WINCHESTER HOSPITAL

OUTPATIENT CLINICS AND SERVICES WINCHESTER HOSPITAL'S TREMENDOUS PRESENCE AND COMMITMENT IN THE COMMUNITY IS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE VARIOUS OUTPATIENT FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE NORTH-OF-BOSTON AREA, INCLUDING WOBURN, STONEHAM, WILMINGTON AND MEDFORD. THE AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER IN WINCHESTER IS A STATE-OF-THE-ART OUTPATIENT SURGERY CENTER OFFERING ADVANCED DAY SURGERY. THE CENTER FEATURES REDUCED WAIT TIMES FOR SURGICAL CARE, EXPANDED CAPACITY AND SERVICES TO ADDRESS PATIENT NEEDS, AND A FACILITY THAT WILL ALLOW FOR FUTURE EXPANSION. THE FACILITY IS ALSO HOME TO THE HOSPITAL'S CENTER FOR CANCER CARE, WHICH WAS CREATED BASED ON THE VISION TO DEVELOP A STATE-OF-THE ART, COMMUNITY-BASED CENTER DEDICATED TO AN INTEGRATED MODEL OF CANCER CARE. WINCHESTER HOSPITAL IS PROUD TO OFFER PATIENTS DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER EASY ACCESS TO THE MOST ADVANCED CLINICAL CARE IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNIQUELY DEDICATED TO MEETING THEIR MEDICAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS. WINCHESTER HOSPITAL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MEDICAL STAFF PROVIDES OUTPATIENT PRIMARY CARE AS WELL AS ENDOSCOPIC, CHEMOTHERAPEUTIC AND CANCER MANAGEMENT, CARDIAC REHABILITATION AND DIABETES MANAGEMENT SERVICES, WOUND CARE AND HYPERBARIC PROGRAMS, AND SLEEP CLINIC SERVICES. WINCHESTER HOSPITAL ALSO OFFERS OCCUPATIONAL, PHYSICAL, AND SPEECH HEALTH SERVICES AND NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING. DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES INCLUDE CT SCANNING, ULTRASOUND, MRI, MAMMOGRAPHY AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH THE CENTER FOR HEALTHY LIVING, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL HELPS COMMUNITY MEMBERS TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY OFFERING EDUCATION AND RESOURCES THAT FOCUS ON HEALTHY LIVING, YOGA, WELLNESS, AND CHILDBIRTH (INCLUDING LACTATION). DURING THE PERIOD COVERED BY THIS FILING, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL HAD 491,260 OUTPATIENT ENCOUNTERS. THIS INCLUDED 30,812 URGENT CARE VISITS, 2,297 OBSERVATION CASES, 3,558 PAIN CLINIC VISITS, 3,306 WOUND CENTER VISITS, 7,257 OUTPATIENT AMBULATORY SURGERIES, 10,409 OUTPATIENT ENDOSCOPY VISITS, 11,280 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY VISITS, 4,600 OUTPATIENT ONCOLOGY INFUSIONS, 21,454 OUTPATIENT EKG EXAMS, 2,557 OUTPATIENT ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES, 63,197 OUTPATIENT RADIOLOGY EXAMS, 29,187 OUTPATIENT CT SCANS, 19,929 OUTPATIENT ULTRASOUNDS, 19,748 OUTPATIENT MRIS, 1,438 OTHER NUCLEAR MEDICINE TESTS, 34,463 BREAST IMAGING EXAMS, 1,891,060 OUTPATIENT LAB TESTS, 48,219 OUTPATIENT REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL THERAPY VISITS, AND 52,221 OTHER TESTS AND PROCEDURES.

INPATIENT MEDICAL / SURGICAL AND INTENSIVE CARE WINCHESTER HOSPITAL PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF INPATIENT CARE INCLUDING PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS AND MATERNITY INCLUDING A SPECIAL CARE NURSERY, GENERAL SURGICAL SERVICES, INTENSIVE CARE AND COMPLETE DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES. THE HOSPITAL'S INPATIENT FACILITIES INCLUDE MEDICAL/SURGICAL BEDS, OBSTETRIC BEDS AND AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. SURGICAL SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE 24 HOURS A DAY FOR CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE SURGICAL INTERVENTION, OR FOR OTHER PATIENTS ON A NON-EMERGENT OR ELECTIVE BASIS. THE HOSPITAL'S HIGHLY QUALIFIED SURGEONS PERFORM ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES AND IMPLANTS, PLASTIC, GENERAL SURGICAL (INCLUDING BREAST), GYNECOLOGIC, AND UROLOGICAL PROCEDURES. OTHER SURGICAL SPECIALTIES INCLUDE COLON AND RECTAL, ENT, DERMATOLOGIC, ORAL, AND THORACIC AND WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY. PATIENTS ARE UNDER THE CARE OF THE MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITALISTS AND/OR GENERAL SURGEONS ALONG WITH NURSES WHO ARE TRAINED IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH COMPLEX MEDICAL NEEDS. THE HOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TO PERFORM ROBOTIC SURGERY WITH THE DA VINCI SURGICAL SYSTEM, AND THE FIRST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL IN MASSACHUSETTS TO ACHIEVE MAGNET RECOGNITION. THE MAGNET PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE AMERICAN NURSES CREDENTIALING CENTER TO RECOGNIZE HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT PROVIDE THE VERY BEST IN NURSING CARE AND UPHOLD THE TRADITION OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING PRACTICE. IT IS THEIR HIGHEST HONOR FOR NURSING EXCELLENCE. THE NURSING CARE TEAM CONSISTS OF REGISTERED NURSES, SURGICAL TECHNICIANS AND QUALIFIED ANCILLARY PERSONNEL WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH SURGICAL AND ANESTHESIA PHYSICIANS. THE SCOPE OF NURSING PRACTICE IN THE PERIOPERATIVE AREA INCLUDES PREOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING, INTRA-OPERATIVE INTERVENTION, POSTOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION, DISCHARGE PLANNING AND DOCUMENTATION TO ENSURE HIGH QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND SAFETY. DURING ITS FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, WINCHESTER HOSPITAL HAD 13,568 INPATIENT DISCHARGES WITH 48,771 PATIENT DAYS, 3,543, PERFORMED 1,331 INPATIENT SURGERIES AND DELIVERED 2,5717 BABIES.