Emergency Departments
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| Emergency Departments |
| Cardiac Emergencies |
| Stroke Emergencies |
| Our Team |
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Lawrence Memorial Hospital and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital both offer the best in Emergency Medicine. Our staff of nurses, physicians, technologists and patient liaisons are here to provide you and your family with the highest quality in emergency care.
Watch our Videos:
MWH Emergency - Department Emergency Angioplasty
LMH Emergency Department - Heart Attack and Stroke Patients
Our Emergency Department features:
- Patient tracking technology to streamline and shorten patient stays.
- Fully equipped and recently renovated treatment rooms to offer the best quality, most personal care possible in a private, family-focused area;
- The latest technologies and new diagnostic capabilities and treatments;
- Patient liaison to keep you and your family well informed throughout your stay
Achieving Excellence in emergency medicine
Cardiac Emergencies
Knowing what to do in a cardiac emergency is just as important as knowing where to go. Our highly-skilled emergency physicians and nurses have the most up-to-date equipment at their fingertips to help diagnose and begin treatment immediately including advanced diagnostic cardiac testing and radiology and most recent medications. And our emergency team works with our board-certified cardiologists to offer expert cardiac care.
Backed by a state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital is the only area hospital with emergency angioplasty services. In conjunction with Massachusetts General Hospital, our doctors perform this life-saving procedure that opens blocked arteries and limits heart damage.
The emergency team at Lawrence Memorial Hospital includes top-notch cardiologists available on site 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
For more information on our Cardiology service, please click here.
Stroke Emergencies
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability. Few conditions can occur as rapidly and with as devastating consequences as stroke. Data from the American Stroke Association indicate that over 700,000 people in the United States suffer a stroke each year. Of these, about 500,000 are first attacks and 100,000 are recurrent attacks.
Yet about 4.5 million stroke survivors are alive today. The innovation of diagnostic technologies, advanced treatment techniques and improved management of stroke risk factors have created new hope for persons who have had a stroke or who are at risk of having a stroke. Both of our hospitals have been designated as primary stroke centers meaning our physicians, nurses and paramedics are specially trained in stroke care and available 24/7.
Our hospitals are dedicated to preventing, diagnosing and treating strokes, offering applications of the latest technology and medications while treating the stroke patient's entire needs. Read about our Stroke Services.
Our Team
| Physicians | Physician Assistants |
| Sonia Beauvais, M.D. | Nancy Barker, PA-C |
| Elijah Berg, M.D., FACEP | Elizabeth Bringola, PA-C |
| Shannon Bottari, M.D., FACEP | Adam Broughton, PA-C |
| Nathaniel Brown, M.D. | James Church, PA-C |
| Garett Burke, M.D., FACEP | Kelly Dunion, PA-C |
| Phyllis Chen, M.D. | Albert Hanlon, PA-C |
| Christopher DeFazio, M.D., FAEP | Stephen Kallock, PA-C |
| Erin Fisher, M.D. | Miranda Loetscher, PA-C |
| Gary Kleeman, D.O. | Aimee Mitchell, PA-C |
| Thomas Lareau, M.D., FACEP | Angelo Pucillo, PA-C |
| John Nadolny, M.D. | Joseph Sansone, PA-C |
| Walter Richter, M.D. | Shannon Sweeney, PA-C |
| Denise Rollinson, M.D., M.S., FACEP | Kristin Veillette , MS , PA-C |
| Steven Sbardella, M.D., FACEP, FABC | |
| Manu Sondhi, M.D., MS, MBA, MPH | |
| Alexander Walker, III, M.D., FACEP | |
| Lawrence Whiting, M.D. | |
