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4.24.24

Shields Health and UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Announce New Partnership for Advanced MRI and PET/CT Imaging Services

Southbridge, MA (April 2024) – Shields Health and UMass Memorial Health – Harrington proudly announce a new partnership to provide state-of-the-art PET/CT and MRI imaging technologies, increasing access to advanced radiological care for residents of south-central Massachusetts and beyond. Equipped with Siemens’ cutting-edge 20-slice PET/CT system, patients and the referring community will see an … Continued

2.23.22

First outpatient total shoulder replacement surgery conducted at Shrewsbury Surgery Center: The Surgery Center at Shrewsbury now offers all total joint replacement surgeries

Shrewsbury, Mass. (February 23, 2022) – The Surgery Center at Shrewsbury is proud to announce the successful completion of the first outpatient total shoulder replacement surgery at the site. By adding total shoulder replacements to the service offerings, the Surgery Center now offers a robust scope of complex joint replacement surgeries. “Outpatient surgical facilities … Continued

10.25.21

FIRST OUTPATIENT SPINE SURGERY CONDUCTED AT SHREWSBURY SURGERY CENTER: Dr. Arno Sungarian successfully completed the site’s first spine procedure.

Shrewsbury, Mass. (October 25, 2021) – The Surgery Center in Shrewsbury is proud to announce that the first outpatient discectomy at the L3-L4 was recently successfully completed at the site located at 151 Main Street in Shrewsbury, MA by Arno Sungarian, MD, UMass Memorial Health neurologic surgeon. The Surgery Center, a collaboration of UMass Memorial … Continued

10.27.20

Shields MRI Unveils World’s First MRI using Artificial Intelligence Technology With GE Healthcare’s Deep Learning-based MR Tech

GE Healthcare’s Deep Learning-based MR technology cuts scan time in half with improved image quality Shields Health Care Group is the first site in the world to scan clinical patients using deep learning-based MRI tech, called AIR Recon DL from GE Healthcare, that reduces scan time and improves image quality. The first patient was scanned … Continued

9.24.20

Shields Health Care, Reliant Medical Group open first outpatient surgery center in MetroWest with Orthopedics New England and New England Hand Associates

Four leading health care organizations including Shields Health Care Group, Reliant Medical Group, Orthopedics New England and New England Hand Associates unveiled the new jointly owned New England Surgical Suites (NESS), the first and only freestanding ambulatory surgery center (ASC) in the MetroWest area. The new 13,000-square foot facility will serve an estimated 3,000 patients … Continued

8.24.20

Concord Journal: Shields Imaging partners with Emerson Hospital

Click here for the original Concord Journal article. Shields Health Care Group announced it entered a partnership with Emerson Hospital and will begin managing the hospital’s imaging services at both its Concord and Westford locations. The new joint venture will provide patients with high-quality imaging. Both imaging locations will be managed by Shields, … Continued