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This year, I have the honor of serving a one-year term as Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, an organization that works to advance the collective goals of 71 hospitals across the state.

At Lowell General Hospital, we are fully committed to the fight against heart disease.

Great care starts with a primary care physician you can trust.

With sick kids in close quarters at school and icy conditions priming them for injury, concerned parents can have confidence that great pediatric care is close to home, especially in an emergency.

If prevention is the best medicine for good health, then early detection is a close second. Modern medicine allows us to catch many cancers and other health conditions in their earliest and most treatable stages through routine screening.

When your child’s runny nose and cough take a turn for the worse, it can be difficult to know whether it’s just a bad cold or something more serious.

In Cambodia, many services Americans take for granted – like emergency medical care – are reserved only for those who can afford it.

When a person is coping with a chronic illness or recent surgery, sometimes the doctor visits are the easiest part.

The Women’s Wellness Center located at the Lowell General Hospital main campus offers a variety of services to help women in the prevention and treatment of cancer.

Billerica Memorial High School junior Taylor Gibson works tirelessly to be the best student-athlete she can be for her team.

Anne-Marie Wagner has always been careful about her health and kept up with her screenings, especially her annual mammograms.

Today, Evan Maloney is a tall and slender 21-year-old man, weighing in at a healthy 192 pounds. He exercises regularly and enjoys grilled chicken with lemon and chicken salad as two of his favorite meals.

Diabetes has been part of Danny Rourke’s life since he was 12 years old.

As a Type 1 diabetic for more than 30 years, Clare Gunther is very familiar with the daily routine of monitoring her blood sugar levels.

Growing up, Curtis Challenger got used to being “big-boned” and the “cute chubby kid.”

At 5-foot-8 and 295 pounds, Scott Strainge knew his weight was a contributing factor to his health issues. He was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes eight years ago, which eventually progressed to a point where he needed seven different medications a day to keep his blood sugar and blood pressure under control.

For Christopher (Chris) Cline, being sidelined with back and leg pain just wasn’t an option that fit his busy lifestyle. A father of 16-year-old twins and a 9-year-old, Chris enjoys coaching his kids’ soccer, softball and baseball teams. To him, it’s precious time with them that is non-negotiable.

When Libby Rapaglia slipped on the ice on Valentine's Day and hurt her knee, she never considered it could be a life-threatening injury.

It was April 8, 2018, and Dana Corr was looking forward to celebrating his 55th birthday that day with his wife and two daughters in their Westford home. He had just returned from a trip visiting colleges in Rhode Island the day before with his daughter. Unfortunately, all celebrations were put on hold that day as his heart seemed to have other plans.

The American Heart Association (AHA) recognized the Main campus with its Get With The Guidelines^®-Stroke Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award, which recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines based on the latest scientific evidence.