NSMC News Releases
11/18/2009 - North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) is helping its community call it quits during the 2009 Great American Smokeout.
Patient Stories
Surviving Sudden DeathTheresa Stablewski, 60, enjoyed playing tennis and was often spotted on long bike rides with her husband. She was fit and had no history of cardiac disease; cardiac problems were the last thing on her mind. “My son always joked that I was healthier than he was.” The Beat Goes On for Gordon Hall and NSMCThe next time you reach for the snooze button, think of Gordon Hall. While you are dozing off, the 79-year-old Marblehead dynamo is likely to be downhill or cross-country skiing, canoeing, swimming, playing tennis, sailboat racing or attending a board meeting for one of the many community, cultural and environmental organizations with which he is involved. Lessons From the HeartWatching what he eats has never been easy for 61-year-old James Elsaesser of Salem, a professional chef and culinary arts teacher at North Shore Community College. Keeping Pace With a Busy LifeRacing from his job as a bar manager at Salem AOH to manage his son's Babe Ruth baseball team, then back home to spend time with his wife and three children, Tom Tardiff, a 48-year old Peabody (and former Salem) resident leads a very full life. But three years ago, while giving a presentation at work, he felt lightheaded and dizzy, his color paled and he needed to sit down. A Perfect StormBob Matthias, 55, of Lynn, arrived at NSMC's Emergency Department on a cold February night, all but unconscious. When he awoke in the NSMC Heart Center two days later, he learned how close he had come to dying. Difference Between Life and DeathBeing taken to the right hospital at the right time was the difference between life and death for Lynn police officer Dave Fitzgerald.
