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Need a Doctor? New Steward Medical Group Practice Opening in Norwood

February 12, 2019

Primary Care Specialists Louis Silvagnoli, MD, and Juliet Nimako, MD, Accepting New Patients

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Norwood Hospital Celebrates Centennial

January 31, 2019

100 Years of Caring for our Community Lauded by Local Officials

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Norwood Hospital Celebrates Key 2018 Achievements and Makes Plans for 2019

January 24, 2019

Norwood Hospital celebrated a number of key achievements in 2018 and has announced some key investments for the new year.

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Norwood Hospital promotes Mammography Screenings with “Treat Yourself Well” event

October 2, 2018

Norwood 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.

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Subaru Loves to Care Supports Norwood Hospital Cancer Patients

August 17, 2018

The 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.  

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Norwood Hospital Welcomes New Leadership

August 17, 2018

Norwood 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.

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Norwood Hospital receives Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

June 25, 2018

Norwood 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.

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FALLON’S SALLY SMART, DEREK SMART AND KENNARD POULIN WIN “EMS STEWARDS OF THE COMMUNITY” AWARD

May 24, 2018

          FALLON’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 Healt...

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Norwood Hospital named recipient of Healthgrades 2018 Patient Safety Excellence Award

May 22, 2018

  Norwood 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 pati...

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Norwood Hospital Hosts Annual Teddy Bear Tea Donations

May 21, 2018

Norwood --  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 D...

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Mother's Day Weekend at Norwood Hospital

May 16, 2018

Norwood, 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, w...

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Norwood Hospital Recognizes Doctors’ Day

May 15, 2018

Norwood 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 ...

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Norwood Hospital Adds Robotic-Assisted Surgery for Total Knee Replacement

May 15, 2018

Norwood 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 20...

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Norwood Hospital Spiritual Care Director to speak at International Conference

May 15, 2018

Norwood 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” a...

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Extraordinary Nurses Recognized at Norwood Hospital

May 15, 2018

Extraordinary 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 honor...

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Norwood Hospital Hosts FREE Community Events

February 21, 2018

Norwood 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...

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Norwood Hospital Appoints New Medical Staff President

February 12, 2018

Norwood 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...

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Norwood Hospital to Host Career Fair February 8th and 13th

February 5, 2018

Norwood 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 ...

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Norwood Hospital Introduces More Accurate Diagnostic Testing for Prostate Cancer

January 8, 2018

Norwood 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...

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31 Norwood Hospital Physicians named to Boston Magazine “Top Doctors” List

December 4, 2017

31 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...