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Signature Healthcare and Old Colony YMCA Form Affiliation

10/7/2009

Signature Healthcare, the region's largest integrated healthcare delivery system, and the Old Colony YMCA have formed an affiliation to develop collaborative health and fitness programs throughout Southeastern Massachusetts. The affiliation formalizes the relationship between the two organizations, who have collaborated in the past. As part of the agreement, Signature Healthcare and the Old Colony YMCA will co-sponsor health education events, meetings and screenings at locations throughout a 31-communit...

9th Annual Champions Fighting Cancer Walk Raises $250,000

5/12/2008

Brockton, MA – More than 10,000 walkers didn’t let the rain and cold dampen their spirits as they walked through Brockton in support of the Champions Fighting Cancer Walk on Sunday, May 4. This year’s Walk, which has quickly become one of the largest charity events in the Metro South area, raised $250,000 to date, with many pledges still being returned. Funds from the walk benefit Signature Healthcare cancer programs and the Chrystine M. Sullivan Memorial Foundation. Those who...

Guy Silverio Named Volunteer of the Year at Signature Healthcare

5/1/2008

Brockton, MA - Brockton resident Guy Silverio was named Signature Healthcare Volunteer of the Year today at Signature Healthcare™ annual Volunteer Luncheon. Silverio, a volunteer in Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital™ Transport Department since 2003, is known throughout the hospital as a personable and energetic volunteer. He represents all of the qualities of excellence and patient satisfaction. "Guy is an excellent representative of Signature Healthcare," said Norman B. Goodman, President and CEO...

Signature Healthcare Nurses to Celebrate Nurses Day 2008

4/28/2008

Signature Healthcare is honoring its dedicated nurses on Thursday, May 8, 2008 from 7:30 am - 6 pm at the Ridder Country Club in East Bridgewater with a daylong celebration, Nurses Day 2008. The day is filled with presentations and workshops for nursing professionals ranging from clinical discussions on issues such as cardiovascular health and Alzheimer's Disease, to workshops on Yoga for Nurses, Meditation and Aromatherapy as Stress Relief for Nurses, and Jeopardy for Nurses! Each year this event draws ...

Signature Healthcare Announces Plans for 9th Annual "Champions Fighting Cancer Walk"

4/25/2008

Brockton, MA - Signature Healthcare announced Sunday, May 4th as the date of the ninth annual Champions Fighting Cancer Walk. The Walk, which has quickly become one of the largest charity events in the Metro South area, is expected to draw thousands of area walkers and will raise funds to benefit Signature Healthcare cancer programs and the Chrystine M. Sullivan Memorial Foundation. "This event has become a powerful symbol of the commitment that individuals in this region have to combating cancer on a lo...

"Junk Food" Presentation at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital

3/1/2008

Brockton, MA: In observation of National Nutrition Month, Signature Healthcare is presenting "Junk Food: What is it? Why is it bad? What else can I eat?" The presentation will take place on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 from 7-8 pm in the Assembly Room at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, 680 Centre Street, Brockton. Presenter Sandy Ambrose, RD, CDE, Clinical Outpatient Dietitian, will present the risks of high fat, high sugar, high sodium snack and fast foods, and offers healthy options and suggestio...

Signature Healthcare Welcomes Bridgewater Goddard Park Medical Associates to Network

1/15/2008

Brockton, MA - Signature Healthcare and Bridgewater Goddard Park Medical Associates (BGPMA) have signed final agreements resulting in BGPMA, the area's leading multi-specialty group practice, becoming a member of Signature Healthcare. The practice will now be known as Signature Healthcare Bridgewater Goddard Park Medical Associates. The agreement creates the region's largest integrated health care delivery system, offering a seamless network of community-based, locally-owned practices, paired with Signat...

Signature Healthcare Announces New Board Leadership

1/3/2008

Brockton, MA – Officials at Signature Healthcare announced that Patti Roland has been elected Chairperson of the Boards of Trustees of Signature Healthcare and Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. It was also announced that David Wolohojian was elected Vice Chairperson of both boards. A resident of Raynham, Roland has served on the board since 2005. Roland and her husband, Bill, are owners of Stoneforge Restaurants in Raynham, Easton, Plymouth, and Foxboro. She is a past member of the Bridgewater-Rayn...

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...