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Recognizing those who deliver exceptional care and compassion to patients every day Pictured above (L-R): Ken Lawson, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Good Samaritan Medical Center; Jason Akstin FF/EMT-P; Jeffrey Germaine FF/EMT-P; Marisela Marrero, MD, President, Good Samaritan Medical Center; Joshua Anacki FF/EMT-P; Cori Handorff FF/EMT-P; Chief Thomas Levy; Brenden Hayden, Vice President EMS, Steward...
Recognition Demonstrates Steward Health Care’s Commitment to Deliver World Class Care and Exceptional Patient Experience
Class Provides Life-Saving Training on How to Stop Uncontrolled Bleeding Good Samaritan Medical Center, together with Morton Hospital, held a Stop the Bleed® class for Taunton Public Schools’ staff members on Friday, April 26, 2019, at The Leddy School in Taunton. Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign and call to action to train, equip and empower individuals to help in a bleeding emerg...
Join Good Samaritan's Cancer Program Medical Director A. Jason Zauls, MD, and leaders of medicine Thursday, March 14 to learn more about early detection and innovative studies of less invasive methods to treat prostate cancer. Register for this free event: https://bit.ly/2Cgk0IN By Marc Larocque Enterprise Staff Writer Posted Mar 11, 2019 at 5:41 PM Brockton NAACP: Black men at higher risk of ...
Expertise will benefit patients with liver and pancreatic cancers. Steward Health Care and Good Samaritan Medical Center welcome internationally renowned surgical oncologist Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD, FACS. Dr. Conrad is the Chief of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, and the Director of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery, at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton, Massachusetts. Prior to jo...
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at Westgate Mall to Recognize Heart Health Good Samaritan Medical Center was proud to partner with the Psi Iota Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA), The American Heart Association and Westgate Mall in an event to raise awareness for Women's Heart Health. The five-hour free event in honor of The American Heart Association's Go Red Campaign, featured ...
Partnership will increase availability of generic medicines for patients in Greater Brockton MA area. Good Samaritan Medical Center joins Civica Rx. Mission-driven initiative aims to ensure essential generic medicines are affordable and available to all. Good Samaritan Medical Center, a Steward family hospital, will be a part of Civica Rx, a new, innovative effort to ensure essential generic medic...
December 3 2018
Good Samaritan Medical Center Names Chief of Emergency Medicine
Erik P. Deede, MD, named Chief of Emergency Medicine for Good Samaritan Medical Center. Dr. Deede has over 17 years of experience as an Emergency Physician. He joined Good Samaritan Medical Center as Associate Chief of Emergency Medicine in 2017. He was previously an attending emergency physician and Clinical Director of Quality at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. Board Certified in Emergency Me...
Recognition Demonstrates Steward Health Care’s Commitment to Safety and High Quality Community Care Good Samaritan Medical Center – a Steward family hospital – was awarded an ‘A’ from The Leapfrog Group’s Fall 2018 Hospital Safety Grade. The designation recognizes Good Samaritan Medical Center Hospital's efforts in protecting patients from harm and meeting the highest safety standards in the Unit...
September 20 2018
Good Samaritan Medical Center to host Prostate Cancer Awareness Event
NAACP and AdMeTech join in honoring the memory of Harold “Bo” Marrow Jr. Thursday, September 27, 2018 AdMeTech Foundation, Brockton Area Branch NAACP, and Good Samaritan Medical Center are holding a Prostate Cancer Awareness Event in honor of Harold “Bo” Marrow Jr. This event will bring into a sharp focus the prostate cancer crisis and related health disparities facing the local community, in par...
Medical Center Honors 50th Anniversary by Raising Money for Children’s Foundation Good Samaritan Medical Center president, Harrison Bane, presented a donation to Jo-Anne Spillane, Vice President of Corporate Alliances and Events for Make-a-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island on Tuesday July 17, 2018. Good Samaritan Medical Center recently completed a fundraising campaign to benefit Make-A-Wish of ...
By Marc Larocque Enterprise Staff Writer Posted Jun 14, 2018 at 2:45 PM Updated Jun 14, 2018 at 9:56 PM An emergency open-heart surgery floored Brian Clay and his family one year ago, when he was diagnosed with a tear to his aorta, and he was rushed from Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton to Brigham and Women’s Hospital. But now the 42-year-old, who grew up in Brockton and North Attleboro, ...
By Joe Pelletier / The Enterprise / Posted May 16, 2018 at 7:45 PM It was a birthday blessing that firefighter Tom Baker and one Easton family won’t soon forget. Baker, celebrating his 35th birthday, helped deliver a baby girl Wednesday morning in the back of an Easton ambulance outside of a home on Victory Lane. It was an exhilarating, almost unbelievable morning for the parents, Eric and Carly S...
June 19 2018
EMS Week (May 20-26)
I would like to invite the residents of the greater Brockton area to join me in thanking the health care heroes in our community as we celebrate not only Nurses Week and Hospital Week, but also National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week this May. During EMS Week (May 20-26), we pay tribute to our area EMS professionals – including emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, police...
By Tom Relihan, The Enterprise Posted Apr 24, 2018 at 5:47 PM Updated Apr 24, 2018 at 10:40 PM The hospital will celebrate its 50th anniversary next Thursday, April 26, with the private unveiling of a large illuminated sign in the main lobby detailing the medical center’s half-century of history since its opening as the Cardinal Cushing Hospital, according to spokeswoman Nicki Draves. The facility...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Radiation Oncology recently hosted a team from Wenjiang District Peoples Hospital, located in the Sichuan Provence of China, on an information sharing tour. Alliance Oncology, in partnership with their International division, Alliance International, organized the visit with the radiation oncology team from Wenjiang Hospital. The Wenjiang District is located near the m...
April 10 2018
Autism Awareness Month
Dispelling Misconceptions about Autism Spectrum Disorder April 1st marks the beginning of Autism Awareness Month, and it’s an important opportunity to explain its impact and dispel some misconceptions. By raising public awareness about autism and talking to your friends and family, we can end harmful stereotypes that hurt people with autism and frustrate their loved ones. Here, we debunk some of...
Team given hands-on da Vinci Robotic Surgical System experience Students from the FIRST TJ2 Team 88 Robotics Club at Bridgewater Raynham Regional High School recently visited Good Samaritan Medical Center for an opportunity to learn about the da Vinci Robotics Surgical System which is used in the Good Samaritan Medical Center Operating Room by eight robotically trained surgeons. Representative...
Steward Now Accepting Nominations for Exceptional EMS Providers in Massachusetts In celebration of National Emergency Medical Service (EMS) week, Steward Health Care System will host the 2nd Annual “EMS Stewards of the Community” Awards Ceremony on May 22 at The Tirrell Room in Quincy, MA. Boston-based Steward, which operates ten hospitals across Massachusetts, will recognize several Emergency...
Radiation Oncology Center at Good Samaritan Welcomes Specialists Good Samaritan Medical Center Radiation Oncology recently hosted a team from Wenjiang District Peoples Hospital, located in the Sichuan Provence of China, on an information sharing tour. Alliance Oncology, in partnership with their International division, Alliance International, organized the visit with the radiation oncology team ...
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