Resources for You and Your Family
The following information may be useful to you. It combines information about Emerson Hospital, including programs for individuals with cardiovascular disease, with the addresses of websites that may be of interest.
About Emerson Hospital
Emerson Hospital is an acute care medical center located in Concord, Massachusetts, with health centers in Bedford, Groton, Sudbury and Westford. It is well known for its medical and surgical specialists, outstanding nursing care and patient-centered services, including the Birthing Center, Bethke Cancer Center, Polo Emergency Center, Clough Surgical Center and the Center for Specialty Care.
www.emersonhospital.org – Please visit Emerson Hospital’s website for comprehensive information on the hospital’s clinical services, medical staff and programs.
Emerson Hospital Emergency Department
Be assured that Emerson has a highly regarded Emergency Department where cardiology staff are available 24 hours a day. The hospital is part of the Central Middlesex EMS Collaborative, a 13-town program—part of the 911 emergency system—that deploys emergency vehicles and paramedics to the home in case of medical emergencies.
Anticoagulation Service
Patients on blood-thinning medication such as Coumadin must be carefully managed to make sure they are receiving the appropriate therapeutic dose. Emerson Hospital’s Anticoagulation Management Center—now located at the Emerson Hospital Center for Specialty Care, 54 Baker Avenue, Concord—provides ongoing evaluation of the patient’s prothrombin time with the goal of avoiding complications and medication interactions.
Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
This popular program combines supervised exercise with education, including individual nutrition counseling, and support in order to speed your rehabilitation after a heart attack, bypass surgery or episodes of angina. Participants are referred to the 12-week program by their primary care physicians. You do not need to be an Emerson Hospital patient to take advantage of the cardiac rehabilitation program.
Emerson Hospital Home Care
The highly regarded heart failure program emphasizes patient/family education and follow-up by nursing staff with the goal of identifying symptoms early and maintaining good health at home.
