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Karen Pekowitz was a college student when she was diagnosed with a heart condition. At just 19 years old, Karen had a pacemaker implanted to manage her illness.

Dedicated volunteer Michelle Ratty was recognized at an awards luncheon at Gillette Stadium with the prestigious Myra Kraft Community MVP Award in honor of her remarkable volunteer service at Lowell General Hospital.

Rachel J. Buchsbaum, MD, Director of the Tufts Medical Center Cancer Center and Chief of the Division of Hematology/Oncology, is pleased to announce that Dominique Michaud, ScD, Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Jennifer M. Bjercke Scholar Award for Breast Cancer Research.

Thanks to all who helped us Light the Way in the courtyard entrances at both MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford as a tribute to our Healthcare Heroes.

For the second straight year, the Sun Santa Theme Basket Raffle to benefit Sun Santa Charities had to be done entirely online. But once again, that didn’t stop the community from stepping up and buying thousands of tickets and raising more than $80,000 for people in need at the holidays.

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

Lawrence, Mass. – Two longtime volunteers recently retired from the Home Health Foundation Board of Trustees.

Jen Medina won’t be on the job at MelroseWakefield Hospital this weekend. The registered nurse is headed to Florida to watch Tom Brady play in his 10th Super Bowl.

Lauren Brousseau has been promoted to director of development and corporate communications at Home Health Foundation, a Lawrence-based nonprofit organization under the Wellforce health system which provides home health, palliative and hospice care in all the places patients call home.

Lawrence, Mass. (July 2, 2020) – Home Health VNA, a Lawrence-based nonprofit organization providing essential home health care to maximize patients’ independence and quality of life, has awarded a $500 college scholarship to Fleiry Mendez.

MelroseWakefield Healthcare received an infusion of respirator masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and other medical supplies courtesy of Northeast Metro Tech.

In Cambodia, many services Americans take for granted – like emergency medical care – are reserved only for those who can afford it.

Eileen Dern, director of community services at MelroseWakefield Healthcare, was named a 2019 ABCD Community Heroes by Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), an anti-poverty, community development and human services organization.

Matthew Goguen of Lynnfield and Nicole Lima of Wakefield were recently awarded scholarships following years of dedicated service to the MelroseWakefield Healthcare teen volunteer program, the VolunTeens.

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

Grant will fund capital projects to improve patient care.

MelroseWakefield Healthcare named the first recipients of the inaugural Alan Macdonald Leadership Award. Scholarships were awarded to five employees to support the development of their leadership skills.

In 2019, the Mother Infant Research Institute was honored at Working Wonders for their progressive work.