The COVID-19 Battle: A Team Effort

Act F.A.S.T. if STROKE symptoms occur—minutes count Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. Every 4 minutes, someone dies of stroke (cdc.gov/stroke/facts, 2020). A stroke can be called a “brain attack”. It happens when the flow of blood to the brain is disrupted; brain cells start to die quickly because they can’t get oxygen. There […]
Learn MoreInterview with Robyn Sachs, MD – Breast Center Why did you choose to work in the breast cancer field? As a resident, I did a general surgery rotation, but, as a woman, I felt like my breast cancer patients were different – they needed more support. When I first meet a patient, many have had […]
Learn MoreFor women, yearly mammograms starting at age 40 is the most effective method for detecting breast cancer. However, what if your family history or genetic history put you at an increased risk of developing breast cancer? A woman’s risk of developing cancer, particularly breast cancer, can increase greatly if she has a harmful genetic mutation. […]
Learn MoreWheeling for Healing, a new fundraising initiative organized by BID Plymouth employees, gave 25 staff and community members the opportunity to take part in a “century” (100-mile) or “half-century” (50-mile) bike ride, logging their miles from August 22nd to September 5th. Donors to each rider supported an important cause – the Employees Helping Employees […]
Learn MoreOn July 1, 2020, Dr. Scott Fairfield was appointed Chief of Emergency Medicine at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth (BID Plymouth). The appointment caps a long career for Dr. Fairfield at BID Plymouth who first started in the Emergency Department in 1999 when the hospital was known as Jordan Hospital. He replaced outgoing Chief Dr. Kim […]
Learn MoreBID Plymouth surgeons have performed over 500 robotic-assisted knee replacements using Mako technology in 2019, the most of any hospital in Massachusetts. The hospital has been performing Mako robot-assisted surgeries since 2012, one of the first in the region to do so. This treatment option for adults living with mid- to late-stage osteoarthritis of the […]
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