Southcoast Health System

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Know your risk factors of stroke and how it can be prevented, identify how to recognize the signs and symptoms and how to minimize the effects of stroke by acting FAST. During the months of May and June, Southcoast Hospitals Group will be sending out free recipes, bilingual tip cards and magnets to help you live a healthy lifestyle.

It’s ten o’clock at night and you’ve had a busy day.  You’re brushing your teeth to go to bed and you notice that you’re drooling a little out of the right side of your mouth.  You wipe it away and find that it feels a little numb… just like at the dentist.  But you haven’t been to the dentist.  You reach for the glass of rinse water and it slips from your hand.  You check yourself.  Your hand is numb and apparently weaker than it should be.  You don’t know what to think.  This has never happened before.  What should you do?

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - St. Luke’s Hospital today unveiled a new location for patients and their families to find tranquility and stop for reflection during a hospital visit. The Shapiro Healing Garden was made possible by a generous donation by Dr. Gilbert and Frima “Timmy” Shapiro.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — The Southcoast Health Van provides free education and screenings for the community addressing cardiac disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. It also serves as an off-site blood donation center for the Southcoast Blood Bank.

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. - Southcoast Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care & Infusion Services was recently recognized by Masspro, the Medicare quality improvement organization for Massachusetts, for significantly reducing the number of home care patients who need to be readmitted to a hospital over a 30-day period.

During this election season, the significance of a candidate’s voice is both literal and figurative. The race for the White House reminds us that one single voice can influence a nation and change the course of history. It is with this spirit that Northeast Ear Nose and Throat and ENT physicians throughout the South Coast region and the country celebrated World Voice Day on April 16. The theme this year was “Let Your Voice Be Heard.”

Southcoast Health System today announced plans to create a comprehensive center for the treatment of cancer and blood diseases in Fairhaven to address the growing need for state-of-the-art cancer services in an area of the South Coast region that currently has none.

 
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Southcoast Hospitals Group is sponsoring a series of free vascular screenings to be held on Tuesdays, April 29, May 13, 27, and June 3, from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Luke’s Hospital, 101 Page Street, New Bedford.

Free T-Shirt when you donate blood on Wednesdays in April Add a free Southcoast Hospitals’ “I’m a Donor” t-shirt to your spring wardrobe

Free Head and Neck Cancer Screenings April 23 Southcoast Hospitals Group and Northeast Ear Nose & Throat Surgeons team up with Yul Brynner Head & Neck Cancer Foundation on Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Southcoast RAPPP Youth Council will be hosting a community briefing on the dangers of under-age drinking on Thursday, April 3, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Keith Middle School, Hathaway Boulevard in New Bedford.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - The Southcoast Health Van provides free education and screenings for the community addressing cardiac disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. It also serves as an off-site blood donation center for the Southcoast Blood Bank.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - The St. Luke’s Auxiliary will host a “celebrity” fashion show on Thursday, April 24, at 6 p.m. at Rachel’s Lakeside in Dartmouth to benefit digital mammography services at St. Luke’s Hospital.

First-rate breast care services are available to women no matter where they live in the South Coast region of Massachusetts.  However, according to the Women's Health Network of the Mass. Department of Public Health and Radiation, more than half of all women in Southeastern Massachusetts do not receive yearly mammograms. 

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — Southcoast Hospice & Palliative Care is looking for volunteers in the greater New Bedford and Wareham areas to provide emotional support to patients and their families.

“Camp Angel Wings is a free two day event for children and teens who have lost a loved one.  Fun filled activities provide an opportunity for them to explore and express their thoughts and feelings in a healthy environment.”

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - Southcoast Hospitals’ RAPPP (Responsible Attitudes toward Pregnancy, Parenting & Prevention) program honored 12 local fathers and the children who nominated them at its third annual Heart of Fatherhood awards dinner held earlier this month.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - The Southcoast Health Van provides free education and screenings for the community addressing cardiac disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. It also serves as an off-site blood donation center for the Southcoast Blood Bank. Primary services offered on the van include health screenings, blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, vaccines, pregnancy testing, educational teen programs, medical physical referrals and health education. Tetanus diphtheria (Td) and Pneumococcal Vaccine are also offered.

Heart attacks strike both men and women. The warning signs should never be ignored. Call 911 immediately if you think you are having a heart attack.

During the month of February will hear (hopefully) a lot about women being at high risk for heart disease.  When you ask any women what the leading cause of death in women is, she will usually respond breast cancer. Not so.

DARTMOUTH, Mass. - Stroke survivors, their families, caregivers and friends are invited to join the Southcoast Hospitals’ Stroke Support Group.
     
A friendly forum for sharing and learning, the Stroke Support Group is held the third Wednesday of the month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at Heritage of Dartmouth, 239 Cross Road, North Dartmouth. Each month the group will offer information sessions with guest speakers and medical professionals.

FALL RIVER, Mass. - Charlton Memorial Hospital, the Fall River site of Southcoast Hospitals Group, has been designated a UnitedHealth Premium Cardiac Specialty Center for 2007 to 2009. This designation means Charlton has met rigorous quality criteria based on nationally recognized medical standards and expert advice.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - The Southcoast Health Van provides free education and screenings for the community addressing cardiac disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. It also serves as an off-site blood donation center for the Southcoast Blood Bank.

Primary services offered on the van include health screenings, blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, vaccines, pregnancy testing, educational teen programs, medical physical referrals and health education. Tetanus diphtheria (Td) and Pneumococcal Vaccine are also offered.

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. — Southcoast Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care, and Infusion Services announce two new support groups. The groups are held at the Southcoast Hospice offices located at 200 Mill Road, Fairhaven. For more information or to register for both groups call Catherine Wrobel, Bereavement Coordinator at 508-984-0202.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - During January 2008, Dunkin' Donuts® is partnering with the Southcoast Blood Bank at St. Luke's Hospital to encourage local residents to donate blood.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - The Southcoast Health Van provides free education and screenings for the community addressing cardiac disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. It also serves as an off-site blood donation center for the Southcoast Blood Bank.

Primary services offered on the van include health screenings, blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, vaccines, pregnancy testing, educational teen programs, medical physical referrals and health education. Tetanus diphtheria (Td) and Pneumococcal Vaccine are also offered.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - The Southcoast Health Van provides free education and screenings for the community addressing cardiac disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. It also serves as an off-site blood donation center for the Southcoast Blood Bank.

The three Southcoast hospitals and Southcoast Hospice and Palliative Care will be hosting holiday fundraisers:

Southcoast Hospice presents A Season to Remember Tree Contributions will allow Southcoast Hospice and Palliative Care to continue to meet the needs of bereaved families in the Greater New Bedford and Wareham regions.

FAIRHAVEN, Mass. - Southcoast Home Care, Hospice & Palliative Care & Home Infusion Services will be holding its Annual Inter-faith Memorial Service, Monday December 3, at 7 p.m. at St. John Neumann Church, 157 Middleboro Rd., E. Freetown.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. - St. Luke’s Auxiliary will be spreading holiday cheer door-to-door this year with personal “Southcoast Holiday Carol-O-Grams” to benefit St. Luke’s Hospital.