NSMC in the News
5/1/2012
Thanks: Taste event helps support North Shore Cancer Walk
- Salem News
The third annual Taste of the North Shore took place on Wednesday, April 4, at Acura of Peabody.
The third annual Taste of the North Shore took place on Wednesday, April 4, at Acura of Peabody.
4/30/2012
Local doc to be feted for decades of work with cancer patients
- Lynn Item
NSMC surgeon and Marblehead resident, Dr. Donald Perlman, is the 2012 honoree of the Hope Begins Here Award, given by the Boston North Cancer Association. Dr. Perlman has spent his 57-year medical career specializing in breast and skin cancer and is being honored for his longtime efforts in cancer treatment and prevention on the North Shore.
NSMC surgeon and Marblehead resident, Dr. Donald Perlman, is the 2012 honoree of the Hope Begins Here Award, given by the Boston North Cancer Association. Dr. Perlman has spent his 57-year medical career specializing in breast and skin cancer and is being honored for his longtime efforts in cancer treatment and prevention on the North Shore.
4/23/2012
‘Bailey’ helps brighten spirits of patients at Union Hospital
- Lynn Item
Every Friday morning for nearly four years, the patients in the senior psychiatry unit at North Shore Medical Center’s Union Hospital have had a special visitor.
Every Friday morning for nearly four years, the patients in the senior psychiatry unit at North Shore Medical Center’s Union Hospital have had a special visitor.
4/17/2012
NSMC cardiac surgeon is medical society’s ‘Clinician of the Year’
- Lynn Item
Salem resident and North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) cardiac surgeon Thomas J. Vander Salm, M.D., has been honored as the 2012 Community Clinician of the Year by his physician peers of the Essex South District Medical Society.
Salem resident and North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) cardiac surgeon Thomas J. Vander Salm, M.D., has been honored as the 2012 Community Clinician of the Year by his physician peers of the Essex South District Medical Society.
4/13/2012
Salem cardiac surgeon honored as community clinician of the year
- Boston.com
Salem physician Thomas Vander Salm was honored with the 2012 Community Clinician of the Year Award by his physician peers of the Essex South District Medical Society.
Salem physician Thomas Vander Salm was honored with the 2012 Community Clinician of the Year Award by his physician peers of the Essex South District Medical Society.
4/11/2012
Salem physician Thomas Vander Salm was honored with the 2012 Community Clinician of the Year
- Salem News
Salem physician Thomas Vander Salm was honored with the 2012 Community Clinician of the Year Award by his physician peers of the Essex South District Medical Society.
Salem physician Thomas Vander Salm was honored with the 2012 Community Clinician of the Year Award by his physician peers of the Essex South District Medical Society.
4/5/2012
Third annual Taste of the North Shore raises money to fight cancer
- Boston.com
The third annual Taste of the North Shore took place on Wednesday at the Acura of Peabody, featuring samples from several North Shore restaurants, entertainment and auctions to benefit the 2012 North Shore Cancer WALK/RUN.
The third annual Taste of the North Shore took place on Wednesday at the Acura of Peabody, featuring samples from several North Shore restaurants, entertainment and auctions to benefit the 2012 North Shore Cancer WALK/RUN.
3/30/2012
Baby Can Wait: Hospitals Curb Early Elective Deliveries
- OB.GYN. News
NSMC has successfully reduced the rate of early elective newborn deliveries from 31.6% in 2010 to only 1.6% in 2011, to improve the health and safety of mothers and babies.
NSMC has successfully reduced the rate of early elective newborn deliveries from 31.6% in 2010 to only 1.6% in 2011, to improve the health and safety of mothers and babies.
3/1/2012
'Not out of the woods' for this flu season yet
- Salem News
Flu season is off to a very slow start, but health officials warn that the full brunt of this year's flu virus could be right around the corner.
Flu season is off to a very slow start, but health officials warn that the full brunt of this year's flu virus could be right around the corner.
2/6/2012
NSMC unveils ‘medical home’ system
- Lynn Item
Doctors traditionally give orders and expect people to follow them, but under a new system in place at Union Hospital, physicians like Dr. Craig Grimes will work as a team to help their patients
Doctors traditionally give orders and expect people to follow them, but under a new system in place at Union Hospital, physicians like Dr. Craig Grimes will work as a team to help their patients
2/6/2012
1/30/2012
Interpreters have essential role at area health facilities
- Lynn Item
With a high percentage of non-native English speaking patients visiting local emergency rooms and visiting doctor’s offices each day, interpreters are in increasing demand and area medical centers are training their own staffs to help.
With a high percentage of non-native English speaking patients visiting local emergency rooms and visiting doctor’s offices each day, interpreters are in increasing demand and area medical centers are training their own staffs to help.
1/24/2012
Lynn area’s largest employers, experts share hiring forecast for year
- Lynn Item
Local employers are predicting a modest hiring increase this year to meet the demand for goods and services, such as vehicles, health care and higher education.
Local employers are predicting a modest hiring increase this year to meet the demand for goods and services, such as vehicles, health care and higher education.
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1/2/2012
Many resolve to quit
- Lynn Item
NSMC's smoking cessation program offers help to those trying to quit.
NSMC's smoking cessation program offers help to those trying to quit.
11/23/2011
Suzanne Nevins one of the five finalists for the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare's prestigious Schwartz Center
- Salem News
Suzanne Nevins, a veteran neonatal nurse at North Shore Medical Center in Salem and a resident of West Peabody, was selected as one of the five finalists for the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare's prestigious Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award.
Suzanne Nevins, a veteran neonatal nurse at North Shore Medical Center in Salem and a resident of West Peabody, was selected as one of the five finalists for the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare's prestigious Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award.
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3/25/2011
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3/1/2011
Birth Story by Eva-Christina
- Parenting Starts Here (Isis Parenting)
“Looking back, we are so thankful for the support we received from everybody at the Birthplace during delivery and post-partum. Especially we are grateful for having had such an amazing labor nurse who respected our wish for a natural birth and stood by our side the whole time.”
“Looking back, we are so thankful for the support we received from everybody at the Birthplace during delivery and post-partum. Especially we are grateful for having had such an amazing labor nurse who respected our wish for a natural birth and stood by our side the whole time.”
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10/26/2010
Doctor shares the facts on breast cancer
- Salem News
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, The Salem News asked Karen Krag, medical oncologist at Massachusetts General North Shore Cancer Center in Danvers, some questions about breast cancer prevention, treatment and screening.
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, The Salem News asked Karen Krag, medical oncologist at Massachusetts General North Shore Cancer Center in Danvers, some questions about breast cancer prevention, treatment and screening.
10/7/2010
10/1/2010
State-of-the-art digital mammography at North Shore Medical Center
- The Daily Item
Breast cancer detection just got a little easier thanks to state-of-the-art equipment being offered at North Shore Medical Center.
Breast cancer detection just got a little easier thanks to state-of-the-art equipment being offered at North Shore Medical Center.
10/6/2010
10/1/2010
Item reporter's account of vital exam for women
- The Daily Item
Deanna Smith, a technologist whose job is to administer mammograms, laughed when I asked if she could squeeze me in for an appointment this week.
Deanna Smith, a technologist whose job is to administer mammograms, laughed when I asked if she could squeeze me in for an appointment this week.
9/16/2010
Exemplary care: Marblehead resident says responders, doctors saved life
- Marblehead Reporter
There is a unique nickname for the condition from which 63-year-old Marblehead resident Scott McAllister suffers. “It’s called ‘the widow-maker,’” the sandy-haired McAllister says eerily.What McAllister is referring to is coronary-artery disease, and it almost killed him about a month ago.
There is a unique nickname for the condition from which 63-year-old Marblehead resident Scott McAllister suffers. “It’s called ‘the widow-maker,’” the sandy-haired McAllister says eerily.What McAllister is referring to is coronary-artery disease, and it almost killed him about a month ago.
9/7/2010
Four Mass. groups score well in Consumer Reports heart surgery ratings
- Boston Globe
The same people who rate cars and vacuum cleaners are grading groups of doctors who perform heart bypass surgery.
The same people who rate cars and vacuum cleaners are grading groups of doctors who perform heart bypass surgery.
4/8/2010
Some things — like caring doctors — don't need fixing
- Salem News
A Peabody resident praises Dr. Richard Alexander for his wonderful attention and commitment to his patient.
A Peabody resident praises Dr. Richard Alexander for his wonderful attention and commitment to his patient.
