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NSBC Receives Best Practice Designations

June 23, 2008

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NORTH SHORE BIRTH CENTER RECEIVES BEST PRACTICE DESIGNATIONS FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF NURSE-MIDWIVES

(Beverly, MA) - The North Shore Birth Center (NSBC) --one of the childbirth options offered by Beverly Hospital tailored to women who are low-risk and prefer a natural approach to pregnancy and childbirth--was recently awarded a Best Practice designation in two categories by The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM), a national women's healthcare organization.

Best Practice designations are given yearly by the ACNM as part of their National Benchmarking Project, which compares similar facilities around the country to identify the clinical and operational practices that lead to the best patient outcomes. After being compared nationally with data from practices with an equivalent number of births, for the second year in a row NSBC was awarded a Best Practice designation for having the highest percentage of women breast feeding at six weeks postpartum. In addition, this year NSBC was also recognized with a Best Practice designation for having the lowest pitocin induction rate.

"We are honored to have received the Best Practice designation in not one, but two categories," said Linda Anne L'Abbe, CNM, director of North Shore Birth Center. "The certified nurse midwives and staff here at NSBC are committed to providing our patients with excellent care and we are very proud to be recognized for our efforts."

The North Shore Birth Center, staffed by certified nurse midwives in collaboration with OB/GYN physicians, is dedicated to maintaining and enhancing all aspects of a woman's health. Services, which are available on the campuses of both Beverly and Addison Gilbert hospitals, include yearly physical examinations, maternity care, contraceptive counseling and menopause counseling, among others. For more information about the NSBC and its services please call 978-927-7880 or visit www.northshorebirthcenter.org

Beverly Hospital
Beverly Hospital is a full service, community hospital providing quality, patient-centered care to North Shore and Cape Ann residents. Services include maternity, pediatrics, surgical, orthopedics, cardiology, as well as other specialties. The hospital boasts a medical staff of more than 570 physicians and its service area includes some 13 communities. Beverly Hospital has been nationally recognized by Solucient Institute as a 100 Top Hospital five times in the past seven years. Beverly Hospital is a member of Northeast Health System.

Awards & Recognition

100 TOP HOSPITALS

Beverly Hospital and Addison Gilbert Hospital Among Truven Health Analytics 2015 Top 100 Hospitals

THE LEAPFROG GROUP'S HOSPITAL SAFETY SCORE

Since the onset of the Hospital Safety Score in Spring 2012, the publicly available data showed Beverly Hospital and Addision Gilbert Hospital have consistently exceeded the standards of other medical institutions in terms of patient safety procedures in place, earning them both a Straight A’s distinction.

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Public Announcement Concerning a Proposed Health Care Project

Lahey Health System, Inc., located at 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805 (the parent of Lahey Clinic Hospital, Inc., 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805, Northeast Hospital Corp., 85 Herrick Street, Beverly, MA 01915, and Winchester Hospital, 41 Highland Avenue, Winchester, MA 01890), CareGroup, Inc., located at 109 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 (the parent of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc., 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 (which in turn includes Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, Inc., 199 Reedsdale Road, Milton, MA 02186, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Needham, Inc., 148 Chestnut Street, Needham, MA 02492, and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital – Plymouth, Inc., 275 Sandwich Street, Plymouth, MA 02360), New England Baptist Hospital, 125 Parker Hill Road, Boston, MA 02120, and Mount Auburn Hospital, 330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA 02138), and Seacoast Regional Health Systems, Inc., located at 25 Highland Avenue, Newburyport, MA 01950 (the parent of Anna Jaques Hospital, 25 Highland Avenue, Newburyport, MA 01950) (collectively the "Applicant"), intend to file an Application for Determination of Need ("Application") relative to a proposed affiliation involving the Applicant (the "Project"). The Applicant is submitting its Application as it intends to affiliate to create a new comprehensive, distributed, high quality and high-value non-profit healthcare delivery system to serve patients throughout Eastern Massachusetts. To facilitate the level of economic and clinical integration required to better manage the health of a broad population and meaningfully impact care delivery in the state, the Project would establish a new parent company that will function as the sole corporate member of each hospital, and will also include the participation of the organizations’ accountable care organizations. The Total Value of the Project is estimated to be approximately $5,323,154,000. There is not expected to be any anticipated price or service impacts on the Applicant’s existing Patient Panel. Any ten Taxpayers of Massachusetts may register in connection with the intended Application or amendment by no later than October 16, 2017, by contacting the Department of Public Health Determination of Need Program, 250 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02108.

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