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Caregivers at Tufts, as well as colleagues at two sister community hospitals, MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lowell General Hospital, were selected to be vaccinated Tuesday as hospitals start providing the first of the two shots required for the vaccine.

At a time where stress and anxiousness has dramatically increased, “Chalk Angels” are providing a glimpse of hope to healthcare workers and patients at MelroseWakefield Hospital.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, insufficient sleep has been linked to the development and management of a number of chronic diseases and conditions, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity and depression.

Some Massachusetts hospitals are playing music and cheering as COVID-19 patients who have recovered are discharged.

Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths, resulting in over 850,000 deaths worldwide each year, with more than 53,000 deaths related to the disease expected to occur in the US in 2023. The irony is that colon cancer is preventable, detectable and treatable.

Wally Arsenault and his younger brother Dan wanted to thank area nurses, doctors and hospital staffs for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lowell General Hospital was recently named one of the nation’s top Maternity Hospitals for 2020 by Newsweek magazine and the Leapfrog Group. We are one of just seven hospitals in Massachusetts to make this list. A total of 231 hospitals in 36 states were named.

For patients facing minimally invasive surgery, Lowell General Hospital is proven to offer excellence.

In the 2020 US News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Lowell General Hospital was ranked 7th best in the Greater Boston region and the top community hospital in the area.

Lowell General Hospital has once again been named one of Massachusetts’ Best-in-State Employers by Forbes Magazine. The Forbes list ranks Lowell General No. 18 out of 70 Bay State businesses listed, up from No. 23 last year, and the highest ranking of any community hospital statewide.

When you or your loved ones experience a traumatic injury, you can trust that Lowell General Hospital is prepared to provide the best possible care.

Lowell General Hospital was recently recognized by the National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program with its highest designation, Gold Safe Sleep Champion, for its commitment to best practices and education on infant safe sleep.

As the demand for a large-scale regional mass vaccination site diminishes in Greater Lowell, Lowell General Hospital will shift its Mass Vaccination Program into normal hospital operations at its Saints Campus beginning Tuesday, June 22.

Lowell General Hospital was designated as a Magnet organization in 2010 and 2015 by the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®. This prestigious designation recognizes excellence in nursing services. In June 2020, Lowell General Hospital is applying for re-designation.

Did you know that stroke – the No. 2 most common cause of death worldwide – is preventable, treatable and beatable?

Students Ella Heitmeyer of Littleton and Paola Matos of Bedford, NH, have been named as Lowell General Hospital’s 2019 Medical Staff Scholarship winners.

Students Nicole Crowley of Windham, NH, and Aidan Finn of Lowell, are the 2021 recipients of the Lowell General Hospital Medical Staff Scholarship.

When Nayara Nascimento went into labor on the morning of December 31, she thought she might have one of the last babies of 2021. Instead, her labor lasted 24 hours, and when little Emily entered the world at 2:47 a.m., she became Lowell General’s first baby of year.

Fresh fruits and vegetables will once again be available at Lowell General Hospital’s main and Saints campuses one day per week thanks to Mill City Grows’ Mobile Market.

To assist hospitals coping with the worst of the latest COVID-19 surge, Gov. Charlie Baker activated the National Guard on December 21.