Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham, an acute care hospital, has served the residents of Needham, Dedham, Westwood, Dover and Medfield for more than 80 years. In 2002, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Deaconess-Glover Hospital formalized their long-standing collaboration in order to enhance clinical programs and increase patient access to care. The two hospitals' emergency departments were integrated successfully in 2000. The 2002 affiliation allows for integration of staff and resources in other clinical areas such as hospital medicine (hospitalists), cardiology, radiology and general surgery.
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham is celebrating American Heart Health Month throughout February. Recently staff and patients celebrated Go Red For Women day throughout the hospital with a heart healthy quiz and information on how to stay heart healthy that included easy recipes and flowers for all cardiology patients. To see how heart healthy you are please take the quiz.
Pictured below is staff from the Cardiovascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Needham:
Rear (L-R) Janet MacGinnis, Kathi Crotty, Robin Williams, Evelyn Peters
Front (L-R) Leslie Handler-Stern, Benet Kolman, MD, and Pat Baynes
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham provides inpatient care and outpatient services in the following areas:
- 24-hour emergency services
- cardiology
- endocrinology, including diabetes management with the Joslin Diabetes Center
- gastroenterology
- general surgery
- orthopaedics
- plastic, hand and reconstructive surgery
- thoracic surgery
- vascular surgery
- urology
- ophthalmology
- gynecology
- podiatry
- dermatology
- hematology/oncology
- gerontology
- nutrition counseling
- occupational health
- primary care
Diagnostic facilities include a 24-hour histopathology laboratory and blood banking services, as well as, diagnostic imaging, including: bone densitometry, CT scanning, fluoroscopy, nuclear medicine, plain film radiology, ultrasonic cardiography, and ultrasound.
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham also offers community service programs, including: preventive health screenings and educational lectures, CPR and first-aid training, Lifeline, smoking cessation, and stress management and relaxation courses.
