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Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program team

Team of experts at the helm of the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program

October 30, 2022

Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital offers a comprehensive Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program for women identified to be at high risk of developing breast cancer. The program is located in the Women’s Wellness Center at the hospital’s main campus at 295 Varnum Avenue in Lowell. Tufts Medicine Lowell General Hospital offers a comprehensive Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program for women identified to be at high risk of developing breast cancer. The program is located in the Women’s Wellness Center at the hospital’s main campus at 295 Varnum Avenue in Lowell.
2022 Cupola Award Winners

2022 Cupola Award recipients honored for leadership

October 26, 2022

Each year, Lowell General Hospital employees nominate managers, supervisors, and clinical leaders 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 Complete connected care through personal stories or specific actions shared by the nominees’ team. Each year, Lowell General Hospital employees nominate managers, supervisors, and clinical leaders 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 Complete connected care through personal stories or specific actions shared by the nominees’ team.
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Why should you get an annual mammogram?

October 25, 2022

It's easy to come in for a mammogram. At Lowell General Hospital, we have three convenient locations where you’ll find some of the region’s leading breast health and cancer prevention experts and the latest 3D imaging technology. It's easy to come in for a mammogram. At Lowell General Hospital, we have three convenient locations where you’ll find some of the region’s leading breast health and cancer prevention experts and the latest 3D imaging technology.
Breast Cancer patient Diane MacLean

Risk assessment program empowers women to prevent breast cancer

October 23, 2022

With no breast cancer history in her family, Diane MacLean from Dunstable was "blindsided" when referred to the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program at Lowell General Hospital following her annual mammogram. With no breast cancer history in her family, Diane MacLean from Dunstable was "blindsided" when referred to the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Program at Lowell General Hospital following her annual mammogram.
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New Bivalent COVID Booster Approved for Use in Children

October 14, 2022

COVID-19 bivalent booster is now approved by the CDC and FDA for children as young as 5. Moderna’s bivalent vaccine is authorized for children age 6 and above, while Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent vaccine is approved for children age 5 and above. COVID-19 bivalent booster is now approved by the CDC and FDA for children as young as 5. Moderna’s bivalent vaccine is authorized for children age 6 and above, while Pfizer-BioNTech’s bivalent vaccine is approved for children age 5 and above.
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Lowell General Hospital earns echocardiography reaccreditation by IAC

October 11, 2022

Lowell General Hospital’s main and Saints campuses along with Merrimack Valley Cardiology located in North Chelmsford have been granted a three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in the area of Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography. This is the team’s fourth designation! Lowell General Hospital’s main and Saints campuses along with Merrimack Valley Cardiology located in North Chelmsford have been granted a three-year term of accreditation by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission (IAC) in the area of Adult Transthoracic Echocardiography. This is the team’s fourth designation!
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Lija Joseph, MD travels to speak on Lowell General Hospital’s Patient Pathology Consult Program

October 5, 2022

In September, Lija Joseph, MD, FASCP, FACP, Lowell General Hospital’s Chief of Pathology and Medical Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, had two unique opportunities to share about the Lowell General Patient Pathology Consult Program that she founded in 2017. In September, Lija Joseph, MD, FASCP, FACP, Lowell General Hospital’s Chief of Pathology and Medical Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, had two unique opportunities to share about the Lowell General Patient Pathology Consult Program that she founded in 2017.
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Know Your Risk: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 1, 2022

Did you know that we have a unique program that assesses breast cancer risk right at your screening mammogram? This is a benefit that you normally don’t find in a community hospital setting, and is a testament to Lowell General Hospital’s commitment to women’s health and cancer prevention. Schedule your mammogram today! Did you know that we have a unique program that assesses breast cancer risk right at your screening mammogram? This is a benefit that you normally don’t find in a community hospital setting, and is a testament to Lowell General Hospital’s commitment to women’s health and cancer prevention. Schedule your mammogram today!
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Doctors discuss how much protection new COVID boosters provide

September 19, 2022

New, updated COVID-19 boosters are rolling out across Massachusetts. Boston Medical Center infectious disease specialist Dr. Sabrina Assoumou and Tufts Medical Center epidemiologist Dr. Shira Doron explain what's different about these new boosters and how much protection they offer. New, updated COVID-19 boosters are rolling out across Massachusetts. Boston Medical Center infectious disease specialist Dr. Sabrina Assoumou and Tufts Medical Center epidemiologist Dr. Shira Doron explain what's different about these new boosters and how much protection they offer.
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Patient Family Advisory Council Now Seeking New Members

September 9, 2022

Join our Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC) to help strengthen collaboration between patients and family members and the health care team and enhance our ability to deliver the highest standard of safe, comprehensive and compassionate health care. Join our Patient Family Advisory Council (PFAC) to help strengthen collaboration between patients and family members and the health care team and enhance our ability to deliver the highest standard of safe, comprehensive and compassionate health care.
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School Sports Are Starting Again: Know the Signs of Concussion

August 28, 2022

As high school sports get underway this fall, sports medicine specialists remind athletes, parents and coaches that concussions can be challenging to diagnose. As high school sports get underway this fall, sports medicine specialists remind athletes, parents and coaches that concussions can be challenging to diagnose.
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Tufts Medicine doctor discusses signs of polio in neighboring states

August 25, 2022

Dr. Helen Boucher, Chief Academic Officer at TuftsMedicine and Interim Dean at Tufts University School of Medicine, discusses recent signs of polio in neighboring states and if we should be concerned about a potential future outbreak. Dr. Helen Boucher, Chief Academic Officer at TuftsMedicine and Interim Dean at Tufts University School of Medicine, discusses recent signs of polio in neighboring states and if we should be concerned about a potential future outbreak.

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