News
07.02.08
Wound care coordinator joins Emerson Hospital
Deborah Gibson, MS, RN, CWCN, recently joined Emerson Hospital’s Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine as wound care coordinator. In her role, Gibson will coordinate the total nursing care plans for patients, participate in patient and family teaching, and provide leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary departments to maintain standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting...read more
07.01.08
Internist joins Emerson Hospital
Ronald C. Kwon, MD, FACP, recently joined Emerson Hospital as a primary care internist and medical director at Concord Hillside Medical Associates, located on Baker Avenue...read more
06.30.08
Emerson Hospital Transitional Care Unit
achieves deficiency-free survey
Emerson Hospital's Rehabilitation and Transitional Care Unit (TCU) recently achieved a 100% deficiency-free Department of Public Health (DPH) survey following a two-day unannounced survey. This is the third consecutive year that Emerson Hospital’s TCU has achieved a deficiency-free survey. “This is a tremendous accomplishment and a testament to the highly-skilled staff providing care in our Transitional Care Unit," said Christine Schuster, Emerson Hospital president and CEO...read more
06.23.08
Primary care physician Dr. Nagy Mikael now seeing patients in Concord
Nagy Mikael, MD, MPH, FACP, a primary care physician at Emerson Hospital, moved his practice from Lexington and is now seeing patients in suite 610 of the John Cuming Building, located at the hospital...read more
06.17.08
Emerson offers new diabetes education class
Emerson Hospital will offer a new type of diabetes education class in July and August. Called conversation mapping, the class is a new, interactive way for patients to learn more about diabetes...read more
06.04.08
Emerson diabetes education program receives recognition
Emerson Hospital’s diabetes self-management education program was awarded Education Recognition by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) for providing high-quality education services to the patients it serves. Programs that achieve Recognition status have a team of knowledgeable health professionals who provide state-of-the-art information about diabetes management. The program was originally awarded this recognition in July 2002...read more
05.27.08
Emerson Hospital displays artwork of local community members
Patients and visitors at Emerson Hospital can view local talent in the current exhibition of paintings in the hospital’s main hallway...read more
05.19.08
Newly pregnant? Hoping to become pregnant? Emerson Hospital hosts free workshop
Emerson Hospital will host Baby Steps, a free workshop, on Saturday, June 7, from 8:00 am-1:00 pm for anyone newly pregnant or hoping to become pregnant. The event, which will be held at the Westford Regency Inn & Conference Center at 219 Littleton Road in Westford, will cover everything from pre-conception to childbirth to a baby’s first night at home...read more
05.05.08
Director of perioperative services joins Emerson Hospital
Gail Spinale, RN, will join Emerson Hospital as director of perioperative services. In her role, Spinale will assume responsibility for the quality of patient care in Emerson’s surgical services, which includes oversight of the surgery center, operating rooms, post-anesthesia care unit, pre-surgical testing, endoscopy suite, interventional radiology nursing, surgical weight loss program and central sterile supply...read more
04.29.08
Local eighth grader donates more than 100 teddy bears to Emerson
Each time a child is hospitalized at Emerson Hospital, the pediatric intervention team, which is a multidisciplinary group that consists of two child life specialists, a child and adolescent psychiatric nurse, and a consulting child psychiatrist, aims to make the hospital experience easier for small patients. The services the team provides are based on the emotional and developmental needs of children from infancy to young adulthood...read more
04.24.08
Emerson Hospital hosts Cancer Awareness Day
Doctors, nurses and staff from Emerson Hospital will hold the 14th annual Cancer Awareness Day on Saturday, May 3, from 9:00 am - 1:30 pm at Emerson’s Bethke Cancer Center....read more
04.23.08
Emerson Hospital child life specialist honored for more than 25 years of service
Mallory Harrison, MS, child life specialist at Emerson Hospital, was recently honored for 30 years of service to the child life field by the regional professional organization New England Child Life Professionals (NECLP)...read more
04.22.08
Emerson Hospital offers AARP Driver Safety Program
The AARP Driver Safety Program will be offered at Emerson Hospital in Concord on Tuesday, April 29, and Thursday, May 1 (two-day, eight-hour course). Presented by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) and sponsored by Emerson Hospital, the classroom refresher course focuses on compensating for physiological changes that can affect the perceptual skills of drivers over 55 years of age...read more
04.22.08
Pediatrics West to offer series of free classes for expectant moms
Pediatrics West, which has offices at the Emerson Health Centers in Westford and Groton, will offer a series of four free classes for expectant moms. Classes will be held on-site at Emerson Hospital on May 2, 9, 16, and 30, from 6:00-7:30 pm in the North Assembly Room. The classes are taught by a Pediatrics West nurse and mother of four...read more
04.18.08
Emerson Hospital ranked among Boston’s best hospitals
Emerson Hospital was recently ranked one of Boston’s best hospitals, according to a new national survey. Emerson was ranked fourth among Massachusetts hospitals in the percentage of patients who would recommend the hospital for care to their friends and family...read more
04.16.08
Tenth Annual Emerson Hospital Golf Tournament to tee off on September 15 at Nashawtuc Country Club
The Emerson Hospital Auxiliary will hold its tenth annual Emerson Hospital Golf Tournament on Monday, September 15, 2008, at the Nashawtuc Concord Country Club in Concord, Mass...read more
04.14.08
Emerson Hospital partners with Town of Acton to provide free wellness day
The Town of Acton Board of Health and Public Health Nursing Services will present the second annual Wellness University, a wellness day for residents aged 50+. Emerson Hospital is the major sponsor of the free event, which will take place on April 26, 2008, from 9:00 am-3:00 pm at the Parker Damon Building on 11 Charter Road in Acton, Mass...read more
04.11.08
Emerson Hospital Auxiliary hosts spring coffee
The Emerson Hospital Auxiliary will host its annual spring social on Monday, April 28, 2008, at 9:30 am. All current members and anyone interested in joining the Auxiliary—or just learning about it—are invited to attend. Christine Schuster, president and CEO of Emerson Hospital, will be the guest speaker...read more
04.08.08
Pediatrics West offers sex education series for local middle and high school students
Pediatrics West, which has offices at the Emerson Hospital Health Centers in Westford and Groton, will offer two free, five-week workshops for middle and high school students. The workshops, which will be held at the JV Fletcher Library at 50 Main Street in Westford, Mass., will be taught by nurses from Pediatrics West...read more
04.07.08
Emerson Hospital holds 5K Run-Walk for Cancer on June 8, 2008
Emerson Hospital will hold its annual 5K Run-Walk for Cancer on June 8, 2008, starting at 10:00 am at the Concord Health Care Center at the corner of Route 2 across from Emerson. The event is sponsored by the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary. This year, thanks to generous sponsor Margo’s Hair & Body Design, located in Acton, Mass., 100% of the proceeds will benefit the Bethke Cancer Center at Emerson...read more
03.19.08
OB/GYN care available in Sudbury
Dr. Sandra Fleming, Emerson Hospital OB/GYN, who has an office in Concord at A.F.A. Obstetrics and Gynecology, will now also see patients at Emerson Medical at Sudbury. Dr. Fleming will treat both obstetric and gynecologic patients on Tuesdays each week in an office on the first floor of the building...read more
03.14.08
Pediatrics West launches Smart Sex program
Pediatrics West, which has offices at the Emerson Hospital Health Centers in Westford and Groton, will offer a free workshop, titled “Let’s Be Honest!,” for parents and other caregivers of children aged 10-14 years old. The workshop, which will be held in Westford on April 16 from noon-2:00 pm and again on April 17 from 6:30-8:30 pm, is designed to help parents learn how to create a comfortable environment of trust for talking about sex and sexuality...read more
03.12.08
Sports medicine specialist joins Emerson Hospital
Allis C. Kim, MD, orthopedic surgeon, recently joined Orthopedic Affiliates at Emerson Hospital. She practices with Drs. Don Driscoll, John McInnis, and Paul Re, and Kimberly Fitzgerald, PA-C...read more
03.03.08
Emerson Hospital Center for Specialty Care artwork
eases visits for area pediatric patients
Dr. Michael de Moor is all heart when it comes to his young patients. Dr. de Moor, chief of pediatric cardiology at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC), and his wife, Tica de Moor, a speech therapist by training and a current graduate student in interior design and architecture, know the importance of color and vibrancy in the artwork that lines the walls of a medical environment...read more
03.03.08
New radiologist joins Emerson Hospital
Eric J. Sax, MD, MBA, recently joined the radiology service at Emerson Hospital...read more
02.27.08
Emerson Hospital displays artwork of local community members
Patients and visitors at Emerson Hospital can view local talent in the current exhibition of paintings in the hospital’s main hallway.
On display in the Emerson gallery are paintings by and landscape watercolor artist Pat Gunning...read more
02.21.08
Emerson plastic surgeon to see patients at
Center for Specialty Care
Dr. Loreen Ali, a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon, will soon see patients at Emerson Hospital’s Center for Specialty Care, located less than a mile from the hospital on Baker Avenue in Concord. She also sees patients in her Chelmsford and Wellesley Hills offices. Dr. Ali is a member of the medical staff at Emerson and is affiliated with Northeast Skin Surgery Center, where she performs cosmetic and reconstructive surgery...read more
02.21.08
Emerson Hospital Auxiliary and gift shop donate
$200,000
The Emerson Hospital Auxiliary and gift shop recently presented a check for $200,000 to benefit Emerson Hospital. Sharon Knox, director of community services, presented the annual gift of $200,000 to Christine Schuster, Emerson Hospital president and CEO. The check represented a combined gift of $90,000 from the Auxiliary and $110,000 from the hospital gift shop...read more
02.12.08
Emerson Hospital sleep lab expands
Emerson Hospital’s sleep laboratory, part of the sleep disorders program, will soon expand from two to four bedrooms. The project includes the renovation of two existing rooms and the construction of two new rooms, a bathroom and a control room. All bedrooms will include flat-screen televisions and new windows, flooring, furniture, beds and bedspreads...read more
02.08.08
Emerson Hospital offers seminar on
sleep and workplace performance
In celebration of sleep week, Emerson Hospital will host an A.W.A.K.E. New England Chapter lecture on sleep and workplace performance on Thursday, March 6, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the North Assembly Room at Emerson...read more
02.08.08
Emerson’s early intervention mitigates effects of stroke
For Chelmsford resident Ralph Hickey, today’s happiness is measured in what could have been lost: the functioning of the left side of his body...read more
02.06.08
Pediatrics West to offer series of free classes for expectant moms
Pediatrics West, which has offices at the Emerson Health Centers in Westford and Groton, will offer a series of four free classes for expectant moms. The classes, held in Westford from 5:30-6:30 pm on March 4, 11, 18, and 25, and again in Groton from 9:00-10:00 am on April 5, 12, 19, and 26, are taught by a Pediatrics West nurse and mother of four. Classes will also be held on-site at Emerson Hospital on May 2, 9, 16, and 30, from 6:00-7:30 pm in the North Assembly Room...read more
02.06.08
Emerson Hospital cardiac rehabilitation program offers free blood pressure screenings February 11-15
In celebration of cardiac rehabilitation week from February 11-15, the Emerson Hospital cardiac rehabilitation team will offer blood pressure screenings, risk factor assessments, and metabolic syndrome screenings (which increases risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease) each day at the hospital from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. in the lobby outside of the hospital’s newly-renovated cafeteria, the North Bridge Café...read more
01.29.08
Emerson Hospital cardiac rehabilitation debuts new prevention program
Emerson Hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation program will soon launch a new, 12-week prevention course for cardiac metabolic syndrome. The program is designed for people at risk for heart disease or type II diabetes...read more
01.15.08
Emerson Hospital nurses receive Compassionate Care Award
Rosemarie Lee, Emerson Hospital nurse practitioner, and Amber Klauer, LPN, were recently recognized for their compassionate care. Lee and Klauer were honored at an award ceremony for the Terry Croteau Compassionate Care award, named after an Emerson employee who lost her battle with breast cancer...read more
01.07.08
Emerson Hospital offers free surgical weight loss information session in Fitchburg
Join Emerson Hospital for an informational session on its surgical weight loss program. The session will be held at the Best Western Royal Plaza in Fitchburg, Mass. on Wednesday, January 30, at 6:00 pm...read more
01.02.08
Pediatric specialists now available closer to home
Emerson Hospital is partnering with MassGeneral Hospital for Children to bring additional pediatric specialty care to the communities served by Emerson. Local pediatric patients can now see MassGeneral Hospital for Children specialists in endocrinology, nephrology, gastroenterology, surgery and cardiology on the third floor of Emerson Hospital’s Center for Specialty Care, located less than a mile from the hospital on Baker Avenue...read more
12.17.07
North Bridge Podiatry Group now seeing patients at Emerson Hospital Groton facility
Summer Getzen, DPM, and Ayleen Gregorian, DPM, podiatrists with North Bridge Podiatry Group, are now seeing patients at the Emerson Hospital Health Center in Groton. Located at 100 Boston Road, the health center offers adult primary care and pediatrics...read more
12.17.07
Emerson Hospital physicians named top doctors by Boston Magazine
Eleven Emerson Hospital physicians were named top doctors in November’s issue of Boston Magazine...read more
12.05.07
Museum-quality art now on display at Emerson’s Sudbury facility
Patients and visitors can view museum-quality artwork at Emerson Medical at Sudbury. Through Emerson’s participation in the DeCordova Museum’s corporate art loan program, original artwork hangs on both levels of the facility, which is located on Route 20 in Chiswick Park. The artwork, which is museum-owned and artist-loaned, rotates annually...read more
12.05.07
Emerson Hospital Annual Appeal under way
The Emerson Hospital Annual Appeal is under way. The campaign began on October 1, 2007, and will run through September 30, 2008. Gifts to the Annual Appeal provide funding for many critical hospital services, including the Bethke Cancer Center, Olsen Urgent Care Center, Polo Emergency Department, rehabilitation services and many other programs...read more
12.04.07
Emerson Hospital blood bank celebrates national blood donor month
In celebration of national blood donor month in January, Emerson Hospital’s blood blank will raffle off gift certificates to volunteer donors who give blood during December or January...read more
11.28.07
Emerson Hospital medical staff leadership changes
David Rose, MD, chair of the radiology department at Emerson Hospital, was elected to a two-year term as president of the medical staff...read more
11.27.07
Emerson Hospital bariatric surgery program accredited
The surgical weight loss program at Emerson Hospital was accredited as a Level 2b facility by the Bariatric Surgery Center Network (BSCN) Accreditation Program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). This designation means that Emerson has met the essential criteria that ensure it is fully capable of supporting a bariatric surgery care program and that its institutional performance meets the requirements outlined by the ACS BSCN Accreditation Program...read more
11.26.07
Emerson Hospital emergency department
nurse competes in Ironman
Carolyn Finch, RN, transitions seamlessly from healing in the halls of Emerson Hospital to tackling a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride and a marathon in the Ironman world championship in Hawaii...read more
11.19.07
Emerson Hospital offers infant massage class
Overworked adults aren’t the only people who can benefit from the physiological and psychological stimulation of massage. Skin is an infant’s first sensory organ; a six-week old fetus responds to touch before sight or sound...read more
11.15.07
Flu shots available for Concord, Maynard seniors
Carlisle residents 65 years of age or older will be eligible to receive influenza immunizations on Friday, November 30, from 10:00 am – noon at the Carlisle Town Hall. Carlisle residents are also eligible to receive pneumonia and tetanus vaccines on the advice of their physicians...read more
11.15.07
Emerson Hospital to sponsor public flu clinic Monday, December 3, 2007
The home care and public relations departments of Emerson Hospital will conduct a walk-in flu clinic on Monday, December 3, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at the Concord Elks on Baker Avenue in Concord. Pre-registration is not required...read more
11.14.07
Emerson Hospital physician to present lecture on concussions
Dr. Robert Cantu, chair of the department of surgery, chief of neurosurgery and director of sports medicine at Emerson Hospital, will present a lecture on concussions, titled “More Than Just a Bump on the Head"...read more
10.24.07
Emerson Hospital ED mural memorializes former nurse
The mural is peaceful, the scene in it undisturbed, untouched by illness, fear or loss. These are the realities patients try to escape in the emergency department’s (ED) quiet room at Emerson Hospital...read more
10.22.07
Emerson Hospital PET/CT enhances cancer care
PET/CT scanning, a sophisticated diagnostic imaging tool used to detect and monitor cancer and other serious health conditions, is now available at Emerson Hospital’s Center for Specialty Care. The service will initially be provided on Thursdays each week...read more
10.22.07
Emerson Hospital conducts annual emergency drill
Emerson Hospital recently conducted its annual emergency drill. In partnership with the Concord Fire Department, Emerson emergency responders simulated a mock mass decontamination. The exercise assumed that a malfunction at a neighboring town’s drinking water treatment plant released too much sodium hydroxide into the water supply, resulting in skin irritation and moderate burns from showering...read more
10.18.07
Emerson Breast Health Center recognized for excellence
Emerson Hospital’s Breast Health Center was recently designated a Breast Imaging Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The designation recognizes breast imaging centers that achieve excellence by seeking and earning accreditation in all of the ACR’s voluntary breast-imaging accreditation programs as well as the mandatory Mammography Accreditation Program...read more
10.04.07
Emerson Hospital names
director of hospital medicine program
Sam Bagchi, MD, was recently named director of the hospital medicine program at Emerson Hospital. Previously a Hospitalist and Teaching Faculty Member for the Department of Internal Medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana, Dr. Bagchi earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine...read more
10.04.07
Emerson Hospital conducts mock mass influx drill
Emerson Hospital, in conjunction with Bedford’s Veterans Affairs (VA) hospital, known as the Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, recently conducted an exercise training to evaluate the operational readiness of Emerson in response to a mass influx of patients...read more
10.04.07
Emerson Hospital hosts gala to benefit Emerson expansion
Emerson Hospital will host a dinner dance at the Boston Park Plaza on Friday, November 2. The gala, titled Oh Baby!, will benefit the expansion and renovation of the Birthing Center, part of the hospital’s $36-million Project SCORE...read more
09.24.07
Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine
at Emerson Hospital now open
The Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at Emerson Hospital is now open. The first center of its kind in the area, it is located on the first floor of Emerson’s new Center for Specialty Care at 54 Baker Avenue Extension (formerly 196 Baker Avenue) in Concord...read more
09.18.07
Emerson Hospital emergency medicine physician receives distinguished service award
Gert Walter, MD, FACEP, an emergency medicine physician at Emerson Hospital and the medical director of the hospital’s Advanced Life Support services, recently received the Distinguished Service Award from the Massachusetts College of Emergency Physicians (MACEP)...read more
09.05.07
Verrill Farm to hold Harvest Festival to benefit
Emerson Hospital pediatric unit
The Verrill Farm Harvest Festival to Benefit Emerson Pediatric Care will take place on October 6 from noon to 4:00 p.m. Proceeds from this festival will benefit coping kits distributed by Emerson Hospital’s pediatric intervention team. The kits are colorful bags of toys given to children who enter the hospital through the emergency department or upon admission to the pediatric unit...read more
09.05.07
Emerson Hospital offers “Caring for Your Aging Parent” six-week workshop
Emerson Hospital will host a six-week workshop that will address issues related to caring for an aging parent. The program is an extension of the one-day ‘Caring for Your Aging Parent’ workshop held earlier this year...read more
08.15.07
New pulmonologist joins Emerson Hospital
Terese C. Hammond, MD, recently joined the pulmonology/critical care service at Emerson Hospital...read more
08.15.07
Emerson Hospital names new
vice president of clinical and administrative services
Joseph S. Piechocki was recently named vice president of clinical and administrative services at Emerson Hospital...read more
08.10.07
Emerson Hospital names new director of imaging services
Patricia A. Doyle was recently named director of imaging services at Emerson Hospital. “This position carries a broad scope of responsibilities for our increasing array of diagnostic technologies,” said Christine Schuster, Emerson Hospital president and CEO...read more
07.31.07
New neurologist joins Emerson Hospital
George A. Gonzalez, MD, recently joined the neurology service at Emerson Hospital...read more
07.30.07
Emerson Hospital names new
vice president and chief information officer
Martin J. Belscher, Ed. D., was recently named vice president and chief information officer at Emerson Hospital. In his role, Belscher will work in partnership with leaders across the organization to develop, communicate and execute the strategic and tactical plans for Emerson’s information systems department...read more
07.02.07
Emerson Hospital 5K Run-Walk for Cancer
raises more than $10,000
Emerson Hospital’s recent 5K Run-Walk for Cancer, sponsored by the Emerson Auxiliary, raised more than $10,000 for cancer services at the Bethke Cancer Center. More than 425 hospital employees, volunteers, medical staff and Auxiliary and community members participated in the fundraising event...read more
06.28.07
Local resident donates $250,000 to Emerson Hospital’s new diabetes center
Concord resident Jay Agarwal, Ph.D., recently donated $250,000 to fund the Elizabeth Smith Agarwal Diabetes Center, which will be located at Emerson Hospital’s new Center for Specialty Care on Baker Avenue in Concord. The center is named after Dr. Agarwal’s late wife of 58 years, who was a diabetic patient at Emerson...read more
06.11.07
Emerson Hospital names new vice president of patient care services/chief nursing officer
Kevin Whitney, RN, MA, CNAA, was recently appointed vice president of patient care services/chief nursing officer at Emerson Hospital...read more
06.01.07
Talbots fashion show celebrates
Emerson surgical weight loss patients
Emerson Hospital and Talbots in Acton recently hosted a fashion show to celebrate the triumphs of Emerson’s surgical weight loss patients. The eight patients, whose total weight loss ranges from 71 to 200 pounds, modeled Talbots’ latest trends in spring and summer fashion. Talbots graciously hosted the free event in their Acton store...read more
06.01.07
American Cancer Society signs hospital collaboration agreement with
Bethke Cancer Center, Emerson Hospital in Concord
Bethke Cancer Center at Emerson Hospital recently signed a hospital collaboration agreement with the American Cancer Society. Each year the Bethke Cancer Center services more than 500 newly-diagnosed cancer patients. The signed agreement will ensure that all newly-diagnosed cancer patients at the Bethke Cancer Center will be informed of resources, programs and services provided by the American Cancer Society...read more
05.25.07
Emerson Hospital’s Cancer Awareness Day
draws more than 250 participants
Doctors, nurses and staff from Emerson Hospital recently held the hospital’s 13th annual Cancer Awareness Day at Emerson’s Bethke Cancer Center, drawing more than 250 participants...read more
05.21.07
OB/GYN care now available in Sudbury
Dr. Ingrid Balcomb, Emerson Hospital OB/GYN, has begun seeing patients at Emerson Medical at Sudbury. Dr. Balcomb, who will occupy an office on the first floor of the building, will treat both obstetric and gynecologic patients Wednesdays from 9:00 am to noon...read more
05.14.07
New urogynecologist joins Emerson Hospital,
expands OB-GYN services
George Flesh, MD, director of urogynecology and pelvic reconstructive surgery at Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, has begun urogynecologic outpatient consultations and surgery at Emerson Hospital...read more
05.11.07
Emerson Hospital offers seminar on women & sleep
Emerson Hospital will host an A.W.A.K.E. New England Chapter meeting with a lecture on women and sleep on Monday, June 4, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Donaldson Conference Room, located on the first floor of the John Cuming Building...read more
05.07.07
Ear, nose and throat doctors now seeing patients at
Emerson Hospital Westford facility
Nizar Nuwayhid, MD, and Daniel Vogel, MD, otolaryngologists with The Otolaryngology Group, are now seeing patients at the Emerson Hospital Health Center in Westford...read more
04.23.07
Emergency medicine physician receives Massachusetts Medical Society award
Lincoln resident Dr. James Wolff, an Emerson emergency department physician since 1985, recently received the Community Clinician of the Year Award from the Middlesex Central District Medical Society of the Massachusetts Medical Society...read more
04.04.07
Emerson Hospital holds 5K Run-Walk for Cancer on June 10, 2007
Emerson Hospital will hold its annual 5K Run-Walk for Cancer on June 10 starting at the Concord Health Care Center at the corner of Route 2 across from Emerson at 10:00 a.m. The event is sponsored by the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary and proceeds benefit the Bethke Cancer Center at Emerson...read more
04.02.07
Emerson Hospital offers evening addiction treatment program
Emerson Hospital recently expanded its addiction services to include an evening intensive outpatient program to complement the hospital’s current services...read more
03.30.07
Emerson Hospital Hosts Cancer Awareness Day
13th annual event offers community free health screenings and more
Doctors, nurses and staff from Emerson Hospital will hold the 13th annual Cancer Awareness Day on Saturday, May 19, from 9:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Emerson’s Bethke Cancer Center...read more
03.22.07
New members elected to Board of Directors of
Emerson Health Care Foundation
Area residents Cynthia Deysher and Jeffrey Riley, MD, chairman of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Emerson Hospital, have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Emerson Health Care Foundation, the fundraising arm of Emerson Hospital...read more
03.22.07
Emerson recognized for school partnership
Emerson Hospital was recently recognized by the Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce with their annual School Business Partnership Award. This award honors a business for partnering with local schools to provide career experiences for students and staff...read more
03.20.07
New bariatric dietitian joins Emerson Hospital
Registered dietitian Melissa Villar, MS, RD, LDN, recently joined Emerson Hospital’s surgical weight loss team. Villar received an associate’s degree in culinary arts and a bachelor’s degree in culinary nutrition from Johnson & Wales University, and a master’s degree in nutrition and health promotion from Simmons College...read more
03.13.07
Concord Hillside Medical Associates opens new Sudbury practice location
Concord Hillside opens office in Emerson Medical at Sudbury building;
Dr. Andrea Rizzo joins internal medicine staff
Concord Hillside Medical Associates, a practice of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, announced today the opening of a new practice location in Sudbury. The new office is located in the Emerson Medical at Sudbury building at 490 Boston Post Road in Sudbury (978.443.6086)...read more
03.08.07
Emerson Hospital paramedic, nurse receive
Rina K. Spence award
Cynthia Dunbar, RN, and Michael Fligg, a paramedic, were selected as this year’s recipients of Emerson Hospital’s Rina K. Spence award. The Rina K. Spence Fund finances an annual award of up to $1,000 for an employee to increase knowledge and competence in an area of interest outside of his or her ordinary job responsibilities...read more
03.01.07
Former Concord resident bequeaths $1 million
to Emerson Hospital
Emerson Hospital recently received $1 million from a charitable trust established by the late Robert E. Goodwin. Goodwin, a former Concord resident who died in 1971, was a president of the Emerson Board of Directors from 1936 to 1945, and he was the founding partner of Goodwin Procter. ..read more
02.23.07
Artist brightens Emerson Hospital with murals
Emerson Hospital emergency department (ED) patients can now view bright, soothing scenes of Maine while recovering, thanks to the talents of well-respected artist Jane Dahmen...read more
02.21.07
Emerson Hospital kicks off planning for fall Ball
to raise funds for birthing center expansion
Ball committee members are, left to right, Ellen O’Rourke, Hilary Steinert, Betty Ann Killian, Cynthia Deysher, Mary Beth Orfao, Ronnie Forand, RN, director of obstetrical nursing services at Emerson Hospital, Liza Carey, Sandy Nash, Lisa Chaffin, Andrea Patton, Mary Newman and Susan Brock. The Ball, titled Oh, Baby!, will be held November 2, 2007, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and will benefit the renovation and expansion of the Birthing Center at Emerson Hospital...read more
02.20.07
Emerson Hospital hosts
The Happiest Baby on the Block™ class
Are you ready to be a parent? Learn an extraordinary approach to calm your baby. New and expectant parents will learn step-by-step how to help your baby sleep longer and how to soothe even the fussiest baby in minutes...read more
02.12.07
Emerson Hospital workshop addresses psychological changes of aging parents
The struggles of old age are more challenging than ever, both for the aging individuals and those who care for them. Emerson Hospital will host a workshop, part of Emerson’s Health and Wellness Series, on Wednesday, February 28, from 7:00-9:00 pm in North Assembly Room B at the hospital's main building in Concord...read more
02.12.07
Emerson Hospital Youth Risk Behavior Survey
provides data on teen’s Internet safety
The 2006 Emerson Hospital Youth Risk Behavior Survey, given to 8,239 area high school students in seven communities, for the first time reveals new statistics related to Internet use and safety...read more
02.06.07
Emerson Hospital elects new member of Board of Directors
Carlisle resident Paul D. Birch has been elected to Emerson Hospital’s Board of Directors. Birch is currently a private investor and principal owner and President of All Seasons Tennis Club in Acton and serves on the Board of Double Take Software (NASDAQ: DBTK) as well as a number of private companies, including CommonAngels Inc., in Lexington, Mass...read more
02.06.07
After six deliveries, Emerson MD now part of the family
Harvard resident Katie Brown knows a good thing when she sees it. That’s why she’s elected to have Dr. Ingrid Balcomb, Emerson Hospital OB/GYN, deliver all six of her children. “Little did we know that I’d eventually have six kids and that she’d deliver all of them,” said Brown...read more
02.01.07
Spine surgeons join the Emerson Hospital medical staff
New Expertise and Technology Represent an Upgrade in Capabilities
Emerson Hospital recently expanded its capabilities in spine surgery—a field that has advanced during the past decade thanks to sophisticated diagnostic tools, innovative surgical techniques and the use of new devices. In addition to welcoming several highly trained spine surgeons, the hospital has invested in state-of-the-art operating room technology, including neuro-monitoring, specialized instrumentation and fluoroscopy...read more
01.30.07
Concord fire chief teams with Emerson Hospital to care for Afghan burn patients
For a father with a son stationed thousands of miles away in Afghanistan, a colonel’s blog provides a glimpse into a soldier’s daily life in a conflict zone. So, when Concord Fire Chief Kenneth Willette read in a posting written by Lt. Col. Bruce Schoneboom that the 14th Combat Support Hospital in Khost, Afghanistan, where his son is stationed, was seeing an increased number of pediatric burn injuries, Willette mobilized a fundraising effort to help with supplies...read more
01.24.07
New endocrinologist joins Emerson Hospital medical staff
Walpole resident Dr. Aldona Finkle joined the endocrinology service at Emerson Hospital. Dr. Finkle received her medical degree from Gdansk School of Medicine in Gdansk, Poland in 1990 and completed her residency in internal medicine at the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health Center in 2002. Her fellowship in endocrinology is from Brown University School of Medicine, which she completed in 2004...read more
01.23.07
Emerson Hospital volunteer, patient care technician receive Compassionate Care Award
Jennifer Belli, a patient care technician in the critical care unit (CCU), and Joan Schiller, a Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) volunteer, were recently recognized for their compassionate care. Belli and Schiller were honored at an award ceremony for the Terry Croteau Compassionate Care award, named after an Emerson Hospital employee who lost her battle with breast cancer...read more
01.16.07
Emerson Hospital lecture will present information on more precise radiation therapy
Join Emerson Hospital for a seminar in a series of health-related presentations, entitled “Cancer’s Latest Weapon: More Precise Radiation Therapy.” The free lecture, presented by Dr. John McGrath, medical director of the Emerson Hospital-Massachusetts General Hospital Radiation Oncology Program, will take place on Tuesday, February 13, 2007, from 7:00–9:00 p.m. in North Assembly Room A...read more
01.15.07
Emerson Hospital caregivers present "Chick Chat," a lecture on women’s health issues
Emerson Hospital will present a seminar on Tuesday, January 30, from 7:00 – 9:00 pm entitled “Chick Chat: How to survive your perimenopause.” Emerson Hospital OB/GYN Dr. Rachel Kramer, a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and Diane Kotsaftis, N.P., a Board Certified Women’s Health and North American Menopause Society Nurse Practitioner, will lead the discussion...read more
01.11.07
Gift of light brightens Emerson Hospital radiation oncology
Radiation oncology treatment rooms can be stark, scary, bare and clinical. Enter Emerson's new "gift of light" from Chris and Margaret Karpinsky and Nancy Burdine, Margaret’s mother...read more
01.02.07
Emerson Hospital debuts interactive school education program
Emerson Hospital’s pediatric intervention team recently debuted its newly-designed school education program, an interactive DVD and free lending kit that familiarizes kindergarteners with the hospital experience...read more
12.21.06
Emerson Hospital lecture will present information on medical and surgical solutions for weight loss
The beginning of a new year inspires many resolutions, from vowing to shed extra pounds to committing more time to community service. However, sometimes weight loss is not as simple as cutting carbohydrates. Join Emerson Hospital for its first seminar in a series of health-related presentations, entitled “New Year, New You: Medical and Surgical Solutions for Permanent Weight Loss.”...read more
12.21.06
Emerson Hospital offers series of
diabetes education classes
Emerson Hospital will offer a series of four diabetes classes, presented by a certified diabetes educator, dietitian, pharmacist and physical therapist. Each interactive class will include time for questions and answers. Classes will be held on Tuesdays (February 6, 13, 20, 27) from 10:00-11:30 am in the Donaldson Conference Room on the first floor of the John Cuming Building...read more
12.20.06
Emerson Hospital offers free
surgical weight loss support groups
Emerson Hospital offers free surgical weight loss support groups, where post-operative patients and patients considering the surgery can discuss the lecture topic and participate in an open forum...read more
12.19.06
Emerson Hospital offers monthly diabetes support groups
Emerson Hospital will offer diabetes support group meetings at 10:00 a.m. on the following Fridays: January 19, February 16, March 16, April 27 and May 18. Meetings take place in the John Cuming Building in the education classroom on the first floor...read more
12.14.06
Emerson Hospital dermatologist board certified in pediatric dermatology, one of eight in Massachusetts
Dr. Ira Skolnik, chief of dermatology at Emerson Hospital, recently became board certified in pediatric dermatology, his third board certification. Emerson Hospital is one of only two hospitals in Massachusetts (the other is Children’s Hospital of Boston) with a board-certified pediatric dermatologist on staff who is also board-certified in general pediatrics and general dermatology...read more
12.08.06
Emerson Hospital caregivers present lecture
on women’s health issues
Congregation Shalom in Chelmsford will present a seminar on Tuesday, January 9, entitled “Important medical facts every woman should know.” Caregivers from Emerson Hospital will lead the discussion...read more
12.08.06
Emerson Hospital looking for volunteers in Westford
Emerson Hospital has volunteer opportunities for people able to give at least four hours per week on a regular basis. There is an immediate need for volunteers to work in our Westford physical therapy department...read more
12.06.06
Emerson Hospital offers handmade quilts to cancer patients
Medicine heals. Quilts comfort. This is the philosophy of Comfort Quilts, which has donated almost 100 quilts for oncology patients at Emerson Hospital. These lap-size, machine-stitched quilts, sized approximately 45” x 60”, are a gift to oncology patients to use while receiving treatment at the hospital or to take home with them...read more
12.05.06
Acton hair salon donates $17,000 to Emerson Hospital’s Bethke Cancer Center
Margo’s Hair & Body Design in Acton recently donated $17,000 to Emerson Hospital’s Bethke Cancer Center. The check, presented to Emerson Hospital at a 25th anniversary celebration held at the Maynard Elks, far exceeded the salon’s original goal of $10,000...read more
12.04.06
Emerson Hospital celebrates 25th anniversary of cardiac rehabilitation program
Emerson Hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation team recently celebrated its 25th anniversary with a ceremony that honored past and present staff members and patients. More than 100 patients attended the celebration...read more
12.04.06
Emerson Hospital CEO selected as member of Patrick’s transition team
Christine Schuster, Emerson Hospital president and CEO, has been named to Governor-elect Deval Patrick’s transition team, as a member of the health care working group...read more
11.29.06
Emerson Hospital Auxiliary and gift shop donate $185,000 to Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship Fund
The Emerson Hospital Auxiliary and gift shop recently presented a check for $185,000 to benefit the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary Nursing and Allied Health Scholarship Fund..read more
11.17.06
Emerson Hospital seeking Greeter volunteers
Emerson Hospital seeks friendly, outgoing greeter volunteers to participate in the hospital’s newly launched Service Excellence program. The person in this position is responsible for greeting visitors and patients as they enter and navigate the hospital’s main campus in Concord, Mass...read more
11.14.06
Emerson Hospital announces new technology
for radiation oncology - First in the region to offer this service
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), a precision treatment for cancer, is now available at Emerson Hospital. IMRT allows radiation oncologists to sculpt the dosage precisely to the shape of the tumor in order to maximize the radiation while minimizing the effect on surrounding healthy tissue...read more
11.14.06
Emerson Hospital partners with community agencies to address needs of elderly
Seniors and their caregivers now have better access to local elder care services, thanks to the efforts of a joint task force composed of the Emerson Hospital medical staff, hospital employees and local community members...read more
11.03.06
Flu shots available for Concord, Carlisle, Stow, Maynard seniors
Concord residents 65 years of age or older will be eligible to receive influenza immunizations on Friday, November 17, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Harvey Wheeler Building...read more
11.03.06
Emerson Hospital sponsors public flu clinic Monday, November 27
The home care and public relations departments of Emerson Hospital will be conducting a walk-in flu clinic on Monday, November 27, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Concord Elks, Baker Avenue, Concord. Pre-registration is not required...read more
11.03.06
Emerson Hospital looking for volunteers
in transport
Emerson Hospital has volunteer opportunities for people able to give at least four hours per work on a regular basis. There is an immediate need for afternoon and evening volunteers in transport...read more
11.03.06
Dermatologist, hospitalist, podiatrist join Emerson Hospital medical staff
Benjamin Solky, MD, has joined the practice of Adult and Pediatric Dermatology, PC, with Drs. Sola Choi, Steven Franks and Samuel Goos...read more
10.31.06
Governor Romney reappoints Christine Schuster to Board of
Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority
Governor Mitt Romney recently reappointed Christine Schuster, RN, MBA, president and CEO of Emerson Hospital, to the board of the Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority (HEFA)...read more
10.30.06
Emerson Hospital offers lecture on how and why to stop smoking now
In the third of a series of Talking About Health lectures, Neil Kruszkowski, Emerson Hospital director of pulmonology, will present a lecture entitled “How and Why to Stop Smoking Now.”...read more
10.27.06
Verrill Farm Harvest Festival raises more than $15,000 for Emerson Hospital pediatrics
The Verrill Farm Harvest Festival to Benefit Emerson Pediatric Care, held earlier in October, raised more than $15,000 to benefit coping kits, which are distributed by Emerson Hospital’s pediatric intervention team. The kits are colorful bags of toys given to children who enter the hospital through the emergency department or upon admission to the pediatric unit...read more
10.27.06
Community leaders installed as first Hanscom Honorary Commanders
Lt. Gen. Chuck Johnson, Electronic Systems Center commander, kicked off a new program today by inducting seven members of the civilian community as the first Hanscom Honorary Commanders...read more
10.17.06
New Concord Hillside Medical Associates internist joins
Emerson Hospital medical staff
Sarah Zifcak, MD, has joined the practice of Concord Hillside Medical Associates, a practice of Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, and the medical staff of Emerson Hospital...read more
10.16.06
Boston IVF establishes affiliation with Emerson Hospital
Boston IVF and Emerson Hospital today announced they will work together to provide easy access to enhanced fertility treatment for residents of Concord and surrounding areas. Dr. Steven Bayer, reproductive endocrinologist and member of Boston IVF’s team of premier doctors, will see patients at Emerson once a week...read more
10.13.06
New Acton Medical Associates pediatrician joins
Emerson Hospital medical staff
Margaret Werner, MD, has joined the practice of Acton Medical Associates, PC...read more
10.12.06
Emerson Hospital hosts free event
on pregnancy and childbirth
Emerson Hospital will host “Baby Steps,” a free event, on Saturday, October 28 from 9:00 am – noon. The event is for couples to learn more about pregnancy, infertility and childbirth. To register, please call 978-287-3085...read more
10.05.06
Avishai W. Shapiro, MD, joins Emerson Hospital radiology staff
Avishai W. Shapiro, MD, a specialist in neuroradiology, recently joined the Emerson Hospital active medical staff...read more
10.05.06
Emerson Hospital displays photography and artwork of Sudbury and Arlington residents
Patients and visitors at Emerson Hospital can view local talent in the current exhibition of paintings and photography in the hospital’s main hallway...read more
10.04.06
Emerson Hospital physician holds jazz concert to benefit
cardiac rehabilitation program
Acton resident Dr. Elliot Steger, Emerson Hospital internal medicine physician, will hold a benefit jazz concert on Saturday, November 4, at 8:00 p.m. at the Emerson Umbrella, located at 40 Stow Street in Concord. Proceeds from the concert will benefit Emerson Hospital’s cardiac rehabilitation program by helping to replaced outdated machinery...read more
10.04.06
Emerson Hospital annual appeal underway
The Emerson Hospital Annual Appeal is underway. The campaign begins on October 1, 2006 and will run through Sept. 30, 2007...read more
10.04.06
Emerson Hospital and Concord couple announce $350,000 donation to hospital’s building project
Emerson Hospital and Concord residents Eric and Denise Haartz announced a gift from The Haartz Corporation, on behalf of the Haartz family, of $350,000 to the hospital’s Project SCORE...read more
10.02.06
Emerson Hospital physicians offer lecture on prostate cancer treatment and prevention
Emerson Hospital physicians Jon DuBois, MD, a hematologist-oncologist at Emerson’s Bethke Cancer Center and Jack McGrath, MD, a radiation oncologist with the Emerson Hospital-MGH Radiation Oncology Center, presented a free community lecture titled “Prostate Cancer: Evolving Concepts in Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention.”...read more
09.27.06
Emerson Hospital Auxiliary golf tournament benefits scholarship fund for nurses and frontline caregivers
The Emerson Hospital Auxiliary recently hosted its eighth annual golf tournament at the Nashawtuc Country Club to benefit the Emerson Hospital Auxiliary Scholarship Fund for nurses and frontline caregivers...read more