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- Treatment For Hyperhidrosis - Salem Hospital
- It can also be symptomatic of more serious medical conditions, including thyroid problems, low blood sugar, nervous system disorders and other medical issues. The age, overall health and medical history of the patient
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- 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 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. In addition, Mass General Brigham is one of the nation's leading biomedical research organizations and a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
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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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- Family-Centered Cesareans | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- The safety and well-being of you and your baby is our top priority, and there are certain medical situations in which a family-centered approach would not be possible. An intravenous IV line will be started that will administer fluids and medication during and after your cesarean birth. Your physician will prescribe pain medication in one of two ways: on a "when needed" basis, i.e. when you ask the nurses for it or a "patient controlled analgesia" PCA pump that administers medicine through your IV when you need it. On your first day, we recommend you take pain medication at regular intervals to control the pain.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- 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 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. In addition, Mass General Brigham is one of the nation’s leading biomedical research organizations and a principal teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
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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
- 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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- Filtered Press Item List | 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. Phil Brooks describes himself as being more than a little stubborn, which is why he did not seek immediate medical attention when he started waking up in the middle of the night gasping for breath several years ago. “I just shrugged it off thinking it was nothing serious,” says Brooks, 72, a retired mechanical engineer from Lynn. “The sensation would go away once I got up and started mo... A physician she saw as a teenager prescribed an anti-anxiety medication to help her manage her stress. In addition to completing North Shore Medical Center’s Cardiac Rehabilitation Program, Brown decided that he needed to do more to change his life and try to prevent further damage to his heart.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Peabody-based mixed media artist Leon Dodds has created a one-of-a-kind artwork to honor the heroic nurses, physicians and staff of North Shore Medical Center NSMC. In addition to creating custom pieces, like Today's Heroes, he has transformed mundane medical supports for children into works of art. North Shore Medical Center is a multi-site health system headquartered in Salem, Mass., which includes Salem Hospital, MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center, and the physician network known as North Shore Physicians Group.
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- Mass General Cancer Center in Danvers | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Our physicians and nursing teams are nationally recognized for their expertise and apply the latest advances to screening and prevention, diagnosis, medical, radiation and surgical oncology treatment and rehabilitation. Access to the latest medical treatments, radiation therapies and surgical techniques from experts at both Salem Hospital and Mass General Cancer Center, through our Danvers facility Comprehensive multi-clinics where patients and their medical, radiation and surgical oncologists meet in a single appointment to discuss all aspects of care Learn more about our Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Surgical Oncology, and Treatment Programs
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- The sooner we can assess patients with stroke symptoms the better,” explained Sanford Levy, M.D., the medical director of NSMC’s stroke program. “There are now medications that can be given to certain stroke patients to break up any blood clots in the brain and mitigate the effects of the stroke. This medication, and other treatments, are most effective when given in the first two hours after symptoms appear.” The emergency room physician wanted to send me to a hospital more than 20 minutes down the road for follow up care,” said Kelly “I didn’t want to be farther away from home or my doctor, so I insisted on going to North Shore Medical Center."
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Long before going into labor, Erin had decided she wanted to try to have an un-medicated birth and made a note of that in her birth plan. She had heard stories of others who had wanted to give birth without medication but had not received much encouragement at the hospitals they had chosen. At the Birthplace, the staff was fully supportive of Erin’s wishes and she gave birth without medication to a healthy baby girl only five hours after arriving at the hospital. Erin believes that if she had been in a different hospital, she might have been pressured to undergo unnecessary medical intervention.
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- Pulmonary Rehabilitation | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Patrick Weyer, M.D., NSPG Pulmonologist, and the Medical Director of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program, has extensive expertise in pulmonary disease management. Education topics include: how your lungs work, what is lung disease, oxygen therapy, breathing retraining, exercise guidelines, medications, healthy eating, energy conservation, environmental hazards, smoking cessation, and relaxation techniques. Under the direct supervision of the program medical director, the team design a personalized program of aerobic exercise and muscle conditioning for each patient. Most participants complete the program within 12 weeks, although the duration of the program varies according to your goals, your medical condition and your insurance coverage.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- With skills learned through North Shore Medical Center’s Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction MBSR program, the harmful effects of stress can be greatly reduced, if not eliminated entirely. Our program teaches participants to manage stress through different forms of mindfulness meditation, gentle movement and discussion,” says instructor Jefferson Prince, M.D., Director of Child Psychiatry at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center. Developed in the late-1970s at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center, the MBSR program is now offered at medical centers, hospitals and clinics around the world.
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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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- 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
- Opioid use disorders persist in our communities and the isolation many have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic has not helped,” says Natasha David-Hays, LICSW, LADC1, Clinical Director-Substance Use Services at North Shore Medical Center NSMC. “We know that people are struggling, but also that addiction disorders are treatable and we’re here to help.” Referral information about local treatment resources, including those at North Shore Medical Center and the Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline 800-327-5050 will be provided. NSMC North Shore Medical Center is a multi-site health system headquartered in Salem, Mass., which includes Salem Hospital, the Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center in Lynn, MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center, and the physician network known as North Shore Physicians Group.
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- During Your MRI | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- For many exams you may eat and drink normally, engage in your regular activities, and take your usual prescribed medications, unless you have been instructed otherwise by our staff or your physician. During this interview we will ask you about your medical history. If you have taken medication for anxiety or claustrophobia, you will need to arrange for someone to drive you home.
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- Salem Hospital Celebrates 150 Years | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- They want to actively practice clinically, teach and be part of a vibrant, forward-thinking medical community. Retired pulmonologist Jacob R. Karas, MD knows many of those clinicians, as he has trained most of them since assuming the role of the hospital's Director of Medical Education in 2001. His service to the North Shore medical community dates to the 1960s and covers a broad range between Lynn Hospital, Union Hospital and Salem Hospital. I encourage all my family and friends to receive their medical and surgical care at this remarkable institution."
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