Tufts Medical Center has received Magnet® recognition from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the highest national honor bestowed upon healthcare organizations for excellence in nursing.
Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine announced today that Jason Hall, MD, a colon and rectal surgeon and an internationally renowned expert in diverticular disease, has been named Surgeon-in-Chief and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Tufts Medical Center, and Professor of Surgery and Benjamin Andrews Chair of Surgery at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Dr. Jack Erban passed away on September 2, 2020 at the age of 65 after a yearlong battle with brain cancer. An internationally recognized oncologist, his memory lives on in the countless lives he touched and the science he helped advance.
Rachel J. Buchsbaum, MD, Director of the Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center and Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, is pleased to announce that Dominique Michaud, ScD, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Jennifer M. Bjercke Scholar Award for Breast Cancer Research.
The New England Free Jacks is the region’s first professional rugby team and Tufts Medical Center is proud to be its partner, keeping the players healthy and in the game.
Tufts Medical Center has been recognized as High Performing in Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report, in its 2021 Best Hospitals for Maternity rating.
Helen Boucher, chief of the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center, professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, and a director of the Stuart B. Levy Center for Integrated Management of Antimicrobial Resistance (Levy CIMAR), has been named to a new, joint position as interim dean for Tufts University School of Medicine and chief academic officer for Wellforce.
Tufts Medical Center was recognized with an ‘A’ Rating in the Spring 2021 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for meeting the highest patient safety standards.
Internationally esteemed clinician and health equity researcher, Karen Freund, MD, MPH has been named Physician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center, effective February 1. She will also assume the role of Chair of the Department of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, both effective February 1.