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Lawrence, Mass. (April 27, 2020) – Home Health Foundation, a Lawrence-based nonprofit organization providing essential home health and hospice care in all the places patients call home, and Lawrence General Hospital, an independent, nonprofit community hospital providing patient-centered, compassionate and high-quality health care, have teamed to bring enhanced palliative care to patients in the Merrimack Valley.

At a time where stress and anxiousness has dramatically increased, “Chalk Angels” are providing a glimpse of hope to healthcare workers and patients at MelroseWakefield Hospital.

Tufts Medical Center is the first hospital in the country to partner with Medically Home as part of the response strategy, moving some patients from inpatient to in-home hospital-level care.

Some Massachusetts hospitals are playing music and cheering as COVID-19 patients who have recovered are discharged.

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a stressful time for healthcare workers everywhere. But at MelroseWakefield Hospital, creative and proactive thinking by experienced and highly skilled staff throughout the organization has led to new levels of innovation to respond to the challenges.

Running out of dinner ideas (much less healthy dinner ideas) while under this stay-at-home order? We’ve got you covered!

Kennedy will be hosting a virtual town hall today featuring Karen Freund, MD, from Tufts Medical Center.

Preparation and innovation has MelroseWakefield Hospital in a unique spot. But the stress is real, and it’s not just on the infrastructure.

Walter Suita’s most recent 5K race wasn’t his fastest, but it was one of his biggest victories. Just months earlier, a crushing 13-foot fall had shattered his hip.

For a look at how one community hospital is faring in the face of COVID-19, WBUR’s All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins spoke with Dr. Steven Sbardella. An emergency physician, he’s chief medical officer at MelroseWakefield Hospital.

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MelroseWakefield Healthcare received an infusion of respirator masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and other medical supplies courtesy of Northeast Metro Tech.

MelroseWakefield Healthcare is grateful for the overwhelming outreach by our community friends, businesses, schools, families and colleagues who have asked how can they help and support our healthcare providers during this time.

Uncertainty at the beginning of an infectious disease outbreak often leads to psychological reactions including stress, insomnia, anger and fear.

As part of our hospital’s ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) preparedness efforts, Lowell General Hospital is taking important steps to keep our patients and staff safe and to reduce the impending burden on our healthcare system.

In collaboration with Chelmsford Emergency Management and the City of Lowell, Lowell General Hospital will set up a tent at its Saints campus this weekend to accommodate additional testing when more tests become available.

Under guidance from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and Lowell Department of Public Health (DPH), Lowell General Hospital is implementing several measures in an effort to protect patients and staff and limit the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

When Justin Williams, 28, walked into his local emergency room in October of 2018, he was shocked to learn that the pain he was experiencing was not from the minor car accident he was in the day before. The physicians suspected cancer.

When it comes to prescribing antibiotics appropriately, accurately and safely in an urgent care setting, Circle Health and its Medical Director of Urgent Care stand above the crowd.