- About LGH
- President's Message
- Our Mission
- Our Five Pillars of Excellence
- A Magnet Hospital
- Community Benefit Report
- Patient Family Advisory Council
- LGH Today
- Press Releases
- New at LGH
- Administration
- Governing Board
- Our Affiliates
- Ways to Give
- Volunteer Services
- Hospital Auxiliary
- Tobacco Free
- Social Media
- Physician Hospital Organization
- Services & Specialties
- The Birthplace
- What to Expect...When the Big Day Comes
- Parent & Family Education
- Labor Pain Management
- Special Care Neonatal Nursery
- Maternal/Fetal Medicine Program
- The Birthplace Tours
- Breastfeeding Support/Lactation Services
- Certified Nurse Midwives
- Web Nursery
- Ask a Childbirth Educator
- Ask a Childbirth Educator Form
- Free Weekly Email for Expectant Parents
- Merrimack Valley Moms Blog
- Testimonial: Danielle Cronin
- Breast Health
- Cancer Center
- Cancer Center Community Newsletter
- Directions to the LGH Cancer Center
- Our Team
- Services We Offer
- Medical Oncology, Gynecologic Oncology, Hematology
- Radiation Oncology
- Lymphedema Management Therapy
- Breast Cancer Program
- Cancer Clinical Trials
- Patient Family Resource Center
- Support Services/Wellness Programs
- Social Work
- Boutique Services (Wigs & Lady Grace)
- Multidisciplinary Consultation
- Accreditations
- TeamWalk for CancerCare
- Positron Emission Technology (PET)
- Cancer Videos
- Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery
- About Our Program
- Center of Excellence
- Success Stories
- Complete Services
- Surgical Approach
- Your Weight Management Team
- Weight Management Information Sessions
- Successful Habits Workshop
- Support Groups
- Talk to a Patient Ambassador
- "Pound for Pound" Newsletter
- Dear (Once Was) Flabby
- Walk from Obesity
- Helpful Tools & Resources
- Related Health Topics
- Videos
- Center for Wound Healing
- Critical Care Services
- Diagnostic Services
- Emergency Services
- Endoscopy Center
- Heart and Vascular Center
- Imaging Services & Radiology
- Bone Density Testing
- Breast Health
- Heart CT Calcium Scoring Program
- CT Scans (Computed Tomography)
- Interventional Radiology
- Locations & Hours
- MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging)
- Digital Mammography/Women's Imaging
- Meet Our Radiologists
- Nuclear Medicine
- Pick Up Film/CD
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Types of Tests & Procedures
- Ultrasound
- Nuchal Translucency Screening
- X-Ray
- Interventional Radiology
- Neurodiagnostic Center
- Outpatient Services
- Ambulatory Care/Day Surgery
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Center for Weight Management & Bariatric Surgery
- Center for Wound Healing
- The Endoscopy Center
- Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP)
- Nutrition Services
- Occupational Therapy
- Orthopedic Services
- Pain Management Center
- Patient Service Centers
- Pediatric Specialty Clinics
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
- Physical Therapy
- Pulmonary Diagnostics
- Radiology/X-ray
- Rehabilitation Services
- Respiratory Therapy
- Sleep Lab
- Travel Medicine
- Vein Ablation
- Women's Imaging Centers
- Pain Management Center
- Pediatrics - The Children's Place
- Regional Center for Maternal & Pediatric Care
- Rehabilitation Services
- Sleep Lab
- Surgical Services
- Trauma Center
- Women's Health Services
- Women's Imaging Centers
- The Birthplace
- Patients & Visitors
- Careers
- Health & Wellness
- Health & Wellness Programs
- Corporate Wellness
- Support Groups
- FOR YOUR HEALTH Magazine
- LGH in the Community
- All Moms (participant-led) Support Group
- Donation from the Heart (and Vascular Center)
- Donation Helps Groton-Dunstable Regional School District Purchase School Nurse Assistant Program (SNAP) Health Center
- Flu Information
- Get Med Smart
- Go Red for Women
- Greater Lowell Community Health Needs Assessment
- Heart & Soles Mall Walking Program
- Knit Caps for Cancer Center Patients
- Prayer Shawl Group
- TeamWalk Donation by the NVTHS Girls Basketball Team & Cheerleaders
- Town of Westford Emergency Response Teams Up with Lowell General Hospital for Emergency and Trauma Services
- What Parents and Teens Should Know about HPV
- Community Health & Wellness E-Newsletter
- Health Resources
- Health Sciences Library
- Health Professionals
- Pay Your Bill
- About LGH Home
- President's Message
- Our Mission
- Our Five Pillars of Excellence
- A Magnet Hospital
- Community Benefit Report
- Patient Family Advisory Council
- LGH Today
- Press Releases
- New at LGH
- Administration
- Governing Board
- Our Affiliates
- Ways to Give
- Volunteer Services
- Hospital Auxiliary
- Tobacco Free
- Videos
- Social Media
- Physician Hospital Organization
President's Message
Dear Friends,
I am very pleased to announce that Lowell General Hospital and Saints Medical Center have entered into an agreement which will allow us to proceed with negotiations toward an affiliation of the two hospitals.
Both hospitals are committed to providing the very best health care to the Greater Lowell community and a merger would allow us to deliver even higher quality care. We are absolutely convinced that these discussions will lead to a new local health care system that will be second-to-none.
This is a great opportunity to expand health care services that are currently unavailable in Lowell, including the delivery of highly specialized care. Combining the two hospitals allows us to use our resources more efficiently. That allows us to free up resources to invest in other areas of care that are important to the health of the community.
An affiliation will also ensure continued local control of these two vital institutions. We share a common mission of improving the health of the community we serve, especially low income residents. We will be able to combine our resources to expand and improve our community health programs. Under this agreement, there will be one hospital but continue to be two hospital campuses.
With this announcement, Lowell General and Saints will now be able to share confidential information and negotiate issues related to the integration of the two hospitals.
An affiliation of Lowell General and Saints will allow us to create the very best local health care system. Our goal is that residents of Lowell will almost never need to travel outside the community to get all of the care they need.
In Good Health,
Norm Deschene
President and CEO
![Lowell General [logo]](/wsimages/logo_print2.gif)



