Nurses Sharon Barsano, Mary Kelley (in sling), and Carol Taormina demonstrating the new patient lift system at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
(Paul E. Kandarian/Globe Correspondent)
For a trip to the ER, the express lane is now open
Tobey launches $1m quick-care unit
Nurses Sharon Barsano, Mary Kelley (in sling), and Carol Taormina demonstrating the new patient lift system at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.
(Paul E. Kandarian/Globe Correspondent)
WAREHAM - This is peak season in Tobey Hospital's emergency room. Vacationers and beachgoers flock to the Buzzards Bay community in the summer, doubling Wareham's population. As a result, 35 percent of the hospital's yearly emergency room visits occur from June through August, said Elaine R. Meredith, vice president of Southcoast Hospitals Group. (Full article: 727 words)
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