Steward Health Care’s Nashoba Valley Medical Center Earns Highest “A” Rating on the Fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
November 16, 2022Nashoba Valley One of Six Steward Hospitals in Massachusetts Recognized for Patient Safety Excellence by Top Hospital Safety Watchdog Ayer, Massachusetts - Nashoba Valley Medical Center earned an "A" rating for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety from the Leapfrog Group’s the Fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. The designation recognizes Nashoba Valley’s steadfast com...
Employing Data, Steward Health Care Partners with Blue Cross to Eliminate Inequities in Care
August 19, 2022BOSTON, MA – News Service of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts published a new article today highlighting how Steward Health Care Network is partnering with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to improve care for all patients and tackle health inequities through the use of data. Read the full article HERE. Key excerpts below: Dr. Joseph Weinstein, a cardiologist who is Steward Health Car...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
May 16, 2022AYER, MA – Nashoba Valley Medical Center earned an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction recognizes Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s achievements in protecting patients from preventable harm and error in the hospital. Nashoba Valley Medical Center also earned an “A” in fall 2021. The most recent achievement is the second consecutive “A” Nashoba Valley Medical...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center Congratulates Our Boston Magazine’s Top Doctors 2022
January 31, 2022Nashoba Valley Medical Center congratulates the members of our medical staff who earned a place on Boston Magazine’s “Top Doctors 2022”. Each year, Boston Magazine partners with health care researcher Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. to create a list of the best doctors in greater Boston, including hundreds of experts in fields such as dermatology, cardiology, orthopedics, pediatrics and more. Nashoba...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center Nationally Recognized with an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
November 8, 2021Ayer, MA – Nashoba Valley Medical Center earned an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for fall 2021. This national distinction recognizes the hospital’s achievements in protecting patients from harm and error in the hospital. “The Nashoba Valley Medical Center team is the best health care destination in the region. Patient safety and experience are a top focus for all our staff and it clearly sho...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center Earns Healthgrades 5-Star Rating for Treatment of Hip Fracture and Pneumonia
October 25, 2021Nashoba Valley Medical Center Excels in Treatment of Hip Fracture and Pneumonia Outcomes Ayer, MA – Nashoba Valley Medical Center is 5-star rated for Treatment of Hip Fracture and Pneumonia outcomes according to new research released by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Every year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 ...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Steward Medical Group (SMG) Welcome Urologists Ronald G. Ebb, MD and Mitchell Bamberger, MD, MBA, FACS
September 27, 2021Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Steward Medical Group (SMG) recently welcomed local urologists Ronald G. Ebb, MD and Mitchell Bamberger, MD, MBA, FACS to the SMG Nashoba Specialty practice team. Both Dr. Ebb and Dr. Bamberger join the SMG practice from many years of successful private practice in Leominster. With strong local roots, their new office location in Ayer is also convenient to access....
Physician-Led Steward Health Care, Nation’s Largest Accountable Care Organization, Achieves CMS’ 100% Quality Ranking
September 24, 2021Amid COVID-19 Headwinds, Steward Generated Millions in Shared Savings for Medicare CMS Awards Steward Second Largest Medicare Savings Payment in Nation DALLAS--Steward Health Care, through its subsidiary Steward National Care Network, ranked first in membership, tied for first in quality, and earned the second highest shared savings payout out of 513 participants in the Center for Medicare and Med...
Steward Health Care Names Marisela Marrero, M.D., Regional President for South Florida
September 14, 2021In her concurrent role as President of Hialeah Hospital, Dr. Marrero will now oversee Steward’s five newly acquired South Florida hospitals Miami, FL – Steward Health Care today announced Marisela Marrero, M.D., will become Steward’s first Regional President for the South Florida Region. Dr. Marrero will oversee the five hospitals Steward acquired from Tenet Healthcare Corporation last month, in...
Steward Health Care Completes Acquisition of Five South Florida Hospitals Bringing Physician-Led Care To More Communities In The Region - En Español A Continuación
August 2, 2021Innovator in coordinated, compassionate care, Steward is ready to tackle COVID-19 surge and bring high-quality healthcare to the many diverse communities in South Florida DALLAS, TX (August 2, 2021) – Today, Steward Health Care System, LLC (Steward) successfully completed the acquisition of five hospitals in South Florida from Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) including North Shore Medical ...
Steward Health Care Appoints Sr. Vimala Vadakumpadan to Board of Directors
July 12, 2021DALLAS, TX -- Steward Health Care today announced the appointment of Sr. Vimala Vadakumpadan to its Board of Directors. A member of the Dominican Sisters of the Presentation, she has served as Chairperson of the Board of Steward’s Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts since 2005. A native of Kerala, India, Sr. Vimala received a Bachelor of Arts in Management from Bhopal School of Sci...
Steward Health Care To Acquire Five Hospitals In The Miami-Dade/Southern Broward Area From Tenet Healthcare
June 16, 2021Acquisition of Tenet hospitals and hospital-affiliated operations will bring greater access to high-quality care in South Florida DALLAS, TX (June 16, 2021) – Today, Steward Health Care System, LLC (Steward) and Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement regarding the acquisition by Steward of Tenet’s five hospitals and related hospital operat...
Steward Health Care Vaccinates 100,000 Americans – And Counting – Against Covid-19
May 20, 2021Physician-owned network’s 40,000 health care professionals unite to fight pandemic Dallas (May 20, 2021) – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest physician-owned and -led health care network, has fully vaccinated 100,000 Americans in the fight against COVID-19 – and continues to vaccinate patients at an average rate of 845 people per day across the country. Steward Health Care employs more than...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center Achieves Healthgrades 2021 Patient Safety Excellence Award
May 3, 2021Nashoba Valley Medical Center in the top 10% in the Nation for Patient Safety Nashoba Valley Medical Center announced today that it has been recognized as a Healthgrades 2021 Patient Safety Excellence Award recipient. This distinction places Nashoba Valley Medical Center among the top 10% of all short-term acute care hospitals reporting patient safety data as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading...
Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s New Cardiac Imaging System Enhances Coronary Artery Disease Detection
April 26, 2021New system enhances accuracy of nuclear testing results, improves patient comfort, and reduces imaging time Ayer, MA – Nashoba Valley Medical Center today introduced new, state-of-the-art nuclear cardiac imaging technology designed to enhance cardiac disease detection and improve each patient’s experience. The new cardiac imaging scanner, the D-SPECT® Vista scanner, a Cadmium Zinc Telluride (CZT) ...
Southwest General Hospital To Become Texas Vista Medical Center
March 29, 2021Hospital launches new Healthy Horizons community program as part of its new leadership commitment to reduce healthcare disparities for San Antonio’s southside families. SAN ANTONIO – After 40 years of service, Southwest General Hospital is recommitting itself to the health of generations to come with a new vision, a new name, and a new program that seeks to take a leadership role in reducing healt...
Steward Health Care Set to Build New Hospital in St. George, Utah
March 24, 2021Nation’s Largest Private & Physician-Led Health Care Network to Build New Facility, With Plans to Open Doors in October 2023 Hospital Will Serve Southern Utah, Offering New Care Options to One of the Fastest-Growing Patient Populations in the Southwest U.S. UTAH – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest private, physician-owned health care network, today announced it has finalized a deal to ...
STEWARD HEALTH CARE APPOINTS DR. SANJAY SHETTY TO NEWLY CREATED ROLE OF PRESIDENT, STEWARD NORTH AMERICA
March 16, 2021Founder Dr. Ralph de la Torre becomes Chairman and CEO, Steward North America, and Executive Chairman, Steward International, overseeing strategic business directives and global growth as Shetty assumes day-to-day leadership across Steward’s North America operations. DALLAS (MARCH 16, 2021) – Steward Health Care, the nation’s largest private, physician-owned health care network, today announced Dr...
Acute Care Hospital Phase 3 Reopen Attestation
November 24, 2020In accordance with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Steward Health Care has filed an Acute Care Hospital Phase 1 Reopen Attestation.
Steward Health Care Encourages Communities to Help Protect Against Seasonal Influenza by Getting a Flu Shot
October 1, 2020During the continued COVID-19 pandemic, protecting yourself and your loved ones from the seasonal flu will be more important than ever. With the health and safety of our communities as our top priority, Steward Health Care is encouraging all residents who are eligible to receive a flu vaccination this fall. “Given the uncertainty of COVID-19 this fall, we want to encourage our communities to take ...