STEWARD HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST REACH SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE, ALLOWING FOR STEWARD-OPERATED HOSPITALS TO BE TRANSITIONED TO NEW OWNERSHIP
August 30, 2024The agreement, together with previously announced transition of six Massachusetts hospitals to new operators, establishes a path for keeping vast majority of hospitals open across Steward's footprint, ensuring continuity of patient care and retention of its dedicated workforce in the communities it serves Under agreement, MPT to fund and take over existing operations, and following sale of hospita...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Attains 1,000th Transcatheter Heart Valve Replacement Procedure
August 8, 2024Milestone hailed a “crowning achievement” of cardiovascular patient care
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Receives Multiple Recognitions for Stroke Care
July 22, 2024Hospital recertified by The Joint Commission as a Primary Stroke Center and also recognized by the American Heart Association
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center to Offer Cardiology Health Fair
July 10, 2024Free event on July 27 to focus on Heart Health and Stress Reduction
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Chief of Thoracic Surgery Raises Awareness about Esophageal Cancer
April 25, 2024This year, the American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 22, 370 new cases of esophageal cancer will be diagnosed in the United States, and more than 16,100 deaths attributed to this disease. April is Esophageal Cancer Awareness Month. To learn more about esophageal cancer, which makes up about 1% of cancers diagnosed in the U.S., we spoke with Virginia Litle, MD, Chief of Thoraci...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Podiatry Resident Scores a Boston Marathon Victory, Even Before Crossing the Finish Line
April 12, 2024Brandon Kelemen, DPM, who sustained a stroke at birth, readies for inspirational run with Tedy’s Team
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Cardiovascular Manager Running with Team Hoyt in the 128th Boston Marathon
April 12, 2024Nicole Comeau plans to savor her journey over the 26.2-mile course, forever
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Neurologist Highlighted for Rare Disease Work Treating Myasthenia Gravis
April 2, 2024Dr. Michael Slama provides insight into the specialized care for this condition
Putting a Spotlight on Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month
January 24, 2024Michael Hamrock, MD, a former firefighter, discusses the health risks of this occupation In his dedicated service to the Boston Fire Department, first as a firefighter, and later as the department’s Medical Director, Dr. Michael Hamrock has lost too many good friends and colleagues from occupationally related cancer. It is from these experiences, along with being the primary care physician for ma...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Welcomes Mark Tallman, MD, to Advanced Heart Failure Care Team
January 11, 2024Dr. Tallman brings deep experience in treating patients with severe heart failure BRIGHTON – St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center is expanding its Advanced Heart Failure Program with the addition of experienced heart failure specialist Dr. Mark Tallman. Dr. Tallman joins Richard D. Patten, MD, FACC, Chief of the Heart Failure division, in the care of patients needing heart failure treatment. “Dr. Tallma...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Earns “A” Hospital Safety Grade from The Leapfrog Group
November 7, 2023BRIGHTON – St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has been awarded an “A” rating Hospital Safety Grade by The Leapfrog Group, a national non-profit upholding the standard of excellence in patient safety. The top grade recognizes the medical center’s ongoing dedication to upholding the highest national standards in patient safety. “This recognition by Leapfrog reaffirms the commitment our staff, ...
Steward Health Care joins a Partnership with the Defense Department
October 17, 2023For Military Spouse Employment Partner Consideration Steward Health Care joins a partnership with the Defense Department On Oct. 18, 2023, Steward Health Care will join the Defense Department Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program and Military Spouse Employment Partnership for an induction ceremony and annual event in Alexandria, Virginia. Steward Health Care joins more than 70 new part...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center is Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care
August 30, 2023St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading ca...
St. Elizabeth’s Highlights Stroke Awareness in Collaborative Boston Event
July 18, 2023Hospital partners with Boston agencies for outreach on stroke risk and prevention measures BRIGHTON - In an effort to increase stroke awareness and the signs and symptoms of stroke as well as the need to obtain emergency care as fast as possible for someone experiencing a stroke, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center was among a number of Boston institutions that banded together for an event in Dorcheste...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Names Virginia R. Litle, MD, Chief of Thoracic Surgery
July 10, 2023Dr. Litle brings expertise in benign and malignant esophageal diseases, ablative therapies of esophageal and airway pathology BRIGHTON – St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has named Virginia R. Litle, MD, as Chief of Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Litle brings expertise in providing minimally invasive approaches to benign and malignant diseases of the esophagus including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD),...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Earns Blue Distinction® Center Designation for Quality in Knee and Hip Replacement Surgeries
May 22, 2023Brighton, MA – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has selected St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement, part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated health care facilities that show a commitment to delivering high-quality patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective mea...
St. Elizabeth’s Team Completes Mission to Ukraine to Deliver Cardiology Equipment
May 16, 2023A team from St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center’s Cardiology Division overcame complex travel logistics and some tense moments on a mission to provide life-saving equipment to a hospital in Ukraine in April. Jon Gardner, executive director of cardiovascular services, braved potentially dangerous conditions to deliver an electrophysiology recording and ablation system to Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital ...
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Earns Highest “A” Rating on the Spring 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
May 8, 2023St. Elizabeth's is one of three Steward hospitals in Massachusetts recognized for patient safety excellence by top hospital safety watchdog. St. Elizabeth's Medical Center earned an "A" rating for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety from the Leapfrog Group’s the Spring 2023 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The designation recognizes St. Elizabeth's steadfast commitment to pa...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center's Cancer Program Earns National Accreditation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
May 3, 2023Accreditation signifies comprehensive, high-quality cancer care
Steward Health Care Completes Sale of Its Utah Health Care Sites to Commonspirit Health
May 1, 2023Dallas, TX – Steward Health Care, the country’s largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, today announced that it had completed the sale of its Utah health care sites to CommonSpirit Health, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado. The hospitals and clinics will be managed under Centura Health, the region’s leading health system. This s...