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  • Filtered Press Item List | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • She liked that it offered private patient rooms--something many of Erin’s friends had missed out on when they gave birth at hospitals in Boston. To better serve patients like Paige, NSMC is planning an expansion and renovation of its Special Care Nursery, another step in the hospital's ongoing enhancement of the patient experience.
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  • Support Groups Surgical Weight Management | Salem Hospital
  • We strongly recommend new patients to attend at least one support group prior to surgery. Program participants will receive a Patient Gateway message with information on how to join an upcoming support group as the date approaches. Los participantes del programa recibirán un mensaje de Patient Gateway con información sobre cómo unirse a un próximo grupo de apoyo a medida que se acerque la fecha.
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  • North Shore Orthopedics - Salem Hospital
  • Patients looking for a North Shore orthopedics consultation will find exceptionally skilled orthopedic surgeons at Salem Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham. We are a Boston area hospital that offers a full range of orthopedics procedures to North Shore patients, including cartilage repair, hip and knee surgery, joint reconstruction or replacement, spine surgery, and more. Our convenient locations mean that North Shore patients looking for an alternative to orthopedic surgery in Boston don't have to travel far to get highest quality orthopedics care. Foot and ankle surgery - treatment designed to return the patient to optimal function and stability at work and home, or to peak performance on the playing field. Utilizing special surgical tools that allow for a smaller incision, minimally invasive procedures usually result in reduced pain, less scarring and less damage to tissue and muscle, which enable patients to have a faster recovery and a shorter hospital stay.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Salem Hospital also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Honor Roll award, which aims to ensure patients with Type 2 diabetes, who might be at higher risk for complications, receive the most up-to-date, evidence-based care when hospitalized due to stroke. Our stroke care team works so diligently to deliver safe, high-quality care to our community,” said Roxanne Ruppel, president and chief operating officer at Salem Hospital. “This recognition further underscores their expertise, hard work, and dedication to supporting our patients through every step of their healthcare journeys.” Hospitals that participate in Get With The Guidelines quality improvement programs often see better patient outcomes, fewer readmissions and lower mortality rates – a win for health care systems, families and communities,” he said. Each year, program participants qualify for the awards recognitions by demonstrating how their organization has committed to providing quality care for patients. In addition to following treatment guidelines, “Get With The Guidelines” participants also provide education to patients to help them manage their conditions at home.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • I’m extremely grateful for Matthew’s continued support, which will have a profound impact on our patients," said president and chief operating officer Roxanne Ruppel. “This generous donation will enable us to acquire cutting-edge technology that will significantly enhance patient care here at Salem Hospital.” This advanced technology significantly enhances patient care by ensuring that the right blood is available precisely when needed. It also optimizes the use of blood products by delivering the exact amount required and automatically notifying the blood bank when supplies are used, which hospital leaders say will improve patient safety, increase efficiency, and reduce costs by minimizing waste. I’m excited, because this device will streamline the physical transport of blood products, which will reduce the time it takes for us to deliver transfusions,” explained Dr. Karen Eldin, pathologist and medical director of the blood bank at Salem Hospital. “This technology directly supports our commitment to providing the best possible care for our patients.
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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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  • Contacts and Referrals - Surgical Weight Management | Salem Hospital
  • Once we have received your referral, our program manager will call your patient to schedule him or her for one of our monthly information sessions. We also serve as a referral center for patients who have had prior weight loss surgeries and are struggling with weight gain or other post-surgical complications.
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  • Radiology | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Our Interventional Radiology suite features advanced equipment that allows specific exams to be performed in a more comfortable position for patients. These technological enhancements enable our Interventional Radiology team to further prioritize patient safety and efficiency. The Patient Access Services department is pleased to provide prior authorization services for all eligible imaging ordered by providers referring to Salem Hospital.
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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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  • Physical Therapy | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physicians at Salem Hospital help restore quality of life for patients with disabilities and pain syndromes, many of which are caused by musculoskeletal and neurological disorders. Their goal is to improve patient function and independence. In our Back and Spine Care practice physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists work with patients to decrease their pain, enhance performance and restore maximum function in their activities of daily living.
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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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  • Care Decisions | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Our Ethics Advisory Committee is always available for consultation with individuals and families facing patient care decisions. For patients under age 18, a parent or guardian usually makes these decisions. A living will provides doctors, family members, and others close to a patient with written instructions describing the patient's views and choices about possible future medical treatment, including palliative care and organ donation.
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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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  • 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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