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Lucas Wolf, MD Recipient Of Dr. Philip D. Herrick Award

March 15, 2010

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Northeast Health System honors physician’s dedication to his patients

(Beverly, Mass.) – March 15, 2010 – Northeast Health System (NHS) recently announced Ipswich resident Lucas Wolf, MD, as the most recent recipient of the Dr. Philip D. Herrick Award. The award is presented yearly at the NHS annual meeting to honor the remarkable example set by Dr. Herrick.

The Herrick Award honors characteristics that Dr. Herrick has displayed during his more than 50 years associated with the organization. Specifically, the award is given to a physician who is recognized by his or her peers for outstanding achievements, professional accomplishments, commitment to community service, dedication to the mission of NHS and the ability to inspire the general medical staff. This is the sixth year that NHS has presented the award. Past recipients include Drs. Mike Arsenian, Tai Tran, Don Romanelli, Ron Newman and Hugh Taylor.

“Dr. Wolf truly embodies all of the characteristics that we look for when selecting the Herrick Award recipient,” said Nancy Palmer, chairwoman of the Northeast Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees. “He was a unanimous choice for our selection committee. It was agreed by all that he is a pleasure to consult because he is always pleasant, responsive and informative.”

Dr. Wolf, an infectious disease physician, carries many of the same professional and personal traits for which Dr. Herrick has been admired for so many years. He has been a member of the medical staff at Beverly and Addison Gilbert hospitals for 13 years and during that time has remained actively engaged in working with physicians and the Hospital to improve the quality of care for patients and their families.

Dr. Wolf is a graduate of Tufts University School of Medicine. He completed his residency in infectious diseases at New England Medical Center and is board certified in both internal medicine and infectious disease. He and his wife, Cheleste, have one child: Bryan who is six years old.

Northeast Health System, Inc.

Northeast Health System, Inc. (NHS) is an integrated healthcare system comprised of a network of hospitals, behavioral health, senior health and human service affiliates offering North Shore residents general and specialized medical care. Along with Beverly, Addison Gilbert and BayRidge hospitals and the Beverly Hospital at Danvers Medical and Day Surgery, which provide acute inpatient and outpatient care, behavioral health services are provided through Health & Education Services, Inc., while substance abuse and preventative services are available through CAB Health & Recovery Services, Inc. In addition, NHS offers senior health services through a continuum of care including skilled nursing and assisted living centers and community based programs.

Lucas Wolf MD (left to right) Dr. Philip Herrick, Dr. Lucas Wolf and Northeast Hospital Corporation Chairwoman, Nancy Palmer
Photo Credit: Amy Astolfi

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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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