| MelroseWakefield Hospital | |
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| TuftsMedicine | |
 MelroseWakefield Hospital Main Entrance | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 585 Lebanon Street, Melrose, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°27′37″N 71°3′41″W / 42.46028°N 71.06139°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Non-profit |
| Type | General |
| Affiliated university | Tufts University School of Medicine |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level III trauma center |
| Beds | 174 |
| Public transit access | MBTA
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| History | |
| Opened | July 28, 1893 |
| Links | |
| Website | [1] |
| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
MelroseWakefield Hospital is a 174-bed non-profit hospital located in Melrose, Massachusetts.[1] MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford function as one hospital entity with two campus locations. The MelroseWakefield Hospital campus provides many different areas of inpatient patient care including general surgery, interventional cardiovascular services, gynecology, maternity, special care nursery, orthopedics, and urology. It also offers outpatient care such as same day surgery, endoscopy, imaging and emergency services as well as serving as the region's Level III Trauma Center.[2]
MelroseWakefield Hospital was home to the world's first cochlear implant and laser surgery and it was among the first hospitals in the country to offer same day surgery.[1][3] It is also among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for stroke care and the top 15% in the nation for heart attack treatment.[3]
Following a failed merger attempt with Boston-based Partners Healthcare, MelroseWakefield's parent company Hallmark Health announced in June 2016 that it was seeking approval to merge with Wellforce, the operator of Tufts Medical Center in Boston and Lowell General Hospital in Lowell. As a result of the merger, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital was renamed to remove the hyphen in its name and its former parent company Hallmark Health was renamed MelroseWakefield Healthcare, a member of Wellforce.[4]
Wellforce became TuftsMedicine on March 1, 2022. The Tufts Medicine name was selected to better reflect the system’s shared identity, its close relationship with Tufts University, and its commitment to unite the best of both academic and community health care and deliver a complete connected care experience when, where and how consumers want it.[5]
Today it is an integrated part of the TuftsMedicine Health System of which in addition to MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital, includes the Lowell General Hospital and Tufts Medical Center, home health services, and physician offices and a clinically integrated care delivery network.[6]
MelroseWakefield Hospital also has satellite locations in Medford, Reading, Stoneham, and Wakefield.
- ^ a b "Melrose-Wakefield Hospital". Hallmark Health. Archived from the original on January 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ "MelroseWakefield Hospital Named Level III Trauma Center | Tufts Medicine". www.tuftsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ a b "Healthcare Services & Elder Care". City of Melrose. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-19.
- ^ Willson, Miranda (May 16, 2018). "Hallmark Health is now MelroseWakefield Healthcare". GateHouse Media. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- ^ "Wellforce Changes Name to Tufts Medicine | Tufts Medicine". www.tuftsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
- ^ "Home | Tufts Medicine". www.tuftsmedicine.org. Retrieved 2024-03-28.