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In an emergency, it is helpful to have important medical and contact information close at hand. Download our File of Life, fill it out and keep it handy so that your medical team can offer safe care fast.

 

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MetroWest Medical Center has earned top designation for Coronary Intervention!

MetroWest Medical Center is proud to be named One of America’s Best Coronary Intervention Hospitals for 2023 by Healthgrades! This distinction places us in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for coronary intervention. We are also a 5 star recipient for our treatment of respiratory failure and a 5 star recipient for treatment of sepsis for 11 years in a row.

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About MetroWest Medical Center

Welcome to MetroWest Medical Center.  Our two hospitals in Natick and Framingham offer advanced diagnostic and treatment options for a wide range of healthcare needs. We have been serving our community for over 125 years, and we are committed to providing high quality, compassionate care, at a location close to home.

Whether you come to our hospitals for emergency care, to receive cancer treatment, for surgery, to share the birth of your baby with us, or for any other medical need, you can expect to receive excellent, comprehensive care from our highly skilled, award winning, physicians and staff. We are committed to earning the trust of every patient, family, and community member that walks through our doors by ensuring that our care meets the highest possible standards of care, every time.

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News & Announcements

MWMC Recognize National Stop the Bleed Day

May 21, 2024

National Stop the Bleed Day – May 23, 2024 – is currently one of the largest public health initiatives in the United States. The campaign aims to directly save lives through an effort to increase public awareness and encourage people and organizations across the country to get trained with life-saving Stop the Bleed techniques, so they can be ready to take action and stop everyday instances of life-threatening bleeding in their homes and communities.

The number one cause of preventable death after an injury is bleeding. Experts say it takes approximately 3-5 minutes to die from blood loss and 7-10 minutes is the average EMS response time.

“Stop the Bleed isn't just a program; it's a movement that empowers the public with essential bleeding control techniques,” says Dr. Lisa Sotir, Chief of Emergency Medicine at MetroWest Medical Center. “By arming them with the knowledge and tools to act swiftly in times of crisis, we're paving the way for a community that's better prepared to face the unexpected, ultimately protecting lives.”

Stop the Bleed is critically important because incidents like mass shootings or natural disasters, along with everyday accidents, whether on the playground, the freeway, or in the kitchen could put people at risk of bleeding out. People must become aware of this because in many cases, death from blood loss is preventable.

Stop the Bleed is a course that is designed to teach non-medically trained community members how to control bleeding until professional help arrives. In the Stop the Bleed course, community members learn three quick techniques to save lives before someone bleeds out:

  1. How to use your hands to apply pressure to a wound
  2. How to pack a wound to control bleeding
  3. How to correctly apply a tourniquet

StoptheBleed.org says that more than 1.5 million people have now been trained to Stop the Bleed, but that’s just a start. Their goal is to train 200 million. Why? Because the purpose of the Stop the Bleed campaign is to make our nation more resilient by better preparing the public to save lives if people nearby are severely bleeding. 

Stop the Bleed is a national public health initiative with support from public and private sector organizations and individuals committed to saving lives. The initiative is supported by over 100 organizations including the United States Department of Defense, American College of Surgeons, United States Department of Homeland Security, Stop the Bleeding Coalition, and the American Red Cross.

Where to find a STOP THE BLEED® Course

The STOP THE BLEED® website contains upcoming courses: www.stopthebleed.org. Use our Find a Course tool to search for one that’s near you. Courses are updated on a regular basis, so you can check back again if you don’t find a course that matches your schedule or is close by. If you don’t find a course in your town or city, try searching using just “Massachusetts.” A virtual lecture portion of the STOP THE BLEED® course is now available. We offer an online interactive course which can be found here Online Course | Stop the Bleed. Typically, there is no charge for most STOP THE BLEED® courses. However, sometimes expenses are incurred to hold one.

MetroWest Medical Center Emergency Department is ready to help and provide the quality care you need. For more information, visit our website here.