Dr. Uma Kolli establishes new family medicine practice
August 2, 2016Dr. Kolli welcomes former patients and new patients to her new practice
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Award recognizes Saint Anne’s Hospital with “Get With The Guidelines-Stroke” Gold Quality Achievement Award
June 28, 2016Award recognizes Saint Anne's Hospital's commitment and success in ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines
Saint Anne’s Hospital Endoscopy Center of Excellence recognized by leading gastrointestinal medical society for quality and safety
April 5, 2016The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has recognized Saint Anne’s Hospital as part of its Endoscopy Unit Recognition Program, dedicated to promoting quality in endoscopy care.
Saint Anne's Hospital Multicultural Health Committee offers scholarships to students pursuing health care and/or National Medical Interpreter certification.
March 9, 2016Awards will include three $1,000 health care scholarships to bilingual/bicultural students, plus two $500 awards for those pursuing medical interpreter certification. Saint Anne’s Hospital's Multicultural Health Committee has announced that it is offering three $1,000 scholarships to local students pursuing a health care career in the 2016-2017 academic year.
Saint Anne’s Hospital Medical Staff announces $3,000 scholarships for health care students
March 9, 2016Annual scholarship awards to honor longtime physicians associated with Saint Anne’s Hospital. The Saint Anne’s Hospital Medical Staff invites applications for the following two $3,000 scholarships for students pursuing education in health care in the 2016-17 academic year.
Saint Anne’s Hospital receives the 2016 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care
February 23, 2016Saint Anne’s Hospital has received the 2016 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care. This evidence-based designation is the only cancer care award that identifies the country’s best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that considers female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, and what women say they want from a hospital.
Saint Anne’s Hospital earns recognition as a “Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement” from Blue Cross Blue Shield
February 18, 2016Saint Anne’s Hospital has announced that it has earned designation as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement® from Blue Cross Blue Shield. The national Blue Distinction Center® program helps patients identify hospitals that have demonstrated a commitment to providing quality care and better outcomes for specialized care. Blue Distinction Centers+ also have met cost measures that address consumers’ need for affordable healthcare.
Cancer care program at Saint Anne’s Hospital earns three-year approval with commendation from the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons
February 11, 2016Three-year accreditation with commendation is awarded only to facilities that exceed standard requirements at the time of its triennial survey. To earn voluntary CoC accreditation, a cancer program must meet or exceed 34 CoC quality care standards, be evaluated every three years through a survey process, and maintain levels of excellence in the delivery of comprehensive patient-centered care.
Saint Anne’s Hospital is named to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s annual Hospital Honor Roll
February 10, 2016Harvard Pilgrim Health Care has announced that Saint Anne’s Hospital, in Fall River, is one of 55 hospitals in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, and Connecticut to be named to its annual Hospital Honor Roll. One of 21 Massachusetts hospitals in making the honor roll, Saint Anne’s is the only hospital in the Greater Fall River-Greater New Bedford area to receive the honor.
Saint Anne’s Hospital to begin offering cardiac catheterization
January 15, 2016Saint Anne’s Hospital announced today that it has received approval by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) to begin offering diagnostic cardiac catheterization procedures for certain heart conditions.
Saint Anne’s Hospital physician and nurse named for outstanding emergency care
December 10, 2015Stephanie Perry, RN, CARN, and Bruce Smith, MD, of Saint Anne’s Hospital Emergency Department, were recognized as outstanding providers of emergency medical care by the Greater Fall River/New Bedford Emergency Medical Services Coordinating Committee at its recent annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) education conference at White's of Westport.
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November 13, 2015Are you gearing up for winter sports, such as skiing, snowboarding, hockey, or running so that you can avoid injury?
Saint Anne’s Hospital cardiac and respiratory care recognized for clinical excellence and patient safety
October 30, 2015Saint Anne’s Hospital has announced that it has been recently recognized for clinical excellence for three critical care conditions, including cardiac care, by Healthgrades, and has earned its second consecutive designation as a “Straight A’s” hospital for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group.
“Caring for the Survivors from the Boston Marathon Bombings: Long-term Implications”: A dinner lecture by Jeffrey Kalish, MD
September 9, 2015The Centers for Wound Healing at Saint Anne’s Hospital and Morton Hospital invite area health care providers to “Caring for the Survivors from the Boston Marathon Bombings: Long-term Implications,” a dinner lecture presented by Jeffrey Kalish, M.D., assistant professor of surgery and radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, and director of endovascular surgery, Boston Medical Center.
Saint Anne's Hospital's Patient and Family Advisory Council invites patients and families to become a voice in patient care experience
July 15, 2015If you or a member of your family has ideas to improve the health care experience at Saint Anne’s Hospital, you’re invited to become a member of the hospital’s Patient and Family Advisory Council.
Saint Anne’s Hospital’s Multicultural Health Committee announces healthcare scholarship winners
July 1, 2015Four area students pursuing higher education in a health care career have been named winners of this year’s Saint Anne’s Hospital Multicultural Health Committee scholarships.
Saint Anne’s Hospital provides $3.5 million in community benefits to Greater Fall River community in 2014
June 23, 2015Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, part of Steward Health Care, provided an estimated $3.5 million in community benefits in fiscal year 2014, as published June 2 by the Office of Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.
Saint Anne’s Hospital launches fourth annual weekly Farmers Market
June 15, 2015For the fourth year as part of its community wellness initiative, Saint Anne’s Hospital is partnering with Silverbrook Farm, of Dartmouth, in offering a weekly farmers market on the hospital grounds.
Health care providers invited to attend “Harnessing Hispanic Health: Strategies for Working with Latinos”
May 8, 2015Saint Anne’s Hospital and Steward Health Care invite health care professionals to learn about issues that impact caring for the Hispanic community at “Harnessing Hispanic Health: Strategies for Working with Latinos,” with guest speaker Orlando González, EdD, MBA, MS, EMT-P, CHI, of AccuLingua Communications and Consulting Services of Greenville, SC.
Saint Anne’s Hospital’s Center for Orthopedic Excellence earns national certification for knee and hip replacement from The Joint Commission
May 1, 2015Saint Anne’s Hospital’s Center for Orthopedic Excellence has announced that it has earned national Gold Seal of Approval® certification by The Joint Commission for its knee and hip replacement program.