Workplace violence decreased by 21% thanks to education, action and collaboration
By fostering open communication, we reinforce that we are a place of healing, and we invite patients to engage with staff respectfully and participate in their care.
PointClickCare certification 'a game changer' for Salem Health Laboratories
For patients and families, the streamlined process helps avoid unnecessary hospital visits and emergency room trips.
National Lab of the Year
Medical Laboratory Observer’s 2024 Lab of the Year is Salem Health Laboratories at Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics. Labs across the country were judged on achievement in five areas: customer service, productivity, teamwork, education and training and strategic outlook. Salem Health stood out with its commitment to improvement and the dedication of all 226 employees who handle 1.6 million test requests at its three high-complexity laboratories, which support and oversee all point-of-care testing across our health system.
How to support a loved one with cancer
Follow your loved one's lead — ask how they would like to be supported, offer specific help to lessen the burden of making decisions and let them know it's OK not to respond if they're feeling overwhelmed.
Common knee injuries and how to treat them
Appropriate footwear and maintaining a healthy weight through exercise can help keep knee injuries at bay.
Prostate cancer rates rising: Get screened, say Salem Health urologists
How the Gardasil vaccine can help prevent cervical cancer
Men can get breast cancer, too; Salem Health nurse thanks Cancer Center for thoughtful treatment plan
Five ways to love your heart this February
'Everything we do is up to them': How Salem Health helps sexual assault survivors
Wavering about getting a flu shot? Get the facts
Hair stylist discovers new look inside and out after bariatric surgery
Blood pressure guidelines have changed!
New pain clinic helps patients kick opioid addiction
High intensity workouts: Fountain of youth?
Sniffles, sneezing and itchy eyes: Do I have a cold, allergies or worse?
Men’s health: More than mustaches
Prostate cancer: Is it OK to "wait and see"?
Peripheral artery disease treatment
Middle-age spread: Reaching critical mass of too much mass
92-year-old gets carotid stent
Pacemaker and bypass graft
From high blood pressure to life-saving stent
Surviving a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
Healthy lifestyle doesn’t always outweigh heredity