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Signature Healthcare and Duxbury Fire Department Team Up For Sports Safety Program

1/2/2008

Brockton, MA – Physicians and nurses from Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital's Emergency Department, in conjunction with the Duxbury Fire Department, will be presenting a Youth Athletic First Responder Program on Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 7 pm at the Duxbury Senior Center, 10 Mayflower Street, Duxbury. The program is for youth sports coaches, players and parents who could serve as a first responder during a traumatic injury or sudden cardiac arrest. Each year, a growing number of youth athletes su...

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Receives MRI Accreditation

12/31/2007

Brockton, MA - Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) as a result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Radiology is now accredited by ACR in Ultrasound, Mammography, Stereotactic Breast Biopsy, and MRI. The ACR, headquartered in Reston, VA, awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of...

Brockton Hospital Opens Second Cardiac Catheterization Lab

10/27/2007

Brockton, MA - Brockton Hospital, a community leader in cardiac care, has opened its second cardiac catheterization lab, optimizing accessibility to high-quality heart care in Southeastern Massachusetts. The opening of the second lab, completes construction of the Helen Greene Cardiac Catheterization Suite, a $ million dollar project, made possible in part by a $1 million gift from W.B. Mason. The new suite contains the two labs as well as the latest state-of-the-art technology in imaging and diagnostics...

Brockton Hospital Nurses Rank Their Facility Among The Best to Work For

1/27/2007

Brockton, MA - In an online Reader™ Choice survey conducted by ADVANCE for Nurses, Brockton Hospital nurses rated the 268-bed community teaching hospital as a top performer in nursing practice and placed Brockton Hospital in the Reader™ Choice Honor Roll. The Honor Roll consists of only seven hospitals throughout all of New England. Results of the survey are listed in the October 22, 2007 issue of ADVANCE for Nurses. ADVANCE For Nurses Reader™ Choice Honor Roll Brockton Hospital, Brockton, MA Beth...