Failsafe Health, an innovative healthcare technology start-up comprised of a cross functional team of executives from both the technology and healthcare verticals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith A. Hovan as President and CEO of this exciting new enterprise.
Read More[Source: https://wbsm.com] The President of Southcoast Health System has been named to Governor-Elect Charlie Baker's transition team.
Keith Hovan and Deb Enos of Neighborhood Health Plan Inc. will co-chair the Healthcare Committee on the team.
Read More[Source: southcoasttoday.com] Regulars of the Rockdale Avenue location can still purchase their cinnamon buns and other delectable pastries from On The Run Cinnabun at St. Luke's Hospital.
Read More[Source: commonwealthcarealliance.org] Commonwealth Care Alliance® (CCA), an integrated care system serving nearly 42,000 individuals that has earned national recognition for its proven expertise in complex care coordination and delivery, and Southcoast® Health…
Read More[Source: dartmouth.theweektoday.com] A biopharmaceutical company working to develop a new Covid-19 vaccine has officially begun construction of a new research and manufacturing facility in Dartmouth.
Officials from around the South Coast visited the Dartmouth portion of the New Bedford Business Park on Aug. 3 to break ground outside the 45,000 square foot facility Tonix Pharmaceuticals will use.
Read More[Source: heraldnews.com] Charlton Memorial Hospital held a ribbon-cutting this week to unveil two newly renovated labs meant to improve the hospital's ability to detect and treat heart problems.
“Charlton Memorial is the region’s ‘Heart Hospital,’ an already nationally recognized destination, and this ambitious investment tells our community that we will continue expanding and strengthening options and offerings on behalf of patients as well as staff,” President & CEO of Southcoast Health, which runs the hospital, Keith Hovan said in a press release.
Read More[Source: fallriverreporter.com] The Cardiovascular Care Center at Charlton Memorial Hospital has opened two newly renovated facilities for patients in need of both emergency and elective treatments, Southcoast Health officials announced during a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week.
The Catheterization and Electrophysiology Labs at Charlton Memorial have been upgraded with technology allowing for clearer diagnostic images, faster access to data and test results, and potentially life-saving procedures, President & CEO Keith Hovan shared with attendees, among them Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan and State Representative Alan Silvia.
Read More[Source: wickedlocal.com] An important milestone was reached in the $25 million construction of Tobey Hospital’s new Emergency Dept. Monday with the ceremonial signing of the last structural steel beam prior to its being put in place.
Read More[Source: newbedfordguide.com] Nurses, providers, employees, philanthropists, neighbors, and community leaders gathered at the Tobey Hospital Emergency Department construction site on Monday for a beam-signing ceremony commemorating its progress achieved so far. The expanded facility has an anticipated opening of January 2022, officials said.
“Our team – including Suffolk Construction and the many trades involved in this ambitious project – has made amazing progress on a state-of-the-art Emergency Department for the Greater Wareham area,” Southcoast President and CEO Keith Hovan told the assembled crowd of nearly one hundred. “We are getting closer every day, despite the pandemic and other challenges, thanks to significant and continued support from so many generous donors and advocates. Today’s beam-signing gives us a chance to recognize those who have helped us advance to this important stage.”
Read More[Source: wickedlocal.com] An important milestone was reached in the $25 million construction of Tobey Hospital’s new Emergency Dept. Monday with the ceremonial signing of the last structural steel beam prior to its being put in place.
The new ED will triple the space of the former emergency department, bringing it to 25,000 square feet, noted Southcoast Health President and CEO Keith Hovan in remarks to those gathered under a tent Monday to celebrate the event.
The former ED was last renovated in 1987, “and was designed for a flow of patient volume of roughly 15,000 patients a year,” Hovan said.
Read More[Source: southcoasttoday.com] At the One SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting on Thursday, Keith Hovan accepted the Valcourt Outstanding Citizen Award on behalf of all 7,500 employees at Southcoast Health, where he is president and CEO, while saying he is “humbled to be placed in the company” of past honorees, a press release from the company states.
“In 2020, the Valcourt Outstanding Citizen of the Year Award is not about any one individual. This year’s award recognizes so many amazing healthcare professionals across our entire South Coast region, including the heroic nurses, providers, support services, clinical staff, first responders and others behind the scenes who serve with valor and commitment to keep us all healthy and safe,” Hovan told Chamber members, gathered remotely via Zoom.
Read More[Source: dartmouth.theweektoday.com] Massachusetts Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Representatives Bill Keating and Joseph Kennedy III — along with State Rep Christopher Markey and other officials — visited the UMass Dartmouth Tripp Athletic Center on April 28 for a tour of the new field hospital, according to a press release.
Read More[Source: abc6.com] Southcoast Health has doubled the size of the Intensive Care Unit at St. Luke’s Hospital, according to a statement the company released Thursday.
The expansion brings 16 more beds in 440-square foot rooms, and adds video monitoring of patients and enhanced communication with nurses, among other features.
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Mayor Jon Mitchell, Southcoast Health President and CEO Keith Hovan, and representatives of Essex Group Management Corporation today announced two Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Care Centers in New Bedford for those recovering from COVID-19.
Read More[Source: newbedford-ma.gov] Mayor Jon Mitchell, Southcoast Health President and CEO Keith Hovan, and representatives of Essex Group Management Corporation today announced two Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Care Centers in New Bedford for those recovering from COVID-19.
Read More[Source: wareham.theweektoday.com] The town of Wareham’s Emergency Medical Services has strengthened its fleet with the addition of a third ambulance and significant upgrades to existing trucks, thanks to a $219,110 grant from Southcoast Health.
“Southcoast Health’s most recent investment in our community demonstrates their continued commitment to the town of Wareham,” Evans said. “All of this, combined with Southcoast’s $25 million emergency department expansion project at Tobey, ensures that the area’s residents will receive the highest-quality care and treatment from the very moment our first responders receive a distress call.”
Read More[Source: wareham.theweektoday.com] Town Administrator Derek Sullivan was named a Hero for Health by Southcoast Health at the non-profit’s annual meeting.
Southcoast President and CEO Keith Hovan said that Sullivan has shown “tremendous foresight for the future of healthcare in Wareham and the surrounding region.”
Read More[Source: southcoasttoday.com] Lou Cabral is the next chair of the Southcoast Health Board of Trustees.
Cabral, a real estate professional with a background in education, healthcare and state government, was elected Dec. 10 at the health system’s annual meeting, during which New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell and Wareham Town Administrator Derek Sullivan were named this year’s winners of Southcoast’s Heroes for Health award. In addition, Baycoast Bank President and CEO Nicholas M. Christ was recognized for community service with Southcoast’s Trustees’ Medal, according to a news release.
Read More[Source: capecod.com] Wareham residents, elected officials, and Southcoast Health staff celebrated the start of construction on Tobey Hospital’s emergency department expansion last week.
The $25 million capital project, funded in part by philanthropic contributions from the community, will target a completion date of late 2020 and will quadruple the facility’s space to 25,000 square feet.
Read More[Source: healthcaredive.com] Keith Hovan, president of Massachusetts-based hospital system Southcoast Health, is alleging that the local Blue Cross Blue Shield plan is putting its own financial gain before patients as the two work toward negotiating reimbursement rates before Jan. 1, according to a letter he penned in a local news outlet.
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