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  • Collaborative Governance Councils | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Our collaborative governance councils enable our nurses to contribute collectively to quality patient care, nursing practice, and the nursing work environment. Organizations that establish collaborative governance councils are often associated with improved patient outcomes. The Nursing Peer Review Council provides a forum for our nurses to examine their practice within a patient- and family-centered model of care. The Nursing Quality Council develops the annual Patient Care Services Quality and Safety Goals. It endorses and monitors unit-based quality improvement plans, and monitors and analyzes data relative to Patient Care Services quality and safety.
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  • Neurology | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Our neurology physicians provide patient-focused, world-class medical care for patients with neurological diseases of the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves and/or muscles. They care for patients with chronic headaches/migraines, problems with motor control movement disorders, tremors and back, leg or neck pain, as well as a range of other conditions. TeleNeurology videoconferencing and image sharing technology enables our physicians to consult with Massachusetts General Hospital neurologists about a patient's plan of care while staying at Salem Hospital. Our Teleneurology collaboration with Mass General enhances care for both patients and clinicians. Our physicians collaborate with Mass General neurologists to conduct patient evaluations and administer clot-busting medications to those who need it.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Hospitals awarded a “Best” designation excelled at factors such as clinical outcomes, level of nursing care and patient experience. For 35 years, U.S. News has been a leading resource for patients navigating their health care decisions,” said Ben Harder, chief of health analysis and managing editor at U.S. News. “The ‘High Performing’ designation acknowledges hospitals that consistently deliver high-quality care for specific medical procedures and conditions. This recognition highlights their expertise and commitment to patient well-being.” The Best Hospitals Specialty rankings methodology and Procedures & Conditions ratings methodology measure patient outcomes using data from millions of records provided by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. This year, among other methodology refinements, U.S. News incorporated new data on care provided to patients with Medicare Advantage insurance and on care provided to outpatients, nearly doubling the number of patients included in its annual data analysis.
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  • Specialist Internal Medicine - Salem Hospital
  • An internal medicine specialist provides primary care for adult patients, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions, and offering physical examinations, routine health screenings and other preventative health care measures. A Salem Hospital specialist in internal medicine refers patients as needed to other specialists in other areas of medicine, for example, to a gastroenterologist if a gastroenterology procedure is needed, to a cardiologist for a cardiac exam, to an endocrinologist if they need a diabetes treatment plan, and so on. If a patient requires special diagnostics and treatment, a specialist in internal medicine or family medicine will refer them to Salem Hospital specialists in all areas of medicine, including: Through our membership in Mass General Brigham, our patients have access to some of the world's most talented specialists at other hospitals in the network. Family medicine specialists also provide check ups for younger patients, offer age-appropriate screenings and vaccinations, and treat a range of conditions in children.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Salem Hospital is a member of Mass General Brigham, an academic healthcare system founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital that is uniting great minds to make life-changing impact for patients in local communities and around the world. Mass General Brigham is a non-profit organization that is committed to patient care, research, teaching, and service to the community.
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  • Chief Resident's Message | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • As an internal medicine resident at Salem Hospital, you will care for a diverse patient population with a wide variety of presentations and pathologies. This allows for a well-rounded learning experience, while also providing excellent patient care. Every fifth week throughout the year, the categorical residents will attend their continuity clinics and build their patient panels under the guidance of faculty at one of the Mass General Brigham outpatient sites. The clinics help care for our local patient population and are located within 10-15 minutes from the main hospital. We have also initiated different workshops as a part of Y-week that focus on training the residents regarding patient safety, ICU procedures, multidisciplinary communication, and high-value care.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Living with a nurse, I witness the joy she feels when a stubborn patient opens up and shares his stories with her or the anguish she feels when a patient is suffering, says Dodds, whose work can be found on Instagram at @TheNeverLandKid. He has decorated casts, amputee parts and cranial bands to reflect young patient's personalities and interests, helping to bring beauty to often challenging situations.
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  • Psychiatry | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • A multidisciplinary team approach will be utilized to treat the medical and psychiatric complications of the patient’s eating disorder. If patients have an existing outpatient team, care will be coordinated with their existing team. Most patients come from area emergency departments or medical floors, but direct community admissions can be considered on a case-by-case basis. If you’d like more information about or program or would like to refer a patient, please email us at MGBBHAdmits@mgb.org. Patients who are unable to access virtual platforms may reach out to office staff to discuss alternative treatment options.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Infants in the Special Care Nursery are some of our most fragile and vulnerable patients,” says Sanjay Aurora, M.D., Chief of Newborn Medicine. “In addition to immediate health needs, these babies face potential long-term complications such as respiratory disorders, blindness, and learning disabilities. To better serve these patients, NSMC is planning an expansion and renovation of the Special Care Nursery, another step in the hospital’s ongoing enhancement of its inpatient experience. The renovated nursery also will include a waiting room for families and additional space for physician-family consultation, formula and breast feeding or patient education.
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  • Qualifying for surgery - Surgical Weight Management | Salem Hospital
  • According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ASMBS and the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders IFSO patients with a body mass index BMI between 30 and 35 are eligible for surgery if they have weight related co-morbidities, such as Type 2 Diabetes. Patients with a BMI over 35 are candidates, even if they do not have weight related co-morbidities. Some health insurance plans require patients to have a BMI between 35 and 40 with weight related co-morbidities and a BMI over 40 with no weight related co-morbidities to be eligible for surgery. For patients not covered by insurance, there are self-pay options. While many of the costs incurred during the evaluation process will be covered by insurance, some charges may become the responsibility of the patient.
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  • Nursing Recognition | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • They demonstrate pride in their profession, consistently strive for excellence and behave in a manner that reflects honesty and integrity and maintains the dignity, confidentiality and respect of all patients. The Donald W. Blodgett Exemplary Service Award recognizes registered nurses and patient care associates from Salem Hospital medical/surgical units who care for patients with multiple clinical and human needs, providing holistic and compassionate care. Recipients exemplify a dedication to their profession, a spirit of generosity, true compassion and empathy for patients and a sense of humor.
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  • Robotic Surgery | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Top-ranked surgeons from both Salem Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, and Massachusetts General Hospital. are repeatedly recognized for exemplary outcomes in surgical patient care. Salem Hospital and Mass General work closely together, sharing common quality and safety standards, best practices, a common medical record and a team approach to caring for patients. By bringing together these talents experts in a convenient location, we offer patients on the North Shore the best choice for care.
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  • Building a bright, competitive force | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Thanks to the generosity of Salem Hospital supporters, internal medicine residents at the hospital are finding innovative opportunities to train, build confidence and advance patient care. The sim lab is fantastic in what it offers: that an interprofessional group can come together and respond in coordinated and seamless fashion for a patient who is actively deteriorating," Dr. Hinrichsen says. Our quality metrics have improved, and we're taking better care of patients because we're providing teams with this opportunity." In the quality improvement program, residents have the chance to explore needs at the local level that have direct impacts on patient care. Thanks to funds from the Davenports, providers are participating in workshops and simulations to understand how to break through barriers, destigmatize the illness and help patients obtain proper treatments.
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  • Specialist Family Medicine - Salem Hospital
  • In addition to offering annual checkups, vaccinations and age-appropriate screenings, a specialist in family medicine can diagnose and treat a broad range of conditions and refer patients to another specialist for treatment. Depending on the age of the patient, other options for primary care include: When patients require additional care, pediatric primary care physicians at Salem Hospital work closely with the specialists at Mass General Brigham for Children at Salem Hospital and the Boston pediatrics department of Mass General Hospital to give patients access to world-class treatment.
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  • Minimally Invasive, Maximally Beneficial | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Now, thanks to the generosity of Salem Hospital's supporters, the hospital has obtained a second robotic surgical system and is delivering a host of benefits to even more surgical patients. For challenging operations, where a patient may have scar tissue or inflammation because of previous surgeries or infections, a laparoscopic procedure may be too limited to achieve the desired outcome and could result in a switch to traditional surgery. Patients took notice of this innovative approach and opted for more than 450 procedures at Salem Hospital last year. For a patient like Roslyn Grosser, the availability of the surgical robot makes a difference.
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  • Northshore Cardiology | Heart Center | Salem Hospital
  • With Mass General Brigham, patients gain access to a world-class system of specialized heart and vascular experts. We provide fully integrated cardiac evaluation and treatment to North Shore patients, including: angioplasty, cardiac ablation, cardiac catheterization, cardiac evaluation and testing, cardiac rehabilitation, electrophysiology and percutaneous coronary interventions PCI and stents. Watch video to hear from a Salem Hospital patient who was saved by interventional cardiology staff in the Salem ER, followed by surgery at Mass General Hospital.
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  • Emergency Medicine Department at Salem Hospital
  • Our Emergency Department has 65 private patient bays, a dedicated waiting room for our pediatric patients, and dedicated space for our behavioral health patients. We are a Level III Trauma Center, a highest-ranked Stroke Center, and the first hospital on the North Shore to offer advanced care for sexual assault patients.
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  • Work | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • The Albright Read Institute enhances the ability to deliver on our promise of excellence – to consistently deliver best clinical practices and compassionate, patient-centered care. The Albright Read Institute supports a wide range of patient-centered process improvement initiatives including: Deliver care through effective multidisciplinary rounding practices to ensure that our patients and their families remain fully informed and participate in their care. Document goals of care for high-risk patients in our Integrated Care Management Program so that all clinicians can provide care according to the patient’s wishes. Obtain the best possible medication list for our patients arriving in the Emergency Department or admitted for elective surgery.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • The system’s strategy is focused on building more affordable models of care for our patients closer to home, while at the same time accelerating innovation through research and education to make breakthroughs more widespread and more accessible for patients. Survival rates, patient safety, specialized staff and hospital reputation were among the factors weighed.
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