filtered Press Item List | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • She and her husband Jefferson Reyes quickly drove to the Birthplace at North Shore Medical Center, where she had an emergency Caesarean section C-section. When the day arrived for the birth in April, Gabriela found the North Shore Medical Center NSMC Birthplace staff ready to give her the support she needed and an exceptional experience. After her daughter, Mia, was born one month prematurely this past December, Amanda Meads found herself spending a lot of time—up to eight hours a day over a three-week period—in North Shore Medical Center’s Special Care Nursery. The close relationship between the family and North Shore Medical Center dates back nearly 100 years see sidebar on next page. In fact, the hospital’s Macomber building was named after Harold Macomber, once a visionary leader and fundraiser at the medical center.
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  • Bariatric Surgeons at Surgical Weight Management Program | Salem Hospital
  • Dr. Rivera is a graduate of Harvard Medical School and completed his surgical residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he received extensive training in advanced laparoscopic surgical procedures. Dr. Sabeti is a graduate of Tufts University Medical School and completed her residency at Tufts Medical Center. She completed a Fellowship at Tufts Medical Center, where she received extensive training in weight loss surgery and advanced laparoscopic surgical procedures.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • In North Shore Medical Center’s new hybrid vascular operating room, state-of-the-art imaging technology captures real-time, three-dimensional images that enable surgeons to perform complex life-saving procedures. Treatments include clot-dissolving medication and angioplasty, which involves inserting a thin balloon-tipped tube or catheter into the blocked artery, and placing a stent a wire mesh tube to keep the artery open so blood can flow properly. Over the past few years, NSMC has been implementing an ambitious expansion and development plan to provide high-quality, integrated, accessible care to North Shore families, and our Vascular Center is emblematic of this effort,” says James Balcom, M.D., vascular surgeon and Medical Director of NSMC’s Advanced Wound Center. NSMC North Shore Medical Center is a multi-site health system headquartered in Salem, Mass., which includes NSMC Salem Hospital, NSMC Union Hospital in Lynn, MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center, NSMC Heart Center, NSMC Women’s Center and the physician network known as North Shore Physicians Group.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Local Sports Medicine Expert Returns from Mission Trip to Peru: North Shore medical team reflects on serving the Indigenous Making the best of rudimentary resources, he and his team pushed three chairs together to form an exam table and used a flashlight app and college-level Spanish to provide expert medical care to local patients, many of whom are migrant workers and families of the remote villages in Central and South America. We bring what supplies and medications we can with us, but it never feels like enough. This was the fifth year he has traveled with a group of physicians, physician assistants, medical students and other clinicians through FNE International, a nonprofit that partners with communities in developing nations to advance housing, health and education. Dr. Mulroy joined six other medical providers working in clinics reaching five Peruvian villages in the area. “These people are truly heroic,” says Mulroy, “and they teach me so much about happiness and resilience.” His colleague, Moskal, enjoyed the extra honor of having her 51st birthday celebrated while on the mission trip.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Eight years ago, Todd and Deborah Burger of Lexington were experiencing every parent’s worst nightmare: Their child was in the midst of a life-threatening medical crisis and nobody could help. That’s where they met Edward Bailey, M.D., Chair of Pediatrics at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center, and their daughter’s outlook changed for the better. With a background in behavioral pediatrics, Dr. Bailey knew immediately that a swift intervention was needed. “I could see that she was medically and emotionally unstable and in a progressive downhill spiral that could lead to a catastrophic outcome,” he says. Dr. Bailey transferred his new patient to the pediatric emergency department at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center and quickly pulled together a care team that included Jefferson Prince, M.D., Director of Child Psychiatry. She was medically stable, but faced a multi-year recovery still ahead.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • A member of the Navy Reserves with 15 years of active duty under his belt, Dr. Peterson was being called up to lead a medical unit for the Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force that was heading to Afghanistan. There he was in charge of a 17-person medical team comprised of general surgeons, anesthesiologists, critical care nurses and physicians and medics. Our mission was to provide medical support to military units that were operating in the region, trying to stabilize the border and prevent the Taliban from transporting weapons and drugs through the mountain passes of Pakistan,” says Dr. Peterson. Working in a small medical facility on the base, Dr. Peterson and his team were focused on stabilizing combat-injured and critically wounded soldiers—of which there was a steady flow—and transferring them to hospitals with more advanced clinical capabilities. After medical school, he completed a fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital, which gave him the opportunity to take care of a wide variety of patients and conditions.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the relationship between patients and caregivers, has selected Suzanne Nevins, a neonatal nurse at North Shore Medical Center, as one of five finalists for its prestigious Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award. Nevins’ awareness of the critical role that compassion plays in the patient-caregiver relationship became even stronger when she suffered from a medical complication during a surgery of her own. She turned this personal trauma into a positive experience by becoming an advocate for open communication between patients and caregivers after a medical complication. Since the incident, Nevins and her surgeon have worked together to ensure that all patients who experience medical complications are treated compassionately.
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  • Transportation affects access to medical appointments and preventiveservices, continuity of care, and appropriate use of emergency and ambulance services.
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  • Breast Cancer Care - Salem Hospital
  • The multidisciplinary breast cancer clinic at the Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute in Danvers provides patients with access to specialists with a wide range of expertise, including medical oncology, radiation oncology, and breast surgery -- all working together to ensure that the highest quality care is provided. Working with breast surgeons, pathologists and others to determine the best course of treatment, our medical oncologists use the latest chemotherapy regimens and anti-estrogen therapies. Our medical oncologists work closely with our breast surgeons to assess and manage the treatment of high-risk patients. These patients may be advised to have earlier, more frequent and advanced diagnostic testing, participate in genetic testing and counseling, be prescribed breast cancer prevention medications, or counseled to change lifestyle habits.
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  • During Your Visit | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • He or she will ask for a brief medical history and a description of your symptoms as well as any medications you are currently taking. Often your doctor will order medical tests to determine your condition and the best method of treatment. We will do everything we can to relieve your pain, but unfortunately we cannot always provide pain medications while you wait.
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  • Filtered Press Item List | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • There if you need it.” For Swampscott’s Jeffrey Brudnick, these words hold special meaning—both as the owner of a successful insurance business and as the recipient of life-saving care at North Shore Medical Center. In October 2013, after having her annual mammogram at the NSMC Women’s Center in Danvers—something she has done faithfully since her 30s—Velluto received a call from North Shore Medical Center radiologist Kevin Callahan, M.D., asking her to come back in for another test because he saw something on her exam that didn’t look right. Also included is a story on a Marblehead woman who got a jump on her breast cancer diagnosis thanks to new 3-D tomosynthesis mammography, and a story on NSMC orthopedic surgeon Doug Peterson, M.D., who recently led a military medical unit in Afghanistan. There if you need it.” For Swampscott’s Jeffrey Brudnick, these words hold special meaning—both as the owner of a successful insurance business and as the recipient of life-saving care at North Shore Medical Center.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • SALEM–Salem Hospital has received approval from the Department of Public Health to add 24 private patient rooms, netting the hospital an additional 13 medical-surgical beds, and improving the patient experience. As many health care facilities across the country, Salem Hospital is facing steady, increased demand for medical and surgical admissions. 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.
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  • Spine Care North Shore Orthopedics - Salem Hospital
  • Our team of medical and surgical spine specialists work together to manage conditions of the back and spine caused by degeneration, accidents, arthritis, fractures and tumors, with the goal of alleviating pain and getting you back to doing the things you love. Back and spine patients typically begin their treatment plan by meeting with one of our physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians to evaluate whether non-surgical treatment options, such as physical therapy, medication, or injections can provide relief. Our medical spine specialists are board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation, including peripheral nerve conditions, and work in collaboration with physical and occupational therapists, chiropractors, pain management physicians, as well as orthopedic specialists to develop a treatment plan that works for you. Initial evaluation will include a thorough examination and review of your medical history.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • The North Shore Medical Center NSMC Surgical Weight Management Program was recognized as a nationally accredited Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program MBSAQIP, a joint program of the American College of Surgeons ACS and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ASMBS. We’re very proud to have earned this accreditation,” Jaime Rivera, M.D., Medical Director of the NSMC Surgical Weight Management Program said. “Our patients feel very confident coming to NSMC knowing that we have vast experience performing these safe and life changing surgeries.” NSMC North Shore Medical Center is a multi-site health system headquartered in Salem, Mass., which includes NSMC Salem Hospital, NSMC Union Hospital in Lynn, Mass General for Children at North Shore Medical Center, NSMC Heart Center, NSMC Women’s Center and the physician network known as North Shore Physicians Group.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Funds raised through the Davenport Fund Challenge enable the hospital to increase staffing for medical assistants in outpatient psychiatry clinics, and more effectively manage the medication needs of patients with mental health conditions. Implementing a fundamental change in the way psychiatry consultations are conducted at the hospital, this approach dedicates psychiatric team members to integrate with inpatient medical and surgical hospital units. The psychiatric team works collaboratively with the medical team to more quickly address mental illness and care for patients more holistically, leading to better outcomes.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • North Shore Medical Center NSMC today announced that longtime Marblehead residents Gordon and Taffy Hall have committed a gift of $500,000 in support of the Department of Cardiology. Thanks to this combination of medical expertise, state-of-the-art technology and his own exceptional physical conditioning, Hall was able to avoid surgery and a lengthy recovery that might have slowed him down. NSMC North Shore Medical Center is a multi-site health system headquartered in Salem, Mass., which includes NSMC Salem Hospital, NSMC Union Hospital in Lynn, MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center, NSMC Heart Center, NSMC Women’s Center and the physician network known as North Shore Physicians Group.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • After completing an in-depth interview about her medical and family history, her likes and dislikes including favorite colors and music, she met with certified hypnotist Karen Pischke, R.N., B.S.N. 978.741.4151. “The more we can learn about what appeals to a patient, the more we can individualize the hypnosis,” explained Pischke. She’s breathing better, has been weaned off of her breathing medication and is feeling great. “My lung capacity has improved and I’m walking longer distances without losing my breath at all. Hypnosis is on its way to becoming more widely accepted as an effective treatment for smoking cessation based on research conducted at North Shore Medical Center. The preliminary results of the study, led by Faysal Hasan, M.D., medical director of NSMC’s smoking cessation program, showed that patients who participated in one hypnotherapy session were more likely to be non-smokers at six months compared with patients using nicotine replacement therapy alone or patients who quit “cold turkey.” “This study suggests that hypnotherapy can be very us...
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Plans were put in place to increase our medical beds, increase our ICUs, increase our ventilators. My initial fear and dread have turned into immense pride that I work at North Shore Medical Center. Balancing the need to do assessments, medications, IV care, glucose checks, etc., all while avoiding using too much protective gear has been a tremendous challenge. NSMC is now one of the busiest hospitals in the state for COVID-19 activity, including the large academic medical centers.
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