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A Swampscott cardiologist has donated his collection of antique pacemakers for display at Salem Hospital. Dr. Lawrence Block joined Lynn’s North Shore Medical Group in 1987, where he worked with Dr. Stephen Trachtenberg, one of the first cardiologists on the North Shore to implant pacemakers in patients. The devices were introduced in 1960. “Since 1960, pacemakers have become immensely smarter and more sophisticated,” Block said. “They have gone from being the size of a hockey puck, to something that resembles a double-stuff Oreo cookie and today, save millions of lives around the world every year.”

Daily Item article written by Alex Ross about the first 15 NSMC staff to receive the COVID 19 vaccine (first of the two-part Pfizer vaccine)

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) has been awarded an ‘A’ grade for patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization committed to health care quality and safety.  

NSMC is participating in a health care-based voter registration program call VotER, a non-partisan initiative that helps make it safe and easy for patients, family members and hospital staff to register to vote and request a mail-in ballot for the November election.

COVID-19 infection rates in Massachusetts may be down overall but they remain stubbornly high in some communities, including Lynn. To keep cases down in these hard-hit spots, North Shore Medical Center (NSMC), Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC), the City of Lynn and Mass General Brigham have collaborated on a public education and outreach campaign to increase testing and encourage residents to remain vigilant about avoiding the disease.

On Tuesday, September 22, NSMC will join a virtual town hall event supporting Massachusetts Opioid Screening and Awareness Day. The event is open to all and participants will learn from experts about opioid misuse and treatment and have the opportunity to take a free, anonymous, online screening for themselves or a loved one. 

After more than a year of construction, the Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center opens today next to Union Hospital in Lynn. This 41,000-square-foot ‘medical village’ will provide a modern and convenient location for residents of Lynn and the surrounding area to access vital healthcare services in their own community. 

All visitors and patients, with a few exceptions, are directed to use our Main Entrance, accessible via our Lower Entrance off Highland Avenue. Our main entrance is the best way for patients and visitors to get to many of our services and departments. Our greeters screen all visitors, for their own safety and the safety of our staff and patients. They also direct patients to their appointments and visitors to their loved ones.

A month ago, it wasn’t looking like the Glixman-Padulsky family would have much to celebrate on Father’s Day this year.

Physician assistant Kathryn Warren gently examined a patient’s right foot in the emergency department at the hospital here, lifting the ankle from a pillow as she searched for pain and problems.

Since its launch five months ago, North Shore Medical Center’s TeleSANE program has successfully helped nearly a dozen victims of sexual assault in the greater Salem area receive higher-quality care.

Peabody-based mixed media artist Leon Dodds has created a one-of-a-kind artwork to honor the heroic nurses, physicians and staff of North Shore Medical Center (NSMC)

In the lead-up to the Coronavirus surge on the North Shore, I was filled with dread, uncertainty, and anxiety. The plight of the doctors in Italy facing this pandemic was heartbreaking. The uncertainty was unbearable — would we have enough PPE (personal protective equipment) to care for our patients — and ourselves? What would it mean for my career? How would I avoid bringing this virus home to my family?

As doctors and caregivers entrusted with the health of so many in our community, we encourage our patients and their families to follow Social Distancing guidelines. This is the best way to protect one another and preserve valuable health resources for our most vulnerable patients.

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) today announced that longtime Marblehead residents Gordon and Taffy Hall have committed a gift of $500,000 in support of the Department of Cardiology. In recognition of this gift, the cardiac facilities at NSMC Salem Hospital will be renamed the Hall Family Heart Center.

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are closely monitoring the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. The situation remains fluid as public health authorities assess, surveil and attempt to prevent the spread of additional infections. A multidisciplinary team at North Shore Medical Center is collaborating to ensure that we are ready to respond if there is a need to test or provide care for patients with possible COVID-19 infection.

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) and North Shore Physicians Group (NSPG) doctors were recently recognized by Castle Connolly for earning several Top Doctor 2019 honors in Northshore Magazine. NSMC and NSPG physicians are recognized every year for their clinical excellence and medical and professional experience.

North Shore Physicians Group (NSPG) is pleased to announce that Beacon Family Medicine, a practice of outstanding primary care physicians in Ipswich, has joined North Shore Physicians Group (NSPG). Family medicine physicians Curtis Ersing, M.D., Erin Heiskell, M.D., and Aimee Hromadka, M.D., have practiced on the North Shore for many years and have earned a sterling reputation for excellence.

NSMC is proud to announce our partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to become the first hospital on the North Shore to offer enhanced care for sexual assault patients. Through the implementation of secure, video-conferencing technology known as teleSANE, our staff will be able to work with expert Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) to provide patients with additional support.

It only took two days working as an observer in an operating room for Erin Taylor, R.N. to learn that her dream job was working as a nurse. It only took one moment for her to realize that North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) was where she belonged.

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) honored exceptional physicians and staff for their leadership, excellence and commitment to patients at an award ceremony on Friday, November 1, 2019 at the Salem Country Club. The Physician of Excellence, Dr. E Augustus Holyoke Memorial and Outstand New Physician Awards are some of the highest awards offered by NSMC and the awarded winners display the best of the organization.

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) honored Christine A. Blaski, M.D., MHCDS, and Marianne K. Moore, M.D., with the 2019 NSMC Department of Medicine Physician of Excellence in Medicine Award.

The NSMC Department of Medicine Excellence Award was created in 2006 to recognize physicians who have made a significant contribution to patient care within the Department of Medicine. Drs. Blaski and Moore received their awards at the department’s annual dinner meeting and lecture this past November.

After thorough review and planning, North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) has selected a proposal submitted by the Lynnfield-based Procopio Companies for the sale and redevelopment of approximately 15 acres of the NSMC Union Hospital Campus in Lynn.

Opening this October, the 120-bed Epstein Center for Behavioral Health will expand much-needed access to psychiatric care for North Shore patients and enable NSMC to deliver care more efficiently and compassionately. 

Opening November 3, 2019, at 6 a.m., the new ED at NSMC Salem Hospital will be bigger, brighter and equipped with the most advanced technology to care for patients on the North Shore. “This is a state-of-the-art emergency department,” says Phillip Rice, Jr., M.D., Chair of Emergency Medicine at NSMC. “You’re not going to get better care anywhere else.”

The North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) Surgical Weight Management Program was recognized as a nationally accredited Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), a joint program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). 

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Stroke Gold Plus with Honor Roll Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.

The North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) Salem Hospital Laboratory has been recognized by the College of American Pathologists (CAP) as one of its longest accredited laboratories in the United States. NSMC Salem has met the highest standards of laboratory quality and proficiency testing for over 50 years. 

Please join us in congratulating the 25 NSMC and NSPG nurses who were recently recognized in the Boston Globe’s Salute to Nurses, a special section honoring nurses from across Massachusetts.

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) recently celebrated the addition of its new, state-of-the-art MRI suite at a ribbon-cutting event at NSMC Salem Hospital. 

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) recently honored the Brudnick family with a formal dedication of the Brudnick Breast Health Center at NSMC Salem Hospital. Jeffrey and Susan Brudnick, of Swampscott, are long-time supporters of the Medical Center and their gift of $500,000 will ensure that North Shore patients have access to state-of-the-art care close to home. 

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) and North Shore Physicians Group (NSPG) doctors were recently recognized by Castle Connolly for earning several Top Doctor 2019 honors in Northshore Magazine. NSMC and NSPG physicians are recognized every year for their clinical excellence and medical and professional experience. 

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) recently hosted Nile L. Albright, M.D., trustee for the Norman H. Read Charitable Trust to view NSMC’s new Robotic Surgery suite, made possible in part by a $300,000 donation by the Read Trust. 

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) honored Donna Barrett, R.N., B.S.N., and Roxanne Worob with the 2019 Robert G. Norton Leadership Award. NSMC President, David Roberts, M.D., presented the awards in January. 

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) honored Joseph P. Karpicz, M.D., M.P.H., and Howard M. Waldman, M.D., Ph.D., with the 2018 NSMC Department of Medicine Excellence in Medicine Award. NSMC Hospitalist Joseph Miaskiewicz, M.D., and NSMC President David J. Roberts, M.D, presented the awards at the 12^th annual NSMC Department of Medicine Excellence in Medicine Awards annual dinner meeting and lecture in November. 

North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) honored exceptional physicians Mark R. Anderson, M.D., and Wilfred R. Lewis, M.D., with the Physician of Excellence Award; Suzanne Nevins, R.N., with the Dr. E. Augustus Holyoke Memorial Award; and Mona Hinrichsen, M.D., and Adolfo M. Pena Salazar, M.D., with the Outstanding New Physician Award, during a ceremony held at Salem Country Club last month.

Our new surgical robot has had a busy social calendar in the last few weeks, being featured at events for employees and donors alike.

Brian Sanders, M.D., joined MassGeneral for Children at North Shore Medical Center (NSMC) as Chair of Pediatrics last summer, bringing a wealth of experience to lead NSMC’s Pediatric Emergency Department, newborn care in the Birthplace and Special Care Nursery, as well as a range of pediatric outpatient services.