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Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Earns "A" Grade for Patient Safety in April 2016 Hospital Safety Score

5/16/2016

New Hospital Safety Scores, which assign A, B, C, D and F letter grades to hospitals nationwide and provide the most complete picture of patient safety in the U.S. health care system, were recently announced by The Leapfrog Group, a national patient safety watchdog. Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital was one of 798 hospitals to receive an A and one of only 36 hospitals in Massachusetts, ranking Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital among the safest hospitals in the United States. "Patient safety is...

Signature Medical Group Earns National Recognition For Patient-Centered Care

4/15/2016

NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home™ standards emphasize enhanced care through patient-clinician partnership
The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) announced that all Signature Medical Group Primary Care locations have received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes focusing on highly coordinated care and long‐term, participative relationships with patients. 
The NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home is a model of primary...

Zumba Class for Wednesday, February 17th is Cancelled

2/17/2016

Due to power outages at Massasoit Community College's Brockton Campus, tonight's Zumba class is cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see everyone next week!

Signature Healthcare, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to Bring Comprehensive Cancer Care to Southeastern Massachusetts

1/20/2016

Rolf Freter, MD, PhD, to serve as Chief of Medical Oncology and Hematology
BROCKTON, MASS. — Signature Healthcare and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) today announced a new collaboration that will bring comprehensive cancer care to Signature Healthcare’s Brockton Hospital location. Building on the organizations’ established clinical affiliation, patients in Southeastern Massachusetts will have access to a full range of cancer services close to home, supported by BIDMC’s pioneering cancer treatment strategie..

Signature Healthcare's Vascular Laboratory Services Receive Accreditation in Vascular Testing

10/20/2015

Signature Healthcare’s Vascular Laboratory Services were once again awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Vascular Testing in the areas of, Peripheral Venous Testing, Extracranial Cerebrovascular Testing, Peripheral Arterial Testing, and Visceral Vascular Testing by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC). Signature Healthcare is the only Vascular Lab on the South Shore with these four accreditations...

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Receives Full Accreditation from the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers

8/19/2015

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital has been granted a three-year/Full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), a program administered by the American College of Surgeons. The NAPBC is the first and only national accreditation program to set criteria specifically for breast diseases. Accreditation by the NAPBC is only given to those centers that have voluntarily committed to provide the highest level of quality breast care and that undergo a rigorous...

U.S. News Ranks Signature Healthcare Among Nationwide Hospitals for Routine Procedures

6/11/2015

U.S. News Unveils First Hospital Ratings in Common Care Brockton, MA – U.S. News & World Report, publisher of Best Hospitals, recently unveiled the broadest expansion of its analysis of hospital quality to date since it began ranking medical centers 25 years ago. The new Best Hospitals for Common Care ratings cover nearly every hospital in the country and evaluate each one in five common surgical procedures and medical conditions where applicable that account for millions of hospitalizations a year....

Abington Residents Benefit From Signature Healthcare / Abington Rotary Club Partnership

6/3/2015

Organizations Combine Forces to Raise Funds to Purchase Automated CPR Device for the Town Residents of Abington will now have a better chance of surviving a cardiac arrest thanks to the partnership between the Abington Rotary Club and Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital. The two local organizations combined efforts to raise nearly $13,000 to purchase an automated CPR device. Through the joint efforts of Rotary Club member, Joel Geller, Signature Healthcare Vice-President of Development, Jeff Miller, ...

Signature Healthcare Earns ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center Designation

4/22/2015

Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital has been designated a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology (ACR). The ACR Lung Cancer Screening Center designation is a voluntary program that recognizes facilities that have committed to practice safe, effective diagnostic care for individuals at the highest risk for lung cancer. In order to receive this elite distinction, facilities must be accredited by the ACR in computed tomography in the chest module, as well as undergo a rigorous...

Signature Healthcare and the Fertility Centers of New England Announce Clinical Affiliation Agreement

3/31/2015

The Fertility Centers of New England and Signature Healthcare have a clinical affiliation agreement to deliver high-quality, personalized reproductive healthcare to patients in southeastern Massachusetts using the most advanced reproductive technologies available.

“The Fertility Centers of New England’s vision and strategy is a good fit with Signature Healthcare’s mission to deliver exceptional quality, service and compassion to our patients,” said Dr. Keith Merlin, Chief of OB/GYN...

Rockland Trust Leads $60 Million Financing Package For Signature Healthcare

1/5/2015

Rockland Trust today announced the bank will be leading financing efforts for Signature Healthcare Corporation, a Massachusetts non-profit organization which includes Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital and Signature Medical Group, its affiliated physician practices. Rockland Trust has committed to providing $35 million of the $60 million financing package to Signature Healthcare. Through the combination of three new Mass Development Tax Exempt Bonds and a Taxable Term Loan, this financing package wi...