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Eileen Dern, director of community services at MelroseWakefield Healthcare, was named a 2019 ABCD Community Heroes by Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), an anti-poverty, community development and human services organization.

Wellforce, the high quality, integrated Massachusetts health system, has united its member organizations under a new name - Tufts Medicine.

The Predictive Analytics and Comparative Effectiveness (PACE) Center at Tufts Medical Center’s Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, led by Dr. David Kent, has been awarded two research grants by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

For Andrew Colameta, working on the labor and delivery renovation was like coming home. He was born in the same space decades before.

On Thursday, November 7 at the flag poles at the main and Saints campuses, we honored and thanked our employees and physicians who are military veterans and have served in the United States Armed Forces.

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHiME) has announced that Lowell General Hospital has once again earned 2019 CHiME HealthCare’s Most Wired™ recognition as a certified level 8.

Yuan Yao, MD, MBA, a family medicine physician, has joined Tufts Medical Center Community Care’s family medicine practices at the MelroseWakefield Medical Building at 888 Main St., Wakefield, and at 578 Main St., Malden.

International Expert in Antimicrobial Resistance Helen W. Boucher, MD, Named Chief of the Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center

Circle Health has achieved Accreditation through the Urgent Care Association (UCA), which is the highest level of distinction for urgent care centers.

Diane Farraher-Smith, MSN, MBA, RN, former President of Hallmark Health VNA & Hospice System VP of MelroseWakefield Healthcare and former Interim Executive Director of Circle Home, joins the Home Health Foundation (HHF) Executive Management Committee (EMC) as Chief Clinical Integration Officer.

Tufts Medical Center announced today that Rachel J. Buchsbaum, MD, has been named Director of the Cancer Center, effective August 12, 2019. Dr. Buchsbaum, a nationally-recognized physician, researcher, educator and leader in breast cancer therapy, risk assessment and prevention, will steer the cancer programs at Tufts MC.

Lowell General Hospital’s Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program was awarded certification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). AACVPR Program Certification is recognition of our commitment to improving the quality of life of patients by enhancing our standards of care.

Matthew Goguen of Lynnfield and Nicole Lima of Wakefield were recently awarded scholarships following years of dedicated service to the MelroseWakefield Healthcare teen volunteer program, the VolunTeens.

South Shore Health and Wellforce announced today that the organizations are in partnership discussions and the parties have formally indicated their intention to move forward with discussions and developing a tighter relationship. The organizations provided the following statements.

Wellforce, the high quality, integrated Massachusetts health system, has united its member organizations under a new name - Tufts Medicine.

Students Ella Heitmeyer of Littleton and Paola Matos of Bedford, NH, have been named as Lowell General Hospital’s 2019 Medical Staff Scholarship winners.

Grant will fund capital projects to improve patient care.

Joseph A. White, MBA, FACHE, president and CEO, Lowell General Hospital and Circle Health, is the 79th Chair of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association (MHA). He succeeds Mark A. Keroack, MD, MPH, president and CEO, Baystate Health.

Top award recognizes website and brand campaign launch.

Dr. Daniel Carlat has been named chair of the Department of Psychiatry and medical director of inpatient psychiatry at MelroseWakefield Healthcare.