Norwood Hospital Celebrates Key 2018 Achievements and Makes Plans for 2019
January 24, 2019Norwood Hospital celebrated a number of key achievements in 2018 and has announced some key investments for the new year.
Norwood Hospital promotes Mammography Screenings with “Treat Yourself Well” event
October 2, 2018Norwood Hospital is recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness this October by hosting “Treat Yourself Well” mammography screening events at the Norwood Hospital main campus and at the Norwood Hospital Cancer Center at Foxboro throughout the month of October.
Subaru Loves to Care Supports Norwood Hospital Cancer Patients
August 17, 2018The cancer patients at Norwood Hospital Cancer Center at Foxboro recently received a donation of blankets and messages of hope from the Subaru Loves to Care Program.
Norwood Hospital Welcomes New Leadership
August 17, 2018Norwood Hospital welcomes Salvatore Perla, who was recently appointed president of Norwood Hospital. Perla comes to Norwood following 5 years leading Nashoba Valley Medical Center (NVMC), a Steward hospital, located in Ayer, Massachusetts.
Norwood Hospital receives Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award
June 25, 2018Norwood Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll.
FALLON’S SALLY SMART, DEREK SMART AND KENNARD POULIN WIN “EMS STEWARDS OF THE COMMUNITY” AWARD
May 24, 2018FALLON’S SALLY SMART, DEREK SMART AND KENNARD POULIN WIN “EMS STEWARDS OF THE COMMUNITY” AWARD Sally and Derek Smart of Wareham, MA and Kennard Poulin of Hudson, NH named among Massachusetts’ exceptional EMS providers at Steward Health Care’s award ceremony. NORWOOD, MA – In celebration of National Emergency Medical Service (EMS) week, Steward Health Care hosted the 2nd annual “EMS S...
Norwood Hospital named recipient of Healthgrades 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award
May 22, 2018Norwood Hospital named recipient of Healthgrades 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award Norwood, MA (May 22, 2018) – Norwood Hospital announced today that it is a recipient of the Healthgrades 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award™, a designation that recognizes superior performance of hospitals that have prevented the occurrence of serious, potentially avoidable complications for patients durin...
Norwood Hospital Hosts Annual Teddy Bear Tea Donations
May 21, 2018Norwood -- May 11, 2018 -- The Haglund Family of Norwood recently hosted their Annual Teddy Bear Tea in memory of their aunt and uncle who used to bring the girls to the Teddy Bear Tea held at the Ritz Carlton in Boston each year. Olivia, 18, and Isabel, 16, together with their parents, collected teddy bears and donated a portion of them to Norwood Hospital's Emergency and Pediatric Department pa...
Mother's Day Weekend at Norwood Hospital
May 16, 2018Norwood, MA – May 16, 2018 -- It was a busy Mother’s Day weekend at Norwood Hospital. Congratulations to our newest local families and thank you for allowing us to care for you in our Small Miracles Maternity Unit! 1stphoto-- Naga and Ramakrishna of Norwood welcomed baby girl, Sri Aanvi 2nd photo -- Wendy and Jose of Norwood welcomed baby boy, David, who will join his big sister Daniell...
Norwood Hospital Recognizes Doctors’ Day
May 15, 2018Norwood Hospital Recognizes Doctors’ Day Norwood, MA – May 15, 2018 – In the spirit of giving and to honor and thank physicians on National Doctors’ Day, Norwood Hospital made donations to several local Substance Abuse Coalitions. Pictured here, Norwood Hospital presents donations to the Canton Alliance Against Substance Abuse and Impact Norwood Coalition to help support the important work their...
Norwood Hospital Adds Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Total Knee Replacement
May 15, 2018Norwood Hospital Adds Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Total Knee Replacement Norwood Hospital to host FREE Information Session NORWOOD MA, May 1, 2018 - Norwood Hospital has expanded is robotic-assisted orthopedic surgery program to include total knee replacement. Surgeons at Norwood Hospital have been performing Robotic-Arm Assisted surgery for partial knee and total hip replacements since 2012, h...
Norwood Hospital Spiritual Care Director to speak at International Conference
May 15, 2018Norwood Hospital Spiritual Care Director to speak at International Conference Norwood, MA – May 3, 2018 –Laura Kolmar, D-Min., Chaplain and Director of Spiritual Care at Norwood Hospital will travel to Newcastle, Australia to speak at the country’s national conference on Spiritual Care in early May 2018. The Spiritual Care Australia conference theme is “Towards New Horizons” and much of the ...
Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at Norwood Hospital
May 15, 2018Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at Norwood Hospital Norwood, MA – May 12, 2018 – Nurses at Norwood Hospital are honored throughout the year with The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award is part of the DAISY Foundation's program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day and has been presented at Norwood Hospital since 2014. Five recipients have been honored over th...
Norwood Hospital Hosts FREE Community Events
February 21, 2018Norwood Hospital Hosts FREE Community Events In March and April, Norwood Hospital will offer the following free community programs, support groups and screenings. All of these health and wellness events are free to participants. Registration is required. Norwood Hospital Weight Loss Information Session Meet our weight-loss surgeon at an information session about weight-loss surgical options. Next...
Norwood Hospital Appoints New Medical Staff President
February 12, 2018Norwood Hospital Appoints New Medical Staff President February 12, 2018 -- John T. Frasca, MD has been elected president of the Norwood Hospital Medical Staff Executive Board for a two-year term. The board serves as the governing body for the hospital’s 525-member medical staff. Dr. Frasca is a board certified general surgeon who has been on the medical staff at Norwood Hospital since 1992. He ear...
Norwood Hospital to Host Career Fair February 8th and 13th
February 5, 2018Norwood Hospital to Host Career Fair February 8th and 13th Norwood, MA – February 5, 2018 – Norwood Hospital will host a Career Fair Open House event on Thursday, February 8th for Healthcare Technicians and another on Tuesday, February 13th for experienced Registered Nurses. Both Career Fairs will run from 11 am – 1 pm and 4 pm – 6 pm. The fair will be held onsite in Norwood Hospital’s Human ...
Norwood Hospital Introduces More Accurate Diagnostic Testing for Prostate Cancer
January 8, 2018Norwood Hospital Introduces More Accurate Diagnostic Testing for Prostate Cancer NORWOOD MA, January 8, 2018 - Norwood Hospital now offers patients improved testing for more accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer. 3D MRI/Ultrasound Fusion biopsy takes images from a pre-exam MRI of the prostate, and fuses them with real-time ultrasound images, creating high-definition 3D color images that enable phy...
31 Norwood Hospital Physicians named to Boston Magazine “Top Doctors” List
December 4, 201731 Norwood Hospital Physicians named to Boston Magazine “Top Doctors” List Norwood, MA – December 4, 2017 –More than two dozen Norwood Hospital physicians have been named Top Doctors in the region by Boston Magazine for 2017. Thirty-one physicians affiliated with Norwood Hospital were selected for the prestigious listing, the most from Norwood Hospital to make the list in one year. Among the phy...
Steward Physicians and Norwood Hospital Join Innovative MassHealth Program to Improve Health Care Outcomes for Members
November 21, 2017Steward Physicians and Norwood Hospital Join Innovative MassHealth Program to Improve Health Care Outcomes for Members As part of new Steward Health Choice health plan for MassHealth patients, local Steward doctors and Norwood Hospital will play key roles in improved, local MassHealth care coordination November 13, 2017 – Through the new Steward Health Choice health plan designed and tailored to b...
Norwood Hospital Celebrates Five Years of the Morrill Memorial Library's First Steps Program
November 21, 2017Norwood Hospital Celebrates Five Years of the Morrill Memorial Library’s First Steps Program Norwood, MA – November 21, 2017 – The Norwood Hospital Small Miracles Maternity Unit is celebrating five years of the Morrill Memorial Library's First Steps reading program. The goal of the program is to encourage new parents to read to newborn children and to encourage them to use their local librar...