Patient Stories
Jeff's Story
June 19, 2019
For years, Jeff, an active man in his early 40s and an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse at a hospital in New Bedford, couldn’t understand why he felt so tired. Neither could his medical doctors. He received various diagnoses, with no improvement in his symptoms.
Press Releases
Daniel Carlat, MD, Named Chair of Psychiatry Department
June 19, 2019
Dr. Daniel Carlat has been named chair of the Department of Psychiatry and medical director of inpatient psychiatry at MelroseWakefield Healthcare.
Press Releases
MelroseWakefield Healthcare Earns Best in New England at NESHCo 2019 Lamplighter Awards
June 19, 2019
Top award recognizes website and brand campaign launch.
Announcements
Endoscopy Center Recognized for Delivering High-Quality Patient Care
June 18, 2019
The Endoscopy Center has been granted a three-year recognition renewal for quality and safety on behalf of the ASGE. The ASGE program is specifically dedicated to promoting quality in all settings where endoscopy is practiced in the United States. The Endoscopy Center is one of more than 400 endoscopy units to be granted the recognition since 2009.
Press Releases
Pathologist in Chief
June 13, 2019
Tufts Medical Center announced today that Ming Zhou, MD, PhD, a world-renowned urological pathologist, researcher and academic, has been named Pathologist-in-Chief
Articles
2019 Cupola Award Recipients Honored for Leadership
June 10, 2019
Each year, Lowell General Hospital employees nominate managers and supervisors for their outstanding leadership and contributions to the organization. The Rewards and Recognition Council votes for the year’s Cupola Award recipients based on the nominees’ abilities to meet the hospital’s Standards of Performance and the dimensions of Completed connected care through personal stories or specific actions shared by the nominees’ team.
Press Releases
Vitamin D + Type 2 Diabetes
June 7, 2019
A national clinical trial has found that vitamin D supplementation does not significantly reduce the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes in people who are at high risk for the disease and already have sufficient vitamin D levels.
Press Releases
Alan Macdonald Leadership Award Winners Named
June 5, 2019
MelroseWakefield Healthcare named the first recipients of the inaugural Alan Macdonald Leadership Award. Scholarships were awarded to five employees to support the development of their leadership skills.
Announcements
Music Therapy Program
June 4, 2019
Working with licensed therapists, our physicans are using music exposure to help improve the health of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Announcements
Sunscreen Safety
May 29, 2019
Dr. Christina Cruz speaks with New England Cable News and Tufts MC about sun and sunscreen safety.