Whidden Memorial Hospital
| CHA Whidden Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 103 Garland St, Everett, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 42°24′33.37″N 71°02′20.99″W / 42.4092694°N 71.0391639°W |
| Organization | |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Tufts University School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | 24 Hour |
| Links | |
| Website |
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| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
CHA Whidden Hospital (formerly Whidden Memorial Hospital) is a 162-bed medical/surgical and psychiatric hospital in Everett, Massachusetts. It is one of three hospitals in Cambridge Health Alliance.
Located at 103 Garland Street, Whidden Hospital serves the 200,000 residents of Everett, Revere, Chelsea, Winthrop, and Malden, MA, as the only hospital in the five-city area.
Services
Since 2005, Cambridge Health Alliance has made many changes at the CHA Whidden Hospital. This includes a 64-slice CT Scanner, new open MRI, Digital Mammography services, and a new Emergency Department.
The Whidden Hospital campus has a wide variety of health services including:
- 24-hour Emergency Department
- Radiology and Imaging
- Medical Specialties
- Surgical Specialties
- Whidden Women's Health Center
- Breast Center
- Rehabilitation
Service Highlights
Community Hospital Cancer Program, Am. College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Primary Stroke Service, MA Department of Public Health
Academics
Whidden Hospital is a teaching site for the Tufts University School of Medicine. Cambridge Health Alliance is also a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
External links
- Cambridge Health Alliance Website
- Whidden Hospital Campus Website
- CHA Provider Directory
- Whidden Women's Health Center
Further Information
- WCVB - Channel 5 Boston, "Harvard Program Focuses On Bedside Manner", WCVB, September 27, 2011
- Bielaszka-DuVernay, Christina, "Taking Public Health Approaches To Care In Massachusetts", Health Affairs, September 2011
- Conaboy, Chelsea, "Connecting underserved patients to preventive care", Boston.com, May 23, 2011
- Nesin, Marjorie, "Cambridge Health wins Harvard Medical School Diversity Award", Boston.com, May 6, 2011
- Shaw, Gienna, "Case Study: The Coordinated ED", Health Leaders Media Breakthroughs, April 29, 2011
- AAMC, "The Academic Researcher: Bringing Science to Health Care Delivery", Association of American Medical Colleges, April 20, 2011
- Daniel, Seth, "Practicing Teamwork – Revere Clinic is All About Collaboration and Communication", Revere Journal, March 3, 2011
- Parker, Brock, "Check online for hospital emergency room wait times", Boston.com, February 18, 2011
- Laidler, John, "Health care focusing on teamwork", Boston.com, December 16, 2010
- Falco, Miriam, "Study: Lack of breastfeeding costs lives, billions of dollars", CNN.com, April 6, 2010
- Fennimore, Jillian, "Federal funds help heal ailing Cambridge Health Alliance", Cambridge Chronicle, March 25, 2009