
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Launches “Shine on Health Care Heroes” Campaign
April 22, 2020St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Asks Local Businesses, Patients and Residents to Join in Hanging Lights at Home to Brighten Workers’ Spirits

Steward Medical Group Launches Telehealth to Expand Access to Care for Patients Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
April 2, 2020Virtual Visits Designed to Mitigate the Spread of the Disease, Ease Concerns of Going to the Doctor’s Office

Steward Medical Group is offering telehealth video visits in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19)
March 26, 2020Steward Medical Group is offering telehealth video visits in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19). Patents can continue to receive the medical care they need without going to the doctor’s office. All you need is a smartphone, desktop, or laptop equipped with a web camera. Call your doctor’s office today if you need an appointment. Telehealth appointments are available for primary care and inter...

Steward Health Care’s St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Completes Simultaneous First in New England Procedure with New Leadless Pacemaker Technology
March 5, 2020Tiny, battery-powered “world’s smallest pacemaker” aids patients whose hearts beat too slowly

Steward and St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Open New Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Center
February 25, 2020Facility Named in Memory of former Cardiology Chief Bernard D. Kosowsky, MD

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Implants 100th Successful Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
December 11, 2019John “Jack” Wylie, MD, the Director of Electrophysiology for Steward Health Care, and his team performed the 100th implant on December 10, 2019.

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Welcomes Colorectal Surgeon Deborah R. Schnipper, MD
November 5, 2019St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Steward Medical Group recently announced the addition of Colorectal Surgeon Deborah R. Schnipper, MD, to the medical staff.

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Named America’s 50 Best for Cardiac Surgery for a Third Year in a Row
October 24, 2019New report identifies St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center among the top hospitals nationally for excellence in Cardiac Surgery

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Awards $30,000 in Scholarships to Allston-Brighton Residents Pursuing Careers in Health Care
August 22, 2019St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center awarded six $5,000 scholarships, $30,000 in total, to residents of Allston and Brighton who are enrolled in a college or graduate degree program in health care.

Following 18 years with New England Patriots, Joe Van Allen joins Steward Health Care as Vice President for Rehabilitation Services
August 22, 2019Former New England Patriots Director of Rehabilitation Joe Van Allen has announced that he will be joining Steward Health Care where he will oversee the rehabilitation and sports performance programs provided across the Eastern region of the nation’s largest private health care system.

Steward Health Care Acquires Naming Rights to Wellesley Sports Center, Joins as Strength, Conditioning and Physical Therapy Partner
July 10, 2019Boston Sports Institute to Open Summer 2019

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Named America’s 50 Best for Cardiac Surgery and America’s 100 Best for Cardiac Care and Coronary Intervention
June 13, 2019New report identifies St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center among the top hospitals nationally for excellence in Cardiac Care.

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Receives Accreditation from American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
June 6, 2019The Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons, has granted Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation to the cancer program at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.

Michaila Kaufman, President of Boston College EMS, honored with “EMS Stewards of the Community” Awards
May 23, 2019Recognizing those who deliver exceptional care and compassion to patients every day!

Steward Healthy Beginnings Program Now Offers Free Doula Care for Steward Health Choice Members
May 15, 2019Steward Healthy Beginnings Program Now Offers Free Doula Care for Steward Health Choice Members

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Offers Breakthrough Treatment for Patients with a Leaky Heart Valve Who Are Too High-Risk for Surgery
April 8, 2019Cardiac Team Successfully Performs the Hospital’s First MitraClip® Minimally Invasive Procedure for Severe Mitral Regurgitation to Correct Serious Heart Valve Condition BRIGHTON, MA - The multidisciplinary valve team at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center recently began to offer MitraClip® therapy—a minimally invasive treatment option for people with a severe leak in the mitral valve who are too high-r...

Steward Online Booking Makes Access to Primary Care Doctors Easier
March 28, 2019Convenient appointment scheduling is available 24/7 BRIGHTON, MASSACHUSETTS - Doctors’ Day is on Saturday, March 30 and many around the nation will pause to honor the contributions physicians make. While the U.S. is facing a shortage of primary care doctors, Steward Medical Group has introduced online appointment booking to help make the access to primary care as easy as possible for patients. Ste...

Charles S. Day, MD, MBA, of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Provides In-Depth Visual Review of Common Hand and Wrist Problems in New England Journal of Medicine Video
March 13, 2019Video highlights hand and wrist physical exam techniques to help practitioners identify frequently misdiagnosed issues and injuries, and also includes treatment recommendations BRIGHTON, MA – Pediatric, internal medicine, family medicine, and emergency medicine practitioners often do not have the advantage of advanced training on hand and wrist diagnoses. As a result, evaluating hand and wrist in...

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Joins Innovative Effort to Solve America’s Drug Shortage Crisis
January 14, 2019Partnership will increase availability of generic medicines for patients in Greater Boston area and beyond St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center joins Civica Rx; Mission-driven initiative aims to ensure essential generic medicines are affordable and available to all BOSTON, MA – St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a Steward family hospital, will be a part of Civica Rx, a new, innovative effort to ensure ess...

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Steward Medical Group Welcome Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeon Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD, FACS
December 26, 2018World renowned surgical oncologist brings highly specialized care to the St. Elizabeth’s and Steward communities BRIGHTON, MA – St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Steward Medical Group welcome Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgeon Dr. Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD, FACS to its medical staff as Chief of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology and Director of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery. Dr. Conrad brings ...