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COVER FEATURE New England Baptist Hospital ngland Opens New Outpatient Care Center utpatient Brand-New Dedham Facility Brings World-Class Orthopedic rand-New Brings Care to Suburban Patients in a Local Community Setting uburban ocal By Christopher Cheney adding that the new center is designed "to accommodate the big procedures" that were formerly only performed in a hospital setting. Conveniently located off Route 128, the new, two-story structure has an inviting reception area as well as a wide array of medical offices and services on the first floor, including a Shields Imaging Center, orthopedic surgery practices, and pain management, physical therapy and rehabilitation services. Dr. Richmond says the eight operating rooms in the top floor surgical unit are relatively large so as to handle all the surgical staff and equipment needed for advanced procedures, including spine, hip and sports medicine surgeries. "We plan to deliver the same state-ofthe-art orthopedics we've provided in John Richmond, MD, Chair of Orthopedics at New England Baptist Hospital Trish Hannon, President and CEO of New England Baptist Hospital PHOTOS © NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL W reputation for high-quality orthopedic care firmly cemented in the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston — one that includes a No. 15 ranking in U.S. News & World Report's most recent ranking of the nation's best hospitals for orthopedic care — New England Baptist Hospital has recently opened a uniquely comprehensive and strategically sited outpatient facility in Dedham. John Richmond, MD, Chair of Orthopedics at New England Baptist, says the new 66,000-square-foot outpatient center addresses the trend toward more outpatient procedures and the need to boost accessibility for patients. "More and more surgery is being done on an outpatient basis," he explains, ITH A NATIONAL Boston," he says. "We are very focused. We do one thing, and we do it really well." With orthopedic patients requiring a variety of services and specialists, Dr. Richmond believes the new center will address fragmentation that characterizes smaller outpatient facilities, which can lack key on-site components, such as MRI services or pain management programs. "These are all pulled together in one location," he says. PHOTO © RYAN RICHARDSON Improving Accessibility The location of the new center on Route 128 will bring a significant benefit to patients who have traditionally had to travel to Boston for world-class orthopedic care, says Trish Hannon, the hospital's President and CEO. "The center was conceived just more than three years ago as part of a larger geographic strategy for outpatient care," she says. "It's really about taking our services to our patients rather than having them come into the city." Dr. Richmond says the center will provide easy access to a range of orthopedic services for New England Baptist patients who live outside Boston. Members of the physician team at the New England Baptist Outpatient Care Center See Page 9 MDNEWS.COM I MD NEWS Greater Boston |7

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