Medication-Assisted Treatment Program for Addictions Recovery Now at Emerson
12/19/2019
Through our Addictions Recovery Program, Emerson now offers medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorders. Medication-assisted treatment can help decrease the risk of relapse for those in recovery, prevent overdose, and ultimately save lives.
Below the Waist: The Importance of Pelvic Health
12/9/2019
The pains of child birth extend beyond the day your child arrives. Read how new and soon-to-be moms can avoid painful experiences months after giving birth.
Back on the Ice
12/9/2019
Emerson's Sports Medicine team and Dr. Robert Cantu help a college hockey player recover so that he can get back on the ice.
8 Tips to Reduce Holiday Stress
12/9/2019
Dr. Amy Forrer of Emerson Family Medicine in Maynard provides eight tips on relieving stress around the holidays. From planning ahead to practicing grattitude learn tips to keep cool during the holidays.
Dr. Peter Hoenig of Lincoln Physicians Honored by Emerson Hospital as a Physician Quality Champion
12/9/2019
At Emerson Hospital’s annual Physician Recognition Dinner held recently, Peter Hoenig, MD, an internal medicine physician with Lincoln Physicians in Concord, received the Physician Quality Champion Award. An internist with Lincoln Physicians since 1991, Dr. Hoenig has dedicated his career to providing exemplary health care to people throughout the community.
Vaping: What a Mom and ED Doc Needs You to Know
11/18/2019
With vaping in the news recently, we asked Dr. Deborah Greene, an emergency department physician at Emerson, about vaping and her recommendations on how to help someone quit. Listen to her advice in this Health Works Here podcast.
How A Simple Screening Saved Paul’s Life
11/13/2019
A simple lung screening saved Paul Carter’s life. Four years ago, when Paul was 61, Dr. James Cohen, his primary care physician at Westford Internal Medicine, recommended he receive an annual LDCT (Low Dose CT) test – a lung CT scan that takes a detailed picture of the lungs to detect cancer at its earliest, most treatable stage. Paul was a smoker for 45 years but he had no symptoms of lung cancer or other diseases.
Emerson Named #8 on Boston Globe 2019 100 Women-Led Organizations in Massachusetts
11/8/2019
Emerson Hospital’s President and CEO Christine Schuster, was honored to represent the hospital at an event recently to celebrate the Boston Globe 2019 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts. Emerson was #8 on the Globe’s Top 100 Women-Led Businesses list. Ms. Schuster joined Emerson in 2005 and has over 30 years of health care experience. During her tenure at Emerson, she has led the hospital’s growth in many areas, including the expansion of surgical services, creating urgent care centers in Hudson and Littleton, and new programs including the Dr. Robert C. Cantu Concussion Center and Emerson’s Scoliosis program in Westford. Emerson Hospital is one of the few remaining independent community hospitals in Massachusetts.
After Terrifying Ski Accident, Laura Celebrates Recovery with Family Safari
11/6/2019
After suffering a skiing accident, Laura needed several surgeries to repair her tibia plateau. So in order to return to her active lifestyle, she turned to experts with our Clough Sports Medicine & Performance program.
Coping with the Holidays – For those who have experienced the death of a loved one
10/24/2019
The holiday season can be a stressful time for people who have experienced a significant loss. Care Dimensions and Emerson Hospital are hosting a workshop on Thursday, November 14 from 3:00 - 4:30 pm at Emerson Hospital’s Cheney Conference Room, 133 Old Road to Nine Acre Corner, Concord, to discuss ways to cope with the holiday season.