With the number of overweight and obese Americans reaching epidemic proportions and physical inactivity common, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham has joined forces with two respected fitness centers to provide patients with support as they strive to adopt healthier lifestyles.
NEEDHAM, Mass. (June 23, 2005) – Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham has received two prestigious national awards reflecting patients’ perceptions of the outstanding patient care they receive at the hospital’s emergency department and inpatient unit.
Joan Caldarella, R.N., is celebrating her golden anniversary as a nurse at a Massachusetts community hospital by riding her Harley Davidson motorcycle over the Golden Gate Bridge. Despite decades of change in the nursing profession, the 72-year-old Mrs. Caldarella has helped at least 80,000 patients in a career of extraordinary stability at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham.
The state has recognized Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham as a Primary Stroke Center and there is probably no one happier about it than Doris Donoghue.
