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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- An NSMC doctor’s dispatch from the coronavirus front Jessica Benedetto has been an internal medicine physician at NSMC for 12 years and works exclusively in the hospital caring for acutely ill patients. 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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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Geaney went to NSMC Chief of Orthopedics William Murzic, M.D.,who diagnosed arthritis and recommended physical therapy. When I needed surgery, I knew I could get great care at NSMC,” says Geaney. “As you get older, you often have more medical issues, and it’s so reassuring that NSMC and Partners has such a broad network of specialists available to us.”
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- North Shore Medical Center NSMC interventional cardiologist, David Roberts, M.D., performed an angioplasty, inserting a thin balloon-tipped tube or catheter into the blocked the artery, and placing a stent a wire mesh tube to keep the artery open so blood could flow properly. After her heart attack, she was referred to NSMC vascular surgeon Larry Goldberg, M.D., to investigate her symptoms of vascular claudication pain when walking and to make sure she didn’t have any blockages in other arteries or veins in her body. NSMC vascular surgeon James Balcom, IV, M.D., performed an angioplasty on O’Callaghan’s iliac arteries—the same type of procedure performed on her coronary artery after her heart attack. “Once the stent is in place and blood is flowing freely, the results are incredible.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Two years after her battle with cancer, Susan Grillo Vitale turned to NSMC plastic surgeon David Wages, M.D., to reconstruct her breast. “In Susan’s case, we took muscle from her stomach and used that to reconstruct a new breast,” says Dr. Wages.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- On the other end of the phone was North Shore Medical Center NSMC gastroenterologist Joshua Namias, M.D., whom Cocozella had seen two days prior for a routine colonoscopy. A few months after his 50th birthday, Cocozella did just this and scheduled a colonoscopy at NSMC Salem Hospital. After the colonoscopy, Dr. Namias informed Cocozella that he had observed and removed several polyps during the screening and referred him to NSMC colorectal surgeon Marc Rubin, M.D., for additional testing of the mass lesion he had also seen.
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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
- Newman finally talked to his primary care physician who referred him to NSMC orthopedic surgeon, Todd O’Brien,M.D. Dr. O’Brien determined that Newman had osteoarthritis in both shoulders. In December 2007, Newman had left shoulder replacement surgery at NSMC Salem Hospital. He had his second shoulder replaced in October 2008 and is currently in physical therapy at Shaughnessy- Kaplan Rehab Physical and Occupational Therapy Clinic in Peabody, which is affiliated with NSMC.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- During a routine exam with NSMC family practice doctor Natasha Shah, M.D., signs of osteoporosis appeared. NSMC endocrinologist Colleen Digman, M.D., prescribed a relatively new injectable drug called Forteo. Kinally also went through NSMC’s Strong Women program, a safe and effective strength-training program that includes a comprehensive exercise prescription and easy-to-use nutrition information for older adults.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Korumpas immediately booked an appointment with Michael Medlock, M.D., an NSMC neurosurgeon and spine specialist whom he had seen seven years prior for a different back problem. Dr. Medlock performed Korumpas’s procedure at NSMC Salem Hospital.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Before she left her indelible mark on NSMC Salem Hospital and the Mass General Center for Outpatient Care in Danvers, Henrietta Penny Axelrod danced with Martha Graham, tested airplanes, directed plays and entertained Army troops in Europe. Penny's dedication to NSMC began during a brief stay at Salem Hospital in the early 1950s.
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- Employee Programs | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Conversamos con Yolanda Curet, HR Staffing Specialist at Salem Hospital, y con Andie Salvador, NSMC ESL Program participant, sobre este programa. At graduation, many participants move into positions within NSMC.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- She scheduled her appointment the next day at NSMC Union Hospital. Schrader was in New Hampshire with her family enjoying the fall foliage and a pumpkin festival when she got a call from her NSMC primary care physician, James Brown, M.D. “He said they had found cancer.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Through Remy’s pediatricians at MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center, Laura was referred to NSMC child and adolescent psychiatrist Michele Casoli-Reardon, M.D. NSMC’s Child Psychiatry program offers inpatient and outpatient treatment for children and adolescents with other behavioral and psychiatric conditions.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- While undergoing a series of tests at NSMC Salem Hospital to determine the root cause of her ailment—diagnosed and successfully treated as hereditary hypertension—an angiogram revealed that Tirelli had a potentially life-threatening condition. Employing image-guided catheter-based technology, interventional radiologists Allan Hoffman, M.D., and Mark Girard, M.D., along with Dr. Balcom, conducted the four-hour procedure in the NSMC Salem Hospital interventional radiology suite.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- A $1 million challenge grant from the Davenport family has made it possible for NSMC to develop a Robotic Surgery Program as a component of our comprehensive surgical services. The robot was also a star attraction at the annual fall celebration for NSMC donors at the Peabody Essex Museum.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Once home, he saw NSMC orthopedic surgeon Todd O’Brien, M.D., who explained that Caruso’s bone was badly broken and recommended surgery to implant a thin metal plate with screws to stabilize the break and knit the bone back together. Following surgery at NSMC Salem Hospital, Caruso spent six weeks with his arm immobilized, then underwent physical therapy to restore his strength and motion.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- She scheduled an appointment with NSMC cardiologist Nathan Van Houzen, M.D., a specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of heart rhythm disorders, to discuss her options. Performed at NSMC Salem Hospital in August of 2012, Smith’s ablation procedure took under three hours to complete and, after just one night of recovery in the hospital, she was back home.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Wheeler was diagnosed with a concussion and referred to NSMC pediatrician Donald McAuliffe, M.D., who is experienced in concussion management. Navid Mahooti, M.D., an NSMC family medicine and sports medicine physician adds, “If an athlete returns to activity before his brain has healed, it may increase his risk of developing post-concussive syndrome or other more serious brain injuries.”
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Our young patients are cared for by the top specialists in our field at both nurseries and they receive world-class care,” said NSMC Chief of Neonatal Medicine and Medical Director of Newborn Medicine, Katheryn Nathe, M.D. When arriving to NSMC Salem Hospital to visit her baby, Melina was relieved to see the many policies in place to keep patients, visitors and staff safe during COVID-19.
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- Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
- Located at NSMC Salem Hospital, the 12-bed Level IIB Special Care Nursery is designed to care for babies who need medical monitoring and specialized services not routinely available in standard maternity rooming-in environments or community hospital nurseries. NSMC’s close medical and nursing collaboration with the neonatal intensive care units at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital ensures the most advanced approach to infant care.
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