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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Earns 2015 Leapfrog Top Hospital Award

December 10, 2015

For the first time, The Leapfrog Group has named St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center to its annual list of Top Hospitals. This coveted and respected recognition showcases St. Elizabeth’s commitment to Leapfrog’s vision of providing the safest, highest quality health care for consumers and purchasers alike.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Selected to Join the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s National Care Center Network

December 3, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center today announced that the medical institution has been selected as a member of the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation’s (PFF) Care Center Network. As part of the PFF Care Center Network, St. Elizabeth’s will have access to a wealth of resources for both patients and caregivers and will collaborate with 39 other sites making up the Network across the country to advance the care of people living with pulmonary fibrosis (PF).

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Ranked Among Top 100 Hospitals in the Nation for Medical Excellence for Coronary Bypass Surgery, Cardiac Care and Major Cardiac Surgery

November 18, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, has earned several prestigious cardiac care recognitions from CareChex® – a division of Comparion® including Top 100 Hospitals in the Nation for Medical Excellence for Coronary Bypass Surgery, Cardiac Care and Major Cardiac Surgery for 2016.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Recognized as Healthgrades America’s 100 Best Hospitals in the Nation for Cardiac Care for Fourth Straight Year

November 5, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center today announced that it has been recognized by Healthgrades as one of America’s 100 Best™ hospitals for Cardiac care, the fourth straight year the institution has received this distinction.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center first in New England to successfully use new balloon catheter to treat patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease

October 20, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, part of Steward Health Care and a teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, this week became the first hospital in New England to use the Lutonix 035 Drug Coated Balloon PTA Catheter, a new device to treat patients with peripheral artery disease.

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Steward Appoints Roger D. Mitty, MD as Interim President of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

October 9, 2015

Today, Steward Health Care System LLC (Steward) announced the appointment of Roger D. Mitty, MD, as interim president of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton. Mitty has been a part of St. Elizabeth’s medical staff for more than twenty years. Most recently, he served as the Chief of Gastroenterology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Vice President of the Medical Business unit of Steward Medical Group and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.

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Joseph Carrozza, MD, Honored by Peers as One of the Region’s Top Doctors with Castle Connolly Ltd.

August 17, 2015

Dr. Joseph Carrozza, Chief of Cardiology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center and Vice President of the Steward Health Care Cardiovascular Network, has been named a Regional Top Doctor with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. He is a pioneer of robotic-assisted heart stent surgery with St. Elizabeth’s being the first hospital in New England to offer breakthrough CorPath® Angioplasty, a robotic-assisted angioplasty system.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Ranked Among Top Five Best Hospitals in Metro Boston

July 30, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine and member of Steward Health Care, has been recognized as one of the top five hospitals for 2015-16 in the Boston Metro Area and ranked “high performing” in the areas of heart bypass surgery, heart failure and knee replacement by U.S. News & World Report.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Honored with Bronze Quality Achievement Award for Heart Failure Care by the American Heart Association

July 29, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, has received the Get With The Guidelines®–Heart Failure Bronze Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality improvement measures outlined by the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation’s secondary prevention guidelines for the treatment of patients with heart failure.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Awarded $117,000 in Mass. Grant Funding for Successful Patient Programs

July 28, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center is pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services awarded more than $117,000 in grant funding to support successful patient programs at St. Elizabeth’s. The Infrastructure and Capacity Building (ICB) grants are designed to enhance the ability of hospitals and community health centers to provide health care services to low-income patients.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Community Benefits Programs Aid Region

June 29, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, and member of Steward Health Care, invested more than $13.2 million back into the region in 2014 through its Community Benefits Program including approximately $5.8 million in charity care.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Receives American Heart Association/American Stroke Association “Gold Plus” Quality Award for Stroke Care

June 24, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching school of Tufts University School of Medicine and a member of Steward Health Care, has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite. The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment and success ensuring that stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Named Among Nation’s High Performing Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report

June 8, 2015

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, has been rated “high performing”, the highest designation which can be earned, in procedures, including heart bypass surgery and knee replacement, along with treating heart failure in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals for Common Care ratings. The ratings evaluate more than 4,500 hospitals nationwide on common inpatient procedures and conditions.

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St. Elizabeth's Medical Center Achieves Healthgrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence Ranking it Among Top 5% of Hospitals in Nation

February 18, 2015

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center today announced that it has received the 2015 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence™ according to Healthgrades, the leading online resource for comprehensive information about physicians and hospitals. The distinction places St. Elizabeth's Medical Center in the top five percent of the more than 4,500 hospitals evaluated nationwide based solely on its outstanding clinical performance.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Earns Accreditation for Echocardiography

December 12, 2014

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, has earned a three-year accreditation in Echocardiography, a procedure that can assist in the early detection of life-threatening heart disorders and other cardiovascular diseases. The accreditation was awarded following a stringent review by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Ranked Among “America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Care 2015” by Healthgrades

November 19, 2014

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, earned multiple “top-in-nation”, including several 5-star rankings in cardiac care from Healthgrades, the leading online resource that helps consumers search, compare and connect with physicians and hospitals.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center’s Center for Weight Control Earns Optum™ Center of Excellence Designation

November 10, 2014

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine, recently was designated an Optum™ Center of Excellence. The Optum Centers of Excellence network is comprised of medical programs that have met or exceeded clinical and program criteria in areas of complex medical care.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Awarded “A” Safety Grade by Independent Industry Watchdog

November 5, 2014

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine and member of Steward Health Care, was awarded an “A” grade in the Fall 2014 update to the Hospital Safety Score, which rates how well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and infections.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Honored with American College of Radiology Breast Imaging Center of Excellence

September 29, 2014

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine recently earned the prestigious American College of Radiology (ACR) Breast Imaging Center of Excellence. In addition, St. Elizabeth’s welcomes Dr. Janice “Jan” G. Rothschild, MD, FACS to our breast surgery program highlighting St. Elizabeth’s ongoing commitment to addressing and treating breast cancer in the communities we serve.

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St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Celebrates 100th Anniversary in Brighton

September 24, 2014

St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, a teaching hospital of Tufts University and a member of Steward Health Care, celebrates its 100th anniversary in Brighton this month. A Mass with Cardinal Seán O’Malley highlighted the observance on Monday, September 22, 2014 and many members of the community including local legislators, business leaders and St. Elizabeth’s health care partners participated.