Good Samaritan Medical Center to be Acquired by Boston Medical Center Health Care System
September 3, 2024Steward Health Care (“Steward”), the country’s largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to sell certain Massachusetts-based hospitals. Under the terms of the asset purchase agreements, Lifespan will purchase Morton Hospital and Saint Anne’s Hospital and Lawrence General Hospital will purchase Holy Family Ho...
STEWARD HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL PROPERTIES TRUST REACH SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE, ALLOWING FOR STEWARD-OPERATED HOSPITALS TO BE TRANSITIONED TO NEW OWNERSHIP
August 30, 2024The agreement, together with previously announced transition of six Massachusetts hospitals to new operators, establishes a path for keeping vast majority of hospitals open across Steward's footprint, ensuring continuity of patient care and retention of its dedicated workforce in the communities it serves Under agreement, MPT to fund and take over existing operations, and following sale of hospita...
Good Samaritan Medical Center is nationally recognized for its commitment to providing high-quality stroke care
August 6, 2024The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke GOLD PLUS with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care Good Samaritan Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s 2024 Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke GOLD PLUS quality achievement award for its commit...
Steward Health Care joins a Partnership with the Defense Department
October 17, 2023For Military Spouse Employment Partner Consideration Steward Health Care joins a partnership with the Defense Department On Oct. 18, 2023, Steward Health Care will join the Defense Department Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program and Military Spouse Employment Partnership for an induction ceremony and annual event in Alexandria, Virginia. Steward Health Care joins more than 70 new part...
Good Samaritan Medical Center is Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care
August 30, 2023Good Samaritan Medical Center has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability. Stroke is the No. 5 cause of death and a leading cau...
Steward Health Care Completes Sale of Its Utah Health Care Sites to Commonspirit Health
May 1, 2023Dallas, TX – Steward Health Care, the country’s largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, today announced that it had completed the sale of its Utah health care sites to CommonSpirit Health, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado. The hospitals and clinics will be managed under Centura Health, the region’s leading health system. This s...
Gov. Maura Healey Visits Good Samaritan with a Team of Elected Officials
March 3, 2023Several elected officials, led by Governor Maura Healey, visited Good Samaritan Medical Center on March 2 as part of a citywide tour in response to the recent fire at Brockton Hospital. “We were so honored by yesterday’s visit and proud to introduce many of our staff to this distinguished group, led by Governor Healey,” said Matthew Hesketh, president of Good Samaritan Medical Center. “The support...
Good Samaritan Medical Center and Nursing Staff Progressing on Negotiations
March 2, 2023BROCKTON, MA – This week, Steward Health Care’s Good Samaritan Medical Center (GSMC) and its nursing staff, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), mutually agreed to extend their contract through the end of March as they continue to negotiate the terms of a new labor agreement. GSMC President Matthew Hesketh expressed optimism that an extended agreement would be reached shortly...
Centura Health To Acquire Utah Care Sites From Steward Health Care
February 15, 2023Five Hospitals, Physician Group of Utah and Joint Ventures Will Become Part of Multi-State, Not-For-Profit Health System (CENTENNIAL, COLO. and SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH) – Centura Health and Steward Health Care announced today that they have signed an asset purchase agreement (APA) for Centura to acquire Steward’s ownership interest in its Utah health care sites, which include five hospital...
Dr. Marisela Marrero Becomes Steward Health Care’s First Leader of DEI and Health Care Equity
February 2, 2023Steward Appoints Paul Smith as President of St. Elizabeth's Medical Center DALLAS, TX – Steward Health Care today announced the appointment of Marisela Marrero, M.D., as Senior Vice President (SVP) for Health Care Equity and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) for its national health system. In this position, Dr. Marrero will report directly to Steward Chairman and CEO Dr. Ralph de la...
Steward Health Care’s Good Samaritan Medical Center Earns Highest “A” Rating on the Fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
November 16, 2022Good Samaritan One of Six Steward Hospitals in Massachusetts Recognized for Patient Safety Excellence by Top Hospital Safety Watchdog Good Samaritan 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 Good Samaritan’s steadfast commitment to patient saf...
Steward Medical Group and Good Samaritan Medical Center Welcome Akash Patel, MD, to New Family Medicine Practice
October 31, 2022Prominent South Shore physician to open Steward Novacare Medical in East Bridgewater Steward Medical Group is pleased to welcome Akash Patel, MD, a board-certified Family Medicine physician who has provided care to thousands of patients along the South Shore during the last decade. Dr. Patel, a former partner and physician at Compass Medical, will open Steward Novacare Medical, a family medicine p...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Now Offering Minimally Invasive Treatment Option for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
September 15, 2022Good Samaritan Medical Center offers a new and innovative treatment option for patients struggling with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The new minimally invasive procedure using UltraGuideCTR™ reduces both recovery time and pain. CTS is a painful condition that occurs when the median nerve, which runs the length of the forearm to the hand, is compressed at the wrist. It can cause numbness and tingl...
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...
Good Samaritan Medical Center is Nationally Recognized for its Commitment to Providing High-quality Stroke Care
July 15, 2022The American Heart Association presents Get With The Guidelines - Stroke Silver Plus award for proven dedication to ensuring all stroke patients have access to best practices and life-saving care
Good Samaritan Medical Center Receives the 2022 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Mammogram Imaging Centers
June 29, 2022Good Samaritan Medical Center has been named one of America’s Best Mammogram Imaging Centers by the Women’s Choice Award®, a trusted referral source for the best in healthcare.
Steward Health Care ‘EMS Week’ Awards Ceremony Recognizes Massachusetts First Responders
May 19, 2022BROCKTON - In commemoration of National EMS Week, Steward Health Care Massachusetts hosted an award ceremony to recognize some of Massachusetts’s brave first responders. The awards honored the important contributions of EMS professionals in safeguarding our community’s health, safety, and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the awards event, Matthew Hesketh, President of Good Samaritan Med...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Recognized with ‘A’ Rating for Patient Safety for the Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
May 10, 2022Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Steward family hospital received a second consecutive “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022.
Good Samaritan Medical Center to Host Job Fair on Friday April 29, 2022
April 12, 2022BROCKTON – Good Samaritan Medical Center is hosting an in-person Job Fair on Friday, April 29, 2022. If you are seeking a fast-paced, challenging position in an organization committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all that we do, our organization may be good fit for you. Join our Team! We are hiring Registered Nurses, Imaging Techs, Nursing Assistants, Phlebotomists, Soc...
Steward Medical Group and Good Samaritan Medical Center welcome Irina Kogan, MD, Internal Medicine
February 1, 2022Good Samaritan Medical Center and Steward Medical Group are pleased to announce the appointment of internal medicine physician Dr. Irina Kogan.