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  • Hysterectomy | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Most patients who have a minimally invasive gynecology procedure can go home from the recovery room several hours after the completion of the hysterectomy. Patients typically require several days of oral narcotics in addition to medications such as ibuprofen. Patients usually remain in the hospital for two days or more and require 4-6 weeks of recovery before returning to work and normal activities. Once blood pressure, pulse, and breathing are stable and the patient is alert, she will be discharged home or taken to her hospital room.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • 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. Most cases of COVID-19 are mild, but some patients, in particular older people and those with underlying chronic medical conditions that may compromise immunity may be at higher risk for more severe outcomes. We have updated our screening protocols so that we may rapidly detect patients with possible COVID-19 infections. We are educating our providers about what to do if they are concerned a patient may have COVID-19. Our multidisciplinary team is meeting daily with experts from NSMC, Partners HealthCare, and local and state experts to ensure that patients receive appropriate care and shall remain safe.
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  • Contacts and Referrals - Surgical Weight Management | Salem Hospital
  • Once we have received your referral, our program manager will call your patient to schedule him or her for one of our monthly information sessions. We also serve as a referral center for patients who have had prior weight loss surgeries and are struggling with weight gain or other post-surgical complications.
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  • Endometrial Ablation | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • The gynecologic surgeons at Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery program employ a variety of endometrial ablation techniques, depending on each individual patient's specific needs. All of these procedures are performed while the patient is anesthetized to ensure that she remains comfortable throughout. If anesthesia was received in the operating room, the patient will be taken to the recovery room for observation. Once blood pressure, pulse and breathing are stable and the patient is alert, she is discharged home. If an ablation was performed in the office, the patient can go home about 30 minutes after the procedure is complete.
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  • Filtered Press Item List | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Supported by a $1 million challenge grant from the Davenport Fund, the program will be the only one of its kind on the North Shore. “Adding robotic surgery to NSMC is an exciting advance for our facility and our patients,” says Marc S. Rubin, M.D., Chair of Surgery at NSMC. Standing Strong: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Helps Diabetic Wound Patient Get Back on His Feet In her 30 years as an oncologist, Karen Krag, M.D., has always empathized with her patients—to help them cope with their diagnoses, make decisions about their treatment and manage the effects of cancer on their physical and emotional health.
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  • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and Treatment - Salem Hospital
  • Patients breathe 100% pure oxygen while inside the hyperbaric chamber. Successful healing requires close coordination between the clinic and a patient’s primary care physician. Not all patients are a good candidates for HBOT. In order to make use of the hyperbaric chambers, a patient has to be able to tolerate roughly three times normal atmospheric pressure. Patients who have lung or cardiac disease, or who have ear problems, might not be eligible.
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  • Interventional Radiology | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Our Interventional Radiology suite was upgraded in 2023 with a new imaging system for a more comfortable patient experience. This advanced equipment allows specific exams to be performed in a more comfortable position for patients, and with technological enhancements, helps our Interventional Radiology team further prioritize patient safety and efficiency. A gastrostomy tube feeding tube is inserted into the stomach if the patient is unable to take food by mouth.
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  • North Shore Orthopedics - Salem Hospital
  • Patients looking for a North Shore orthopedics consultation will find exceptionally skilled orthopedic surgeons at Salem Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham. We are a Boston area hospital that offers a full range of orthopedics procedures to North Shore patients, including cartilage repair, hip and knee surgery, joint reconstruction or replacement, spine surgery, and more. Our convenient locations mean that North Shore patients looking for an alternative to orthopedic surgery in Boston don't have to travel far to get highest quality orthopedics care. Foot and ankle surgery - treatment designed to return the patient to optimal function and stability at work and home, or to peak performance on the playing field. Utilizing special surgical tools that allow for a smaller incision, minimally invasive procedures usually result in reduced pain, less scarring and less damage to tissue and muscle, which enable patients to have a faster recovery and a shorter hospital stay.
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  • Nursing Recognition | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • They demonstrate pride in their profession, consistently strive for excellence and behave in a manner that reflects honesty and integrity and maintains the dignity, confidentiality and respect of all patients. The Donald W. Blodgett Exemplary Service Award recognizes registered nurses and patient care associates from Salem Hospital medical/surgical units who care for patients with multiple clinical and human needs, providing holistic and compassionate care. Recipients exemplify a dedication to their profession, a spirit of generosity, true compassion and empathy for patients and a sense of humor.
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  • Press Item | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Standing Strong: Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Helps Diabetic Wound Patient Get Back on His Feet Richard had been treated appropriately by his podiatrist after his surgery, but his diabetes set him up for a serious limb-threatening infection,” says Dr. Balcom. “We care for a lot of diabetic patients in the Advanced Wound Center who have hard-to-treat wounds, but this was definitely an extreme case.” HBOT is a noninvasive procedure that enables patients to breathe 100 percent oxygen while enclosed in a specially designed chamber at pressures up to three times that exerted by the normal atmosphere. Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy saturates the patient’s circulatory system with oxygen enabling more oxygen-rich blood to reach the tissues.
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  • Specialist Internal Medicine - Salem Hospital
  • An internal medicine specialist provides primary care for adult patients, diagnosing and treating a range of conditions, and offering physical examinations, routine health screenings and other preventative health care measures. A Salem Hospital specialist in internal medicine refers patients as needed to other specialists in other areas of medicine, for example, to a gastroenterologist if a gastroenterology procedure is needed, to a cardiologist for a cardiac exam, to an endocrinologist if they need a diabetes treatment plan, and so on. If a patient requires special diagnostics and treatment, a specialist in internal medicine or family medicine will refer them to Salem Hospital specialists in all areas of medicine, including: Through our membership in Mass General Brigham, our patients have access to some of the world's most talented specialists at other hospitals in the network. Family medicine specialists also provide check ups for younger patients, offer age-appropriate screenings and vaccinations, and treat a range of conditions in children.
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  • Post-Doctoral Fellowships | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Patients are referred by a number of collaborators including families and caregivers, schools, pediatricians, neurologists, therapists, psychiatrists, and state agencies. Emphasis is placed on patient/family-centered care and offering individualized, meaningful results that are readily understood by all stakeholders. The training program follows a scientist-practitioner model with 60% of time engaged in clinical work, including face-to-face patient care and report writing, and 40% of time spent in weekly supervision, seminars, staff meetings, and other educational endeavors attending grand rounds, reviewing relevant research, improving writing skills, etc..
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  • Cardiovascular Conditions | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Our registered dietitians provide nutrition education to help patients prevent and control cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, high cholesterol and elevated triglycerides. Patient education includes a one-on-one consultation to establish an individualized plan for the reduction of cardiovascular risk factors and improvement of diet and lifestyle choices. Continuous communication with members of the patient’s care team.
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  • Collaborative Governance Councils | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Our collaborative governance councils enable our nurses to contribute collectively to quality patient care, nursing practice, and the nursing work environment. Organizations that establish collaborative governance councils are often associated with improved patient outcomes. The Nursing Peer Review Council provides a forum for our nurses to examine their practice within a patient- and family-centered model of care. The Nursing Quality Council develops the annual Patient Care Services Quality and Safety Goals. It endorses and monitors unit-based quality improvement plans, and monitors and analyzes data relative to Patient Care Services quality and safety.
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  • Robotic Surgery | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • Top-ranked surgeons from both Salem Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, and Massachusetts General Hospital. are repeatedly recognized for exemplary outcomes in surgical patient care. Salem Hospital and Mass General work closely together, sharing common quality and safety standards, best practices, a common medical record and a team approach to caring for patients. By bringing together these talents experts in a convenient location, we offer patients on the North Shore the best choice for care.
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  • Professional Development | Salem Hospital | Mass General Brigham
  • To view complete details on the classes offered, Salem Hospital nurses are encouraged to go to the Nursing/Patient Care page on the Intranet and click Professional Development. HealthStream is used for mandatory education, roll-out of hospital initiatives and other courses that teach safe and effective care of patients and their families. Nursing Grand Rounds strengthen relationships in the nursing division through networking and also help nurses appreciate each other and their varied roles throughout patient care at Salem Hospital.
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