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Viruses to vaccines - Fall 2021

From viruses to vaccines, what you need to know about staying safe this fall

August 13, 2021

The global pandemic isn’t over, and just when things seem like they are getting back to normal, COVID-19 mounts a comeback. Dr. Adam Weston, an infectious disease specialist at Lowell General Hospital and a clinical leader in the hospitals’ pandemic response and Mass Vaccination Program, provides some perspective on the virus and vaccines. The global pandemic isn’t over, and just when things seem like they are getting back to normal, COVID-19 mounts a comeback. Dr. Adam Weston, an infectious disease specialist at Lowell General Hospital and a clinical leader in the hospitals’ pandemic response and Mass Vaccination Program, provides some perspective on the virus and vaccines.
Circle Health Pediatrics in Pelham

Circle Health Pediatrics opens August 2 in Pelham, NH

August 2, 2021

Circle Health is pleased to announce the opening of Circle Health Pediatrics located at 49 Atwood Road, Suite 3, in Pelham, NH. Circle Health is pleased to announce the opening of Circle Health Pediatrics located at 49 Atwood Road, Suite 3, in Pelham, NH.
Dr. Geetanjali Akerkar

Akerkar named 2021 Community Clinician of the Year

June 30, 2021

Dr. Geetanjali Akerkar, a Circle Health gastroenterologist, was selected as the Middlesex North District Medical Society’s 2021 Community Clinician of the Year, an award that recognizes her professionalism and contributions as a physician. Dr. Geetanjali Akerkar, a Circle Health gastroenterologist, was selected as the Middlesex North District Medical Society’s 2021 Community Clinician of the Year, an award that recognizes her professionalism and contributions as a physician.
Kids in pool

Summer Water Fun Can Bring Drowning Risks: Stay Safe

June 25, 2021

As you seek to cool down in a pool or at the beach this summer, always keep water safety for yourself and others in mind, an expert urges. As you seek to cool down in a pool or at the beach this summer, always keep water safety for yourself and others in mind, an expert urges.
2021 Cupola Award Recipients

2021 Cupola Award recipients honored for leadership

June 10, 2021

Each year, Lowell General Hospital employees nominate managers and supervisors for their outstanding leadership and contributions to the organization. The Rewards and Recognition Council votes for the year’s Cupola Award recipients based on the nominees’ abilities to meet the hospital’s Standards of Performance and the dimensions of Completed connected care through personal stories or specific actions shared by the nominees’ team. Each year, Lowell General Hospital employees nominate managers and supervisors for their outstanding leadership and contributions to the organization. The Rewards and Recognition Council votes for the year’s Cupola Award recipients based on the nominees’ abilities to meet the hospital’s Standards of Performance and the dimensions of Completed connected care through personal stories or specific actions shared by the nominees’ team.
Mass Vaccination Program at Cross River Center - exterior shot

Lowell General shifting vaccination program from regional site into hospital operations

June 3, 2021

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. 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.
Infectious Disease Doctors

16 Q&As about the COVID-19 Vaccine

May 23, 2021

This is a hopeful time. With more and more people getting the vaccine, we can all look forward to a return to a more normal way of life. Here are some of the latest facts from Lowell General Hospital’s Infectious Diseases doctors. This is a hopeful time. With more and more people getting the vaccine, we can all look forward to a return to a more normal way of life. Here are some of the latest facts from Lowell General Hospital’s Infectious Diseases doctors.
2021 National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week

Honoring the Spirit of Our Healthcare Heroes

May 9, 2021

In honor of National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week, we honor and thank all the staff at Lowell General Hospital for rising to the challenge when our community needed you most. Through spirit and tenacity, you have touched countless lives, and the compassion you have shown in our community’s darkest days will never be forgotten. In honor of National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week, we honor and thank all the staff at Lowell General Hospital for rising to the challenge when our community needed you most. Through spirit and tenacity, you have touched countless lives, and the compassion you have shown in our community’s darkest days will never be forgotten.
Cardiac Cath Lab Team

Cardiac Cath Lab Team Featured in April Edition of Cath Lab Digest

April 27, 2021

Congratulations to the Cardiac Cath Lab team for being featured in an 8-page spotlight article with the nationally popular clinical trade magazine Cath Lab Digest. The article highlights the Heart and Vascular Center facilities, Cath Lab interventions, procedures and protocols, quality measures, and offers a glimpse into special protocols and daily challenges faced by the team with the COVID-19 pandemic. Congratulations to the Cardiac Cath Lab team for being featured in an 8-page spotlight article with the nationally popular clinical trade magazine Cath Lab Digest. The article highlights the Heart and Vascular Center facilities, Cath Lab interventions, procedures and protocols, quality measures, and offers a glimpse into special protocols and daily challenges faced by the team with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Group shot from First community vaccination program

Greater Lowell Health Alliance, Lowell General Hospital Collaborate to Break Down Vaccination Barriers

April 15, 2021

April 13 was the first community vaccination program held at Lowell General Hospital’s Mass Vaccination Program at the Cross River Center. Thanks to a partnership with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance and about 50 area organizations, about 1,000 members of the hardest-to-reach communities in the region received their first dose vaccination. April 13 was the first community vaccination program held at Lowell General Hospital’s Mass Vaccination Program at the Cross River Center. Thanks to a partnership with the Greater Lowell Health Alliance and about 50 area organizations, about 1,000 members of the hardest-to-reach communities in the region received their first dose vaccination.
Johnson & Johnson Update - Vaccine image

Important Update on the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine

April 13, 2021

Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA), and Massachusetts Department of Public Health directed providers to pause the administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine as they investigate reports of blood clots in six women who received the J&J vaccine. Today the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S. Federal Drug Administration (FDA), and Massachusetts Department of Public Health directed providers to pause the administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine as they investigate reports of blood clots in six women who received the J&J vaccine.

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