Brockton NAACP: Black men at higher risk of prostate cancer
March 12, 2019Join 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 ...
World renowned surgical oncologist Claudius Conrad, MD, PhD, FACS, brings highly specialized cancer care to Steward Health Care
March 7, 2019Expertise 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...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Sponsors Successful Women’s Heart Health Event
February 27, 2019Alpha 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 ...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Joins Innovative Effort to Solve America’s Drug Shortage Crisis
January 17, 2019Partnership 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...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Names Chief of Emergency Medicine
December 3, 2018Erik 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...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Receives an ‘A’ for Patient Safety in Fall 2018 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
November 8, 2018Recognition 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...
Good Samaritan Medical Center to host Prostate Cancer Awareness Event
September 20, 2018NAACP 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...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Presents Donation to Make-A-Wish
July 31, 2018Medical 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 ...
After they saved his life, Brockton father went on the run
June 19, 2018By 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, ...
Easton firefighters help deliver baby Wednesday morning outside home on Victory Lane
June 19, 2018By 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...
EMS Week (May 20-26)
June 19, 2018I 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...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Continues 50th Anniversary Celebration
June 19, 2018By 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 Hosts Medical Team from China in Month-Long Training
June 19, 2018Good 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...
Autism Awareness Month
April 10, 2018Dispelling 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...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Hosted Bridgewater Raynham Robotics Club
April 9, 2018Team 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 HEALTH CARE TO HOST 2ND ANNUAL “EMS STEWARDS OF THE COMMUNITY” AWARDS
April 9, 2018Steward 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...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Hosts Medical Team from China in Month-Long Training
April 9, 2018Radiation 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 ...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Names Wound Center Medical Director
March 26, 2018Noah Rosen, MD RPVI Joins Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Good Samaritan Medical Center has named Noah Rosen, MD RPVI (Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation) as the Medical Director of the Center for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine. Dr. Rosen began this month and will be located at the Center for Wound Care at 909 Sumner Street, Stoughton MA. Noah Rosen, MD is an ac...
Good Samaritan Medical Center Welcomes Orthopedic Trauma Specialist
March 6, 2018Trauma Surgeon Hans Van Lancker, MD, FRCSC Joins Level III Trauma Center at Good Samaritan Good Samaritan Medical Center welcomes Orthopedic Trauma Surgeon Hans Van Lancker, MD, FRCSC to its medical staff and Level III Trauma Program. Dr. Van Lancker joins Good Samaritan Medical Center as the Chief of Orthopedic Trauma for Steward Health Care Network. Dr. Van Lanker earned his medical degr...
Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton Turns 50 in 2018
January 10, 2018The Medical Center has a year-long plan to celebrate history and set vision for the future Good Samaritan Medical Center will kick off the celebration of its 50-year history with a birthday party for employees on Tuesday, January 16. Five decades ago on January 13, 1968, Cardinal Richard Cushing presided over the blessing of the new hospital which attracted more than 2,000 residents. The hospi...