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Kids Taking Care of Kids Eight girls, Amanda Bakas, Katheryn Campbell, Janessa Curran, Rebecca Doiron, Christina Gray, Jennah Hamze, Madelyn Jezersk and Megan Marchionda from the Dracut Junior Girl Scout Troop 60292 worked hard all year earning their "Bronze Award", the highest award a Junior Girl Scout can earn. After months of preliminary work that included each girl spending approximately 25 hours of work earning five different badges, … more

Beginning Monday, June 27th our cafeteria will be open later! Hours of Operation: Daily from 6:30am - 9:00pm Meal Times: Breakfast: 6:30am - 9:30am Lunch: 11:15am - 1:30pm Dinner: 5:00pm - 7:00pm Deli and grill are available from 11:15am - 9:00pm. Coffee & snacks are available all day

Thinking of bariatric surgery? Lowell General Hospital was recently recognized by ABC-TV among the nation's leading hospital's for weight loss surgery. According to this report, patients who went to the top ranked hospitals had shorter hospital stays and a smaller bill for the procedure. Click here for more information. Learn more about our Center for Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery . Read and listen to Success Stories from our … more

Normand E. Deschene, FACHE, President and CEO of Lowell General Hospital, has been named the 71st Chair of the Massachusetts Hospital Association Board of Trustees at MHA's Annual Meeting. He succeeds Dennis D. Keefe, CEO of Cambridge Health Alliance, who held the one-year post from June 2010. In his inaugural speech, Deschene said that he will work to be a unifier of the hospital community in this time of intense change and increased … more

Community gathers for spirit of survivors at Lowell General Hospital On June 8, 2011 patients, families, friends, hospital staff and most of all, survivors, gathered together in Lowell General Hospital's Clark Auditorium to celebrate the spirit of cancer survivors. Organized by the Cancer Center at Lowell General Hospital, the 4th annual Survivorship Day drew a crowd of over 100 people to enjoy a night filled with the perseverance and … more

Elevates Ranking Among the Top 25 Large Businesses in Massachusetts Lowell General Hospital is proud to be honored for the second year among 25 large businesses included in the Boston Business Journal's (BBJ) Best Places to Work list. The community-owned hospital with 2,000 employees placed fifteenth of all large businesses in Massachusetts. "Our employees are front and center of the many accomplishments of Lowell General Hospital; making us … more

Payment disparities mean that some hospitals are paid more than others for the same care. It isn't new that community hospitals are often paid less for the same services as academic institutions or big-city hospitals; it is actually a benefit to patients, communities and employers. As a Cleverley + Associates Top 100 Community Value Provider for the past five years and one of the success stories in the Blue Cross Blue Shield Alernative … more

Patients/Family members who have their own computers can connect to the Internet. Free wireless , high-speed internet access is available to our patients and visitors through the "LGH Guest Wireless Network". This unencrypted network is accessible by most wireless-equipped computing devices throughout the hospital, including patient rooms and visitor waiting areas. Wireless users simply follow basic connection instructions and accept the … more

Local Students Receive Support to Pursue Higher Education in Field of Health Science Local community scholars Nicole Boisvert and Rosette Chhor were awarded the Lowell General Hospital Medical Staff Scholarships for 2011. Both students were recognized for their exceptional accomplishments in areas of academic, cultural, athletic, and civic efforts during their high school careers. Nicole is a graduate of Lowell Catholic High School and will … more

Organization presents hospital with third installment of $750,000 pledge On Monday, May 23, 2011, nearly one hundred board members, hospital administrators and members of the Lowell General Hospital Auxiliary gathered to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the organization (1951-2011) at its annual meeting and luncheon event. The gathering at Vesper Country Club in Tyngsboro, MA marked the celebration of the group's success over the last sixty … more