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...
Boston Marathon Tragedy Inspires Steward Physical Therapist to Serve Runners
April 19, 2023Since 2016, Eli Harris, PT, DPT, SCS, has volunteered at the finish line medical tent Ten years ago, Physical Therapist Eli Harris, PT, DPT, SCS, passed on an opportunity to volunteer at the medical tent at the Boston Marathon Finish Line. It was a decision that weighed heavily on him, given the tragic events of the 2013 Boston Marathon. In 2016, a new opportunity presented itself, and every Bosto...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Earns Blue Distinction Center+ Designation for Cardiac Care
March 8, 2023Brighton, MA – Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has received a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Cardiac Care designation by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated providers that have proven to deliver quality care with safe practices that lead to better health outcomes for patients. In t...
Paul Smith Begins Appointment as President of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
March 6, 2023Smith takes over for Marisela Marrero, who now serves as SVP for Health Care Equity across Steward Health Care’s system BOSTON, MA – Paul Smith officially began his appointment today as President of Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center (SEMC) in Boston. He is replacing Dr. Marisela Marrero, who now serves as Senior Vice President for Health Care Equity and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion acro...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Welcomes Expert Orthopedic Trauma Surgeons
March 2, 2023Dr. Malcolm Smith, an internationally renowned orthopedic surgeon, and Dr. Amna Diwan to lead orthopedic trauma care. (BRIGHTON, MA) - St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Steward Medical Group are pleased to welcome internationally recognized orthopedist Malcolm Smith, MB.ChB, MD, FRCS(Glas), FRCS and Amna Diwan, MD, to the Department of Orthopedics at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center to provide Trau...
Centura Health To Acquire Utah Care Sites From Steward Health Care
February 15, 2023Five Hospitals, Physician Group of Utah and Joint Ventures Will Become Part of Multi-State, Not-For-Profit Health System (CENTENNIAL, COLO. and SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH) – Centura Health and Steward Health Care announced today that they have signed an asset purchase agreement (APA) for Centura to acquire Steward’s ownership interest in its Utah health care sites, which include five hospitals, more th...
Steward Cardiac Rehabilitation and Prevention Program Helps Patients Reduce Heart Health Risk
February 6, 2023Dr. Uyen Lam, medical director, provides heart health tips (BRIGHTON, MA) – For more than 70 years, heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States. In observance of Heart Health Month, Dr. Uyen Lam, medical director of the Bernard D. Kosowsky, MD Cardiovascular Rehabilitation and Prevention Center, affiliated with St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, is offering tips on how to...
Dr. Marisela Marrero Becomes Steward Health Care’s First Leader of DEI and Health Care Equity
February 2, 2023Steward Appoints Paul Smith as President of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center DALLAS, TX – Steward Health Care today announced the appointment of Marisela Marrero, M.D., as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Health Care Equity and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for its national health system. In this position, Dr. Marrero will report directly to Steward Chairman and CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre and...
Neurosurgery Team Takes Part in New England Brain Tumor Walk
October 18, 2022Outreach highlights medical conditions and team’s new home at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center BRIGHTON –Members of the St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center’s Department of Neurosurgery were among the scores of walkers who took part in the New England Brain Tumor Walk on Oct. 16 at DCR Mother’s Rest at Carson Beach in Boston. It was the first year the team participated in the walk, which made its return ...
Steward Health Care Names Marisela Marrero, MD, President of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center
September 9, 2022Steward Health Care welcomes Marisela Marrero, MD, as the new President of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Steward’s flagship hospital in Massachusetts. Dr. Marrero returns to New England after serving as Steward’s first Regional President for the South Florida region and led the hospitals’ efforts to respond to COVID-19 cases, as well as to expand high-quality, physician-led health care to the di...
A Novel Partnership at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Aims to Heal the Addicted Brain with Pet Dog Adoptions
September 8, 2022Working with Golden Opportunities for Independence and Power Forward, Inc., Program Offers Hope and Healing Is it possible that man’s best friend could make a significant impact on combatting the opioid crisis by helping prevent drug relapses and overdose deaths? That is an opportunity St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center primary care and addiction medicine physician Michael Hamrock, MD, is exploring wi...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Certified by American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
September 8, 2022St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a Steward Health Care hospital, announced today that its cardiovascular rehabilitation program has earned certification by the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR). This certification is recognition of St. Elizabeth’s commitment to improving the quality of life of patients by enhancing standards of care. “With cardiovascular d...
Employing Data, Steward Health Care Partners with Blue Cross to Eliminate Inequities in Care
August 19, 2022BOSTON, MA – News Service of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts published a new article today highlighting how Steward Health Care Network is partnering with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to improve care for all patients and tackle health inequities through the use of data. Read the full article HERE. Key excerpts below: Dr. Joseph Weinstein, a cardiologist who is Steward Health Car...
ST. ELIZABETH’S AWARDED ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DESIGNATION
August 10, 2022St. Elizabeth’s one of only five hospitals recently recognized Boston, Massachusetts—The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has awarded St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center the Antimicrobial Stewardship Center of Excellence (CoE) designation, a recognition given to hospitals that have created stewardship programs led by infectious diseases-trained physicians and pharmacists that advance scien...
World Lung Cancer Day: Learn the Early Signs of Lung Cancer
August 1, 2022(BRIGHTON) Did you know that lung cancer claims more lives every year than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined? Today is World Lung Cancer Day, and in observation of this event, Steward Health Care is encouraging our patients to learn more about the early signs of lung cancer and share concerns with their physicians. “World Lung Cancer Day is a good opportunity for patients to become more ...
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Receives National Recognition for Commitment To Providing High-Quality Stroke Care
July 22, 2022Boston, Massachusetts – St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center today announced several new awards and achievements in recognition of their high-quality stroke care. The hospital received the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get With The Guidelines® –a quality achievement award for the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the highest quality care according to nationally recognize...