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Comprehensive Breast Center Director Comments on New Mammography Guidelines
Dr. Grace Makari-Judson, medical director of the Comprehensive Breast Center at Baystate Medical Center, commented on a new recommendation to change the age at which breast-cancer screenings begin.
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In new study, BMC researcher firms up links between smoking, ALS
Baystate Neurologist Dr. Carmel Armon concluded there was a link between smoking and ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease using evidence-based methods.
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“A caring place”: A Baystate nurse’s bedside perspective
In an interview with the Republican newspaper, Meg Beturne RN reflects on her 41 years in nursing.
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The End of Daylight Savings Time on Nov. 1 Is Good for Some, Not Others
If the change results in less sleep than usual, there could be cardiovascular effects.
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Dr. Kevin Hinchey Recognized for Outstanding Teaching by Tufts University School of Medicine
Dr. Kevin Hinchey, program director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Baystate Medical Center, has been awarded the 2009 Zucker Clinical Teaching Prize for Outstanding Innovation in Clinical Teaching.
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Amid Heated Health Debate, Baystate Makes Quality a Top Priority
BMC has joined a six-year pilot program that rewards hospitals for meeting or exceeding specific benchmarks for high-quality care.
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In the Bond Market and On the Construction Site, Baystate Building Project Moves Forward
Investors snapped up $135 million of Baystate Medical Center bonds in a matter of hours last week. This major piece of funding helps the Hospital of the Future project remain on schedule for expected completion in 2012.
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Safe Kids of Western Mass. Offers Window Safety Tips
Safe Kids of Western Mass. headquartered at Baystate Children’s Hospital is teaming up with trauma surgeons at Baystate Medical Center to stress the importance of window guards on all windows above the first floor, preferably guards equipped with an emergency release device in case of fire.
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BMC Places In Top One Percent of Hospitals Adopting Electronic Medical Records
A survey of more than 5,000 hospitals has placed Baystate Medical Center in the top 1% nationally for adoption of electronic medical records (EMR), recognizing the Springfield teaching hospital's embrace of new technologies in the interest of higher-quality, safer and more efficient care.
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Baystate Medical Center a National Leader in 'Door-To-Balloon' Time
Heart attack patients at BMC receive life-saving balloon angioplasty up to 25 minutes sooner than the national guideline set up by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association and other groups.
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BMC Trauma Center receives top-level recognition
The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has re-verified Baystate Medical Center as a Level 1 Trauma Center, recognizing the hospital's dedication to providing optimal care to injured patients.
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North End Community Gathers to Set Health Priorities and put Baystate Grant Money to Work
Civic organizations, business leaders and citizens from Springfield's North End convened to begin revitalizing the neighborhood's health with help from $2.8 million in grant support from Baystate.
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BMC and Chamberlain Group Receive $150K for Artificial Tissue Project
BMC and the Chamberlain Group receive a $150K grant to develop a surgical training system.
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Deaths of Tim Russert and George Carlin Alert Us to the Risks of Heart Disease
Dr. Marc Schweiger, interim director, Division of Cardiology, Baystate Medical Center, discusses the risks and warning signs of heart disease.
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BMC Named to US News and World Report List of Top US Hospitals
News magazine ranks Baystate Endocrinology and Diabetes among nation's best
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Channel 40 Takes an Inside Look at Award-winning BMC ICU
Get an inside look at the BMC Intensive Care Unit, one of the top ICUs in the US, courtesy of WGGB-TV.
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BMC ICU Wins Fourth Straight Beacon Award for Excellence
Baystate's ICU is the only department in the USA to have won four consecutive awards and the only one in New England to be honored this year.
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State Approves BMC "Hospital of the Future" Plan
The MA Public Health Council unanimously approved the Determination of Need application for Baystate's Master Facilities Plan on Nov. 14.
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BMC Surgeons Perform World's First Incisionless Cyst-gastrostomy
Drs. John Romanelli and Devid Desilets successfully apply cutting-edge Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) to seriously ill patient with infected pancreatic pseudocyst.
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BMC $259 Million Construction Project
Baystate Medical Center has announced plans to pursue an ambitious $259 million construction project to replace some of the hospital's aging facilities and create new patient care areas to address the future needs of patients.
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With Onset of Flu Season, Baystate Health Changes Visitors Policy at All Hospitals
Changes involve all three hospitals, as well as outpatient settings. Effective November 4, no visitors under age 13, no more than two visitors at a time, and visitors should be limited to those essential to patient comfort and wellbeing.
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